Quite a number of tourists enjoyed the cross talk here during the three-day New Year's Day holiday. The cross talk, or "Xiangsheng" in Chinese, is one of the most popular folk art forms in China.

Cross talk actors perform on stage at a teahouse in Tianjin, north China, January 2, 2013.

 

 

Cross talk actors perform on stage at a teahouse in Tianjin, north China, January 2, 2013.

 

 

Cross talk actors perform on stage at a teahouse in Tianjin, north China, January 2, 2013.