A large theater at the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, reopened on Saturday evening, after nearly 20 days of closure since the deadly July 5 riot.

A tour group from northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and more than 100 Urumqi citizens appreciated the traditional dances and tasted indigenous meals at the Yanyi Theater.

The hall on the first floor of the theater, the largest of its kind in Xinjiang, can hold 600 audience.

Prior to the riot, the theater's revenue a day was about 500,000 yuan (US$73,200), according to managers.

(Xinhua News Agency July 26, 2009)