Rocking in the relics of Xi'an

Hundreds of domestic and international music acts of various genres will storm six relics parks in Shaanxi's provincial capital Xi'an for the Xi'an Qujiang International Youth Music Tourist Festival.

The event will open with the two-day China Youth Music Festival, featuring 11 singers and bands from the mainland and Taiwan, including such bands as Hanggai, New Pants and Nan Wu.

The festival will run from July 8 to Aug 20. This year is the second installment of the event, which is the country's first music festival with a relics theme.