
Crosstalk artists perform on a "crosstalk bus" in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 13, 2025.
Tianjin has inaugurated the special "crosstalk bus," a regular night bus service with professional crosstalk artists performing onboard throughout the 50-minute journey. The launch of this bus service is part of the Tianjin crosstalk festival that opened on Aug. 2. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

A "crosstalk bus" stops by the side of Haihe River in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 13, 2025.
Tianjin has inaugurated the special "crosstalk bus," a regular night bus service with professional crosstalk artists performing onboard throughout the 50-minute journey. The launch of this bus service is part of the Tianjin crosstalk festival that opened on Aug. 2. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

An artist performs kuaiban, a traditional Chinese performance art that combines rhythmic clapping with storytelling, on a "crosstalk bus" in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 13, 2025.
Tianjin has inaugurated the special "crosstalk bus," a regular night bus service with professional crosstalk artists performing onboard throughout the 50-minute journey. The launch of this bus service is part of the Tianjin crosstalk festival that opened on Aug. 2. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Crosstalk artists perform on a "crosstalk bus" in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 13, 2025.
Tianjin has inaugurated the special "crosstalk bus," a regular night bus service with professional crosstalk artists performing onboard throughout the 50-minute journey. The launch of this bus service is part of the Tianjin crosstalk festival that opened on Aug. 2. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Tourists line up to get on a "crosstalk bus" in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 13, 2025.
Tianjin has inaugurated the special "crosstalk bus," a regular night bus service with professional crosstalk artists performing onboard throughout the 50-minute journey. The launch of this bus service is part of the Tianjin crosstalk festival that opened on Aug. 2. (Xinhua/Li Ran)



