"Feel China" culture week opens in Mongolian capital

ULAN BATOR, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- A week-long series of cultural events promoting northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region kicked off here on Wednesday.

The "Feel China" culture week, co-organized by the information office of the regional government of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, the Chinese embassy in Mongolia, Mongolia's Ministry of Culture and relevant others, aims to deepen people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries and enhance bilateral traditional friendship, according to the organizers.

At the opening ceremony of the culture week, a group of Chinese martial artists put on a show of Chinese Kungfu at the Central Cultural Palace in Ulan Bator, winning applause from the audience.

Other events of the week include cultural and martial art performances, a Chinese song singing contest, free health checkups and free screenings of Chinese movies on Mongolian TVs and at cinemas.