Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 7th Nie Er Music Week held at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

This year's Nie Er Music Week, held in the name of Nie Er (1912-1935), the composer of China's national anthem, kicked off in Yunnan's Kunming and Yuxi on Monday and will last until July 23.

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 7th Nie Er Music Week held at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 7th Nie Er Music Week held at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 7th Nie Er Music Week held at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 7th Nie Er Music Week held at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 7th Nie Er Music Week held at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 7th Nie Er Music Week held at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 7th Nie Er Music Week held at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)