Creating synergy Share Laurent Bili, French ambassador to China.[Photo provided to China Daily] French cultural festival in China resumes with an eclectic repertoire of events in 14 cities, Cheng Yuezhu reports. Festival Croisements returns this year with an eclectic repertoire of events from the fields of music, drama, visual arts, cinema, dance, books and fashion. Organized by the French embassy in China and Institut Francais, the festival, after a year of suspension due to the COVID-19 outbreak, began on April 21. It runs through July 31, with some 78 events being hosted in 14 cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu in Sichuan province and Wuhan in Hubei province.