The 2nd Meili Snow Mountain Xianzi Festival was held in Deqin County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture this morning, bringing an audio-visual feast to the audience.

Xianzi is a three-stringed plucked instrument popular among the Tibetan folks. This year's festival saw a participation of artistic troupes from the neighboring areas in Sichuan province and Tibet Autonomous Region.

The Xianzi cultural festival, which will last till October 30, also impressed journalists and tourists present.

Source: Diqing Daily and Diqing Radio and TV; trans-editing by Wang Shixue