Kunming Arts Festival to Be Held 　　More than 200 foreign artists and entertainers will take part in an arts festival to mark the 1999 International Horticultural Exposition, which will be hosted from May to October in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. 　　During the five-day festival from June 1 to 5, artists from over 20 countries including the United States, France, Thailand and New Zealand will stage 16 performances featuring modern and classical music pieces, traditional African songs and dancea, American rock music and a jazz combo from Switzerland, amongst other events. 　　Local artistic troupes will also stage a variety of ethnic performances. 　　The festival will be sponsored jointly by the Cultural Bureau of Yunnan Province with the Canadian International Festival of Arts. HomeNews 1999-01-19 Page4 Full Story in Chinese