7th Beijing International Culture and Tourism Festival opens
A Mexican actress greets Chinese audience during the carnival parade in Beijing, Sept. 25, 2004. The 7th Beijing International Culture and Tourism Festival opened on Nanzhongzhou (south axle) Road Saturday. Over 100,000 local residents and tourists crowded the newly renovated road to witness the festal ceremony performed by more than 2,000 folk artists from the country and abroad.
Actors from Switzerland perform trombone during the carnival parade in Beijing, Sept. 25, 2004.