The BRICS Cultural Festival, to enhance multilateral communication under the BRICS framework, will run from Sept 15-22 in the coastal city of Xiamen, Fujian province.
More than 200 artists from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will participate, with more than 30 activities, including performances, exhibitions and film screenings, to be convened.
All the events will be open to the public for free.
China has decided to extend its visa waiver policy to ordinary passport holders from Canada and the United Kingdom starting from Feb 17.
Forty-one new port-of-entry duty-free shops have been established nationwide, with Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport, Xiamen Wutong Passenger Wharf, and Xiamen International Cruise Center included on the list.
