Xian Art Festival of Ancient Culture

Xian Art Festival of Ancient Culture

If ethnicity is what you are looking for then the place to be is the Xian Ancient Culture and art festival which has been held every year since 1990 and it aims to foster better understanding of the Chinese culture among nations as far as Belgium, Germany, South Africa, and Netherlands.

The week long festival generally attracts a large number of folk artists few hundreds to precise and troupes come in from different countries. The festival has been on for more than fifteen years now and the festival has been going places in recent years.

The last few festivals have seen a tremendous response with more than fourteen hundred premformers coming in from different parts of the world.

People from more than thirty one countries have taken part in the festival and they have attracted a combine spectatorship of more than a million.

The festival is sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Shaanxi Provincial Government.

Age old folk performances, craft and trade fairs and musical performances are a part of the festival and a new event that has gained momentum in the previous years is entering the city ceremony where guests are welcomed on the ancient City Wall which was built way back in the eighteenth century.

The welcome is perhaps a reminiscence of the kind of reception that one used to get in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

It is worth remembering that Xian is the capital of the Shaanxi province a place which has a rich tradition and a glorious past and the place has seen nearly thirteen or fourteen dynasties.

The place is known for its historical and cultural sights that draw people from far and wide.

In the coming year's one can expect the festival to attract an even better crowd as the popularity seems to be going one way and that is northwards.

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