President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, poses for photos with the performers of the Manas, which has been inscribed as an intangible cultural heritage, while visiting the Museum of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in the city of Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, July 13, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

Xi stresses protecting cultural heritage after watching ethnic performance in Xinjiang

Xi watched a show of the Kirgiz ethnic minority epic Manas at the Museum of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Wednesday morning.

Xi also talked with the performers of the Manas, which has been inscribed as an intangible cultural heritage.

Xi said the extensive and profound Chinese civilization is composed of outstanding cultures of various ethnic groups.