A Vietnamese artist performs during the China and Vietnam Border Inhabitants Gala in China's border city of Jingxi in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on May 19, 2019. The China and Vietnam Border Inhabitants Gala began Sunday in China's border city of Jingxi in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with a theme of strengthening friendly exchanges in the border area. During the two-day event, diverse activities will be held with musical performance by popular singers from the two countries and folk song festivals joined by ordinary residents as well as tourist promotion activities. Famous scholars and writers are invited to attend cultural exchange events held during the gala discussing topics such as cross-border cooperation programs concerning Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)