5th Arabic Arts Festival opens in east China

Guests visit a ceramic creative design exhibition during the fifth Arabic Arts Festival in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 19, 2022. (Photo by Lei Zhi/Xinhua)

NANCHANG, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The fifth Arabic Arts Festival opened on Monday in the city of Jingdezhen in east China's Jiangxi Province, according to local authorities.

The two-day event is expected to see in-depth cultural exchanges between artists from China and Arab countries, and showcase the unique charm of Jingdezhen, also known as China's "porcelain capital."

The festival will include a series of cultural exchange activities such as performances, a cultural industrial forum and an exhibition featuring works by Arab and Chinese artists.

Since 2006, the Arabic Arts Festival has been held every four years in China. This year's event is being co-hosted by China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Jiangxi provincial people's government, alongside the secretariat of the Arab League.

This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2022 shows an artistic performance for the fifth Arabic Arts Festival in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Photo by Lei Zhi/Xinhua)

Guests visit an intangible cultural heritage exhibition during the fifth Arabic Arts Festival in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 19, 2022. (Photo by Lei Zhi/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2022 shows an artistic performance for the fifth Arabic Arts Festival in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua)