
China's Peking opera performers give a performance during the opening show of the "2012 China Culture Year" in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 12, 2011. Under the agreement between China and Turkey, the two countries will host the culture year in Turkey in 2012 and in China in 2013. (Xinhua/Wang Hongjiang)

Chinese dancers perform during the opening show of the "2012 China Culture Year" in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 12, 2011. Under the agreement between China and Turkey, the two countries will host the culture year in Turkey in 2012 and in China in 2013. (Xinhua/Zheng Jinfa)

Chinese Vice Minister of Culture Yang Zhijin (2nd Row-4th. R) and Chinese Ambassador to Turkey Gong Xiaosheng (2nd Row-4th. L) pose for photos with some officials from Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism during the opening ceremony of the "2012 China Culture Year" in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 12, 2011. (Xinhua/Wang Hongjiang)

Chinese acrobats perform stunts during the opening show of the "2012 China Culture Year" in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 12, 2011. Under the agreement between China and Turkey, the two countries will host the culture year in Turkey in 2012 and in China in 2013. (Xinhua/Zheng Jinfa)