China to hold Asia Arts Festival

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The 15th Asia Arts Festival will be held in Ningbo in east China's Zhejiang Province from September 23 to October 23, the Ministry of Culture announced Tuesday.

The festival, jointly hosted by the ministry and the provincial government, will include a Lancang-Mekong cultural forum, in which culture ministers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and China will gather to discuss exchanges and cooperation.

A tour will also depart from Zhejiang visiting important cities along the Maritime Silk Road, including the capitals of Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, bringing diverse cultural activities to local people.

The Asia Arts Festival was first held in 1998 in Beijing, and the last festival was held in Quanzhou in east China's Fujian Province in 2015.