DALIAN OPENS ITS DOORS WIDER TO BUSKERS

Street artists offered permits to give quality performances

On a cool summer evening last month, busker Jiang Xinrui crooned with her guitar on one of the most popular beaches in Dalian, Liaoning province.

Passersby attracted by her singing stopped to watch her, waving the torchlights on their phones to the music. As Jiang played, the sun set, a light wind blew and waves lapped gently on the shoreline.

The 25-year-old said she was not the only street performer on the beach, where typically several such artists can be seen each day.