Chinese Peasants Festival, which is jointly hosted by Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Culture and Association of Chinese Literature and Art, is a national festival of culture and art. It is also the highest level of art festival held for peasants. The First Chinese Peasants Festival is held in Beijing. It consists of three parts: performance, exhibition and international conference.

　　Peasants from Cixi take part in two contests in the part of exhibition. 13 paintings by Yan Qihui and other painters are selected to be exhibited in Best Paintings by Chinese Peasants. 4 paper-cut works by Zhu Biyun and other local artists are selected to be exhibited in Chinese Folk Paper-cut Works. Official say that these works are expected to be kept after the festival.