An artist performs during the opening ceremony of the 2019 Kunming Zheng He Cultural and Tourism Festival held in Jinning District of Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 11, 2019. The five-day event kicked off in Chinese famous voyager Zheng He's hometown Jining District of Kunming Thursday. Zheng He made maritime voyages to more than 30 countries and regions in Asia and Africa from 1405 to 1433, during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). (Xinhua/Hu Chao)