Highlights of The Belt And Road - The Great Wall International Folk Culture and Arts Festival opening ceremony
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The opening ceremony of the 2021 Belt And Road - The Great Wall International Folk Culture and Arts Festival took place on Wednesday in Langfang, North China's Hebei Province.
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The festival, co-hosted by the People's Government of Hebei Province and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, will last through Friday.
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This year's opening ceremony, dubbed the “Great Harmony," gathered some of the country's top-notch artists and presented a feast of arts to the audience, including folk music and dance, acrobatics, Peking opera, a piano concerto, and opera.
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Apart from the opening ceremony, the festival will also feature international folk art performances, exhibitions,online performances and the closing ceremony.
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A parallel session in Qinhuangdao features activities showcasing the intangible cultural heritage of the Great Wall, including music, photos, food, crafts and tours.
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The festival will serve as an international folk culture and art exchange platform featuring open cooperation, mutual learning and common prosperity to promote Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integrated development and the construction of the Great Wall National Cultural Park, and to make contributions to the exchanges of different civilizations in the world.
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