Cross talk actors perform on stage at a teahouse in Tianjin, north China, Jan 2, 2013. Quite a number of tourists enjoyed the cross talk here during the three-day New Year's Day holiday. The cross talk, or "Xiangsheng" in Chinese, is one of the most popular folk art forms in China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

Cross talk actors perform on stage at a teahouse in Tianjin, north China, Jan 2, 2013. Quite a number of tourists enjoyed the cross talk here during the three-day New Year's Day holiday. The cross talk, or "Xiangsheng" in Chinese, is one of the most popular folk art forms in China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

Cross talk actors perform on stage at a teahouse in Tianjin, north China, Jan 2, 2013. Quite a number of tourists enjoyed the cross talk here during the three-day New Year's Day holiday. The cross talk, or "Xiangsheng" in Chinese, is one of the most popular folk art forms in China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)

Cross talk actors perform on stage at a teahouse in Tianjin, north China, Jan 2, 2013. Quite a number of tourists enjoyed the cross talk here during the three-day New Year's Day holiday. The cross talk, or "Xiangsheng" in Chinese, is one of the most popular folk art forms in China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)