Indian dancers 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/Zhou Hua)
A Hungarian artist performs during a "Harmonious Nanning, Joyous Green City" activity in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
Chinese girls of the Zhuang ethnic group perform during a "Harmonious Nanning, Joyous Green City" activity in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2009.(Xinhua/Liu Guangming)
Vietnamese artists perform during a "Harmonious Nanning, Joyous Green City" activity in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Liu Guangming)
Actors sing "Flying Songs on Earth" in different ethnic languages during an evening gala marking the open of the 11th Nanning International Folk Song Arts Festival in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 20, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
Actors perform Ansai Drums during an evening gala marking the open of the 11th Nanning International Folk Song Arts Festival in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 20, 2009.(Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
Indian artists dance at a "Harmonious Nanning, Joyous Green City" activity in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
An actor performs folk song of the Zhuang ethnic group during a "Harmonious Nanning, Joyous Green City" activity in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
Singers perform at an evening gala marking the open of the 11th Nanning International Folk Song Arts Festival in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 20, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
A Hungary artist plays a musical instrument during a "Harmonious Nanning, Joyous Green City" activity in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Liu Guangming)