Artists from the Nyingchi Folk Troupe of Tibet autonomous region kick off the opening ceremony of the 10th Mexico City International Friendship Cultural Expo with their performance on April 14, 2018. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]

The opening ceremony of the 10th Mexico City International Friendship Cultural Expo was held at the Archbishop of Mexico City Museum in Mexico on Sunday.

Nyingchi Folk Troupe of Tibet autonomous region kicked off the ceremony with their dance performance.

With sophisticated clothes, beautiful songs and elegant moves, they painted a picture of the magnificent snow-covered plateau.

Qiu Xiaoqi, Chinese ambassador to Mexico, delivered a speech after the performance.

He emphasized that China and Beijing’s participations as the guests of honours at the invitation of the organizing committee of the expo will undoubtedly inject new energy into the friendship between both countries and the friendly city relationship between Mexico City and Beijing.

He said China is willing to continue its cooperation with Mexico. The expo will further deepen the ties with people in both countries, promoting the China-Mexico relations to a new level.