Hosts and hostesses announce the opening of the 34th Lucheng Culture and Art Festival on July 1, at Arden Plaza in Baotou, in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The annual festival will host more than 100 activities, including calligraphy and painting exhibitions, as well as artistic performances. The festival runs until September. [Photo/Baotou Daily]

This year’s session is themed around celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China. [Photo/Baotou Daily]