Dancing the night and day away

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Dancing the night and day away

Far Away and Right Here, the opening dance act of the Seventh China Xinjiang International Dance Festival, is staged in Urumqi on July 20 2. Members of Balletto di Milano, a ballet company from Italy, greet viewers after a performance in the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi on July 22 3. Wang Hongwei, a tenor and President of the Tianjin Conservatory of Music, performs in Erquan, an opera about visually impaired musician Abing, in Urumqi on July 21 4. Tong Liya, a Xinjiang-born dancer and actress, performs in Far Away and Right Here 5. Dancers from Kazakhstan interact with local peers welcoming them at Tianshan International Airport in Urumqi on July 21
Dancers from Kazakhstan interact with local peers welcoming them at Tianshan International Airport in Urumqi on July 21
Wang Hongwei, a tenor and President of the Tianjin Conservatory of Music, performs in Erquan, an opera about visually impaired musician Abing, in Urumqi on July 21
Members of Balletto di Milano, a ballet troupe from Italy, greet viewers after a performance in the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi on July 22

From July 20 to August 5, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region hosts 24 troupes from home and abroad for 52 performances during the Seventh China Xinjiang International Dance Festival.

Co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the State Council Information Office and the regional government of Xinjiang, the festival has been held since 2008. It attracted 138 art groups from more than 70 countries and regions during its previous six sessions.

(Text and photos by Wang Yajuan. Reporting from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region)

Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon

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