The Nadam congress, a major activity of the Eleventh Asia Arts Festival kicked off in Genghis Khan's Mausoleum, a tourist attraction in Erdos, Inner-Mongolia on August 19, 2009.

The 11th Asia Arts Festival was opened on August 18, 2009 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. Organized by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and the government of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the nine-day festival featured a series of cultural activities exhibiting the diversity of Asian cultures and cementing cultural links in the region. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]