Xiamen performers in photo with local residents. [Photo from xmwenlian.com]
The large Culture Festival also saw art troupes from the United States, Poland, Romania, and South Korea and served as a site for mingling art and culture worldwide. This lovely tourism city in East Java province is also a famous trading port. It established the sister city relationship with Xiamen in June 2006, and has developed ties in the economy, culture, education, and sports.
Xiamen opera performer posing with a local child in Surabaya, Indonesia. [Photo from xmwenlian.com]
China announced and implemented on May 15 a policy allowing visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups aboard cruise ships via all cruise ship ports along the country's coastline.
China and Georgia are set to waive visa requirements for travelers starting May 28.
