| Dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the Ninth Asia Arts Festival in Nantong city, east China's Jiangsu Province, September 20, 2007. The festival aims to promote cultural exchange between China, Japan, and South Korea, a goal attested in the "Nantong Declaration" signed on Thursday. Embracing the theme "The Heart's Longing, a New Future," the festival also marks the 35th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations, and the 15th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea. (Xinhua) |
