
Several visitors gather around an exhibited car produced by the Sino-French joint venture Dongfeng Citroen, during the slated from October 10th to 18th, on the Wangfujing Street, in downtown Beijing, Oct. 17, 2009. More than a dozen French enterprises in Beijing showcase the various feature aspects of French Culture in terms of cuisine, coffee, wine, automobile, and other industrial products, to appeal to Chinese spectactors.(Xinhua/Li Wenming)

A young woman poses for a photo with a buffoon during the 2009 French Cultural Festival slated from October 10th to 18th, on the Wangfujing Street, in downtown Beijing, Oct. 17, 2009.(Xinhua/Li Wenming)

A cartoonish figure representing the French tyre giant Michelin becomes a limelight during the 2009 French Cultural Festival slated from October 10th to 18th, on the Wangfujing Street, in downtown Beijing, Oct. 17, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Wenming)

Several passers-by glimpse at the mimic model of the Eiffel Tower on display during the 2009 French Cultural Festival slated from October 10th to 18th, on the Wangfujing Street, in downtown Beijing, Oct. 17, 2009.(Xinhua/Li Wenming)