Festival expands culture and tourism exchanges between China and U.S.

Staff members show a giant folding fan to a visitor at the 2019 U.S.-China Cultural Tourism Festival in Las Vegas, the United States, May 11, 2019. The 2019 U.S.-China Cultural Tourism Festival opened Friday in Las Vegas, the U.S. state of Nevada, aiming to expand cultural and tourism exchanges between the two countries. The three-day festival consists of various themes, including Chinese and American tourist cities, scenic spots, world heritage and intangible cultural heritage. It has attracted the attendance of 145 exhibitors from Chinese and American cultural, tourism and handicraft industries, with 65 of them coming from China, according to Las Vegas Committee of Enterprise and Commerce United, organizer of the event. [Photo: Xinhua]