Artists give performance at the opening gala concert of the fourth National Ethnic Minorities Art Festival in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2012. The fourth National Ethnic Minorities Art Festival opened in Beijing on Tuesday evening. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

Artists give performance at the opening gala concert of the fourth National Ethnic Minorities Art Festival in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2012. The fourth National Ethnic Minorities Art Festival opened in Beijing on Tuesday evening. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

Artists of the Tujia ethnic group give performance at the opening gala concert of the fourth National Ethnic Minorities Art Festival in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2012. The fourth National Ethnic Minorities Art Festival opened in Beijing on Tuesday evening. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

Acrobats give performance at the opening gala concert of the fourth National Ethnic Minorities Art Festival in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2012. The fourth National Ethnic Minorities Art Festival opened in Beijing on Tuesday evening. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

Artists of the Dai ethnic group give performance at the opening gala concert of the fourth National Ethnic Minorities Art Festival in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2012. The fourth National Ethnic Minorities Art Festival opened in Beijing on Tuesday evening. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

Dancers perform dance drama "Colorful Hunan" at the National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2012. Fourty-one plays and operas would be showed during the 4th Minorities Art Festival of China.(Xinhua/Pan Chaoyue)

Artists give performance at the opening gala concert of the fourth National Ethnic Minorities Art Festival in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2012.

The fourth National Ethnic Minorities Art Festival opened in Beijing on Tuesday evening.