Big serving of Latin American fare

The China-Latin America and Caribbean 2016 Year of Cultural Exchange will offer local audiences a closer look at the more colorful aspects of their cultures and help forge a deeper understanding between the regions. Chen Nan reports.

Latin American and Caribbean art will be in the limelight in China for the rest of the year. And the first event to kick off this extravaganza will be a two-day gala at Beijing's Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on March 24 and 25.

Organized by the China Arts and Entertainment Group, which was founded in 1957 as the country's first performing arts group to engage in cultural-exchange programs, the gala will cover various art forms, including tango, ballet, opera and chorus, presented by hundreds of artists from China, Latin America and the Caribbean.