18th Aqin Aytis festival kicks off in NW China's Xinjiang (2/3)

A contestant races on horse during the 18th Aqin Aytis festival in Fuyun County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 21, 2013. Besides the Aqin Aytis, a kind of traditional oral art among the people of the Kazakh ethnic group, various traditional folk sports were also staged at the festival. (Xinhua/Ding Ning)