Chinese leaders watch gala featuring ethnic minority cultures

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping and other senior Chinese leaders watched an opening gala of the sixth ethnic minority art festival in Beijing on Tuesday evening.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, joined an audience of more than 3,000 people at the Great Hall of the People.

The gala included songs, dances and other performances, showcasing the distinctive cultures of different ethnic groups.