![Culture, Arts Festival of Countries in Lancang-Mekong River Basin opens (6/6)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2016/12/19/3269cf5eacec40d0a3af451c1950d469.jpg)
Artists perform at the opening ceremony of 2016 Culture and Arts Festival of Countries in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 18, 2016. The 3-day festival kicked off here on Sunday, with artists from China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. (Photo:Xinhua/Li Yan)