Wu Wei, secretary of the CPC Liuzhou municipal committee, announces the opening of the 2021 China Liuzhou International Water Carnival. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The 2021 China Liuzhou International Water Carnival commenced in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Sept 30 and will last till Oct 5 to offer a high-quality cultural tourism experience for locals and visitors.

The event will feature three topics namely the Liuzhou industry, local scenery and ethnic culture and will make full use of local tourism resources such as the Liujiang River and Junwu Forestry Park to launch eight themed activities such as a food festival featuring river snail rice noodles and an ethnic forest music festival.

Performances are staged during the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The number and scale of activities that require large gatherings will be timely adjusted considering the current COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures.

The opening ceremony of this year's carnival was held on a large cruise for the first time and various live stream forms such as videos, pictures and words were applied to let people feel the atmosphere of the opening ceremony online. 

The carnival, first held in 2011, has been held 10 times and has now become a famous brand worldwide, making contributions to the integrated development of culture and tourism.