The fifth Cross-Straits Youth Festival opened in Fuzhou, Fujian province on Aug 9 to 14 showcasing a variety of activities in entrepreneurship, education, technology, sport, art and folk culture.

The colorful events attracted 1,165 Chinese youths to participate, including 643 from Taiwan.

A painter Luo Zhiqiu concentrates on painting a round silk fan. His lucid and elegant brushworks were admired by participants at the fifth Cross-Straits Youth Festival. [Photo by Jiang Qiaoling/Xinhua]