
Performers, dressed up as people in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), present a body sculpture show during the Second Qianmen Historic and Cultural Festival on Qianmen Street in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 7, 2011. The 10-day festival kicked off here on Sunday. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaogen)

Tourists participate in the Second Qianmen Historic and Cultural Festival on Qianmen Street in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 7, 2011. The 10-day festival kicked off here on Sunday. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaogen)

A staff member of Pianyifang, an honoured Beijing roast duck restaurant, cooks roast duck during the Second Qianmen Historic and Cultural Festival on Qianmen Street in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 7, 2011. The 10-day festival kicked off here on Sunday. (Xinhua/Zhao Bing)