An international festival featuring tourist resources and food of southeast Asia is scheduled to be held in this capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in October.

The nine-day event starting from October 15 will feast guests with Chinese, Thailand, Vietnamese, Japanese and Korean food along with splendid art shows by performers from various countries, according to Jia Yucheng, director with Nanning municipal tourism bureau.

A food-themed photography contest, and tourist and trade fairs will also be held during the round-the-clock festival, said Jia.

(Xinhua News Agency August 1, 2005)