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Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival

The Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival raised its curtain in Urumqi, capital city of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. For its third year, the festival attracted celebrated folk dance troupes from around the world, all eager to impress the audience with their unique dance styles.

Inaugurated in 2008, the biennial festival is jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture and the government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This year’s event, which ran through August 5, featured more than 60 performances.

Highlight:

Besides the huge presence of Chinese dance, the festival also featured troupes from Russia, Spain and other countries which presented classic works such as Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.

The diversity at the festival also extended to its attendees.

 

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