"Beating Drums and Singing Songs" is performed by actors of Tujia and Miao Ethnic Groups from central China's Hubei Province during the pre-ceremony performance ahead of the opening ceremony for the Shanghai World Expo at the Expo Cultural Center in Shanghai, east China, April 30, 2010. [Xinhua]

"Beautiful Scenery South of the Yangtze River" is performed by Suzhou Pingtan School during the pre-ceremony performance ahead of the opening ceremony for the Shanghai World Expo at the Expo Cultural Center in Shanghai, east China, April 30, 2010. [Xinhua]