Over 200 performers from 22 countries and regions participated in the 6th China International Circus Festival that opened in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai Saturday.

A total of 24 circus troupes will present performances ranging from extreme sports, aerial acrobatics, clowns to magic shows and dancing during the festival that is scheduled to close on Nov. 23.

The Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival, known as one of the world's top circus venues, has also presented shows to the festival.

The festival, first held in 2013, is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the provincial government of Guangdong.