Mekong River art festival opens in Yunnan (1/5)

A dance performance is staged during the "Mekong River (called Lancang in China) Basin National Culture and Arts Festival" in Jinghong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 27, 2012. The festival, with the participation of artists and exhibitors from China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, opened here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Qin Qing)