The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2014
![The Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington. This year it focuses on China and Kenya. (Regina Catipon/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/181c3437-fd0c-4282-bd36-ca6147096c36_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington. This year it focuses on China and Kenya. (Regina Catipon/VOA)
![A workshop on fan dancing at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/3f6db4b6-6fbd-4aba-81e6-b5fbe6fb747c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A workshop on fan dancing at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)
![A Chinese cooking demonstration at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/699c6a38-1045-488a-8762-096ad905980a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Chinese cooking demonstration at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)
![Tourists walk in front of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/c2c6cae7-8612-4f64-a81a-9a6d776738d2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tourists walk in front of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)
![A Chinese puppeteer entertains the crowd with the antics of his monkey on a bicycle at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/f713c008-8d1d-40f7-ba9e-1ba061672cbb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Chinese puppeteer entertains the crowd with the antics of his monkey on a bicycle at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)
![Performers wait for their show at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/12c1f481-c1ec-4a0d-b8d0-4f5094c09ab6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Performers wait for their show at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)
![Performers pull strings for their show at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/70b07d85-f26b-41db-aef1-189a919fd4d6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Performers pull strings for their show at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)
![Beijing artist Yang Guangxin patiently paints a visitor’s name in Chinese calligraphy at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/43268e12-d309-4523-8159-b7dc2c090ad2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Beijing artist Yang Guangxin patiently paints a visitor’s name in Chinese calligraphy at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)
![An artisan untangles thread and readies a needle in the Chinese textiles tent at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/87eabd7e-5138-4b5c-ab9b-ddf9f82df829_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An artisan untangles thread and readies a needle in the Chinese textiles tent at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)
![Artisans look over each others' work at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/a4ef16aa-1136-480e-b102-33b5b35ac068_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Artisans look over each others' work at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)
![A young woman and a visitor talk in the market place of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/3c849acc-9252-4b3f-9df8-f6b63fb8081b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A young woman and a visitor talk in the market place of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)
![A tea set at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/a2d19e05-a7e8-4696-8e5e-8b6f37970db4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A tea set at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, June 25, 2014. (Regina Catipon/VOA)