Lithuanian dancers perform with pans and spoons during the opening ceremony of the 7th China International Folk Arts Festival (CIFAF) in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 25, 2007. As a grand art carnival initiated by China's Federation of Literary and Art Circles in 1990, the triennial festival, featuring international, national and grass-root flavor, is aimed to develop and promote exchange of folk arts across the world. Starting on Tuesday, this year's CIFAF is acclaimed as the largest ever in the country with nearly 460 artists from 22 countries and regions staging indoor and outdoor performances. (Xinhua Photo)
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