Xi, senior leaders watch gala featuring ethnic minority cultures

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with some performers, organizers and primary-level Party members of 56 ethnic groups before the opening gala of the sixth ethnic minority art festival in Beijing, China, August 31, 2021. /Xinhua

President Xi Jinping and other senior Chinese leaders watched an opening gala of the sixth ethnic minority art festival in Beijing on Tuesday night.

President Xi joined an audience of more than 3,000 people at the Great Hall of the People. The gala included songs, dances and other performances, showcasing the distinctive cultures of different ethnic groups.

President Xi Jinping (C, front), Premier Li Keqiang (4th R, front), Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Yang (4th L, front), member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee Wang Huning (3rd R, front), and other senior officials of the CPC and the state pose for photo with some performers, organizers and primary-level Party members of 56 ethnic groups in Beijing, China, August 31, 2021. /Xinhua

Premier Li Keqiang, Wang Yang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Wang Huning, a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and other senior Party and state officials also attended the gala.

Before the gala, the leaders met with some of the performers, organizers and primary-level Party members of 56 ethnic groups.

The festival will run until September 24, during which period 42 performances will be staged online.

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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency