Students perform during a "Harmonious Nanning, Joyous Green City" activity in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2009. During the 11th Nanning International Folk Song Arts Festival which kicked off here on Oct. 20, more than 200 artists from over 30 countries and regions and nearly 1000 Chinese artists will present their performance in 19 stages around Guangxi. As home to 28 ethnic groups, which are famed for their inherent love of singing and dancing, now Guangxi has become an international stage for folk songs and dances from all over the world. [Xinhua]  

Performers greet a child after a performance during a "Harmonious Nanning, Joyous Green City" activity in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2009. During the 11th Nanning International Folk Song Arts Festival which kicked off here on Oct. 20, more than 200 artists from over 30 countries and regions and nearly 1000 Chinese artists will present their performance in 19 stages around Guangxi. As home to 28 ethnic groups, which are famed for their inherent love of singing and dancing, now Guangxi has become an international stage for folk songs and dances from all over the world. [Xinhua]