The Asian Culture Carnival of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) will begin on Wednesday evening in China's capital Beijing. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the evening carnival. 

The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations officially opened on Wednesday morning. Over 2,000 government officials and representatives from 47 Asian countries as well as other countries outside the region are participating in the event.

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