The Fourth Beijing International Tourism and Cultural Festival is scheduled to be held in Beijing September 23-27.

Local residents and tourists from 20 Chinese provinces and 40 countries and regions will attend the festival which will be jointly organized by the Beijing Municipal Government and the National Tourism Administration.

This years fair will feature drum culture. Sixty teams from 26 countries and regions will perform drum and folk music. The festival will end with a carnival on September 27, the World Tourism Day.

(Eastday.com.cn 09/13/2001)