Annual art fest promotes culture of Yangtze River

Zhangjiagang is promoting local culture through its annual art festival, which kicked off on Friday.

Now in its 10th year, the Yangtze River Culture and Art Festival is an event where people can see shows by performers from Zhangjiagang and other cities along the river.

Holding a central place in Chinese culture, the 6,300-km-long river is the longest in the country and runs through 11 provincial economies, about one-fifth of the country's total area.