Girls perform during the opening ceremony of the 18th Grape Festival of Turpan on China's Silk Road, in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 26, 2009. The festival since 1990 includes singing and dancing galas, symposiums on Silk Road tourism and on China's grape cultivation, cuisine contests for local snacks, and trade fairs as well.[Zhao Ge/Xinhua]