Daily Reports: 17 August 2026 The Sixth Xinjiang Tacheng International Accordion Art & Culture Festival

August 20th 2026
Harley Jones

15 August | 16 August | 17 August

The Farewell concert was held at the customs port on the border with Kazachstan.

At the border, there was a very large Farewell performance involving accordionists and many local dance ethnic groups with the Mayor of Tacheng Ye’erbulati Rejiapu making a farewell speech and wishing us a safe journey to the 2026 Coupe Mondiale, being held in Astana a few days later.

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dancers
dancers
Grayson Masefield being interviewed
Grayson Masefield being interviewed
Even water with accordion
Even water with accordion graphics
CIA officials with the Mayor or Tacheng
CIA officials with the Mayor of Tacheng, TV cameras behind
Dancers and musicians on the stage in front of the Tacheng border building.
Dancers and musicians on the stage in front of the Tacheng border building.
Musicians perform
Musicians perform
family trio
family trio
Nigeria singing group
Nigerian singing group
local dance group
local dance group
local accordionists
local accordionists
very enjoyable choir
enjoyable choir
local dance group
local dance group
dancers and musicians
dancers and musicians
local accordionists
local accordionists
Jin Na Vice‑Mayor Tacheng, Mirco Patarini, Cheng Moxuan Tacheng Municipal Party Committee Director, Publicity
Jin Na Vice‑Mayor Tacheng, Mirco Patarini, Cheng Moxuan Tacheng Municipal Party Committee
Director, Publicity
Crystal Wang and Amber Masefield with flowers
Crystal Wang, Amber Masefield
Grayson Masefield with flowers
Grayson Masefield
Mirco Patarini and Mayor of Tacheng with some of the audience in the background
Mirco Patarini and Mayor of Tacheng with some of the audience in the background

Mayor Tacheng final goodbye at the van for Mirco, Crystal and Grayson
Mayor of Tacheng says final goodbye at the van for Mirco, Crystal and Grayson to travel over the border to Kazachstan and over the Steppes to Semey.

15 August | 16 August | 17 August

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