The 8th Asia Art Festival (AAF) will be held in Beijing, due to the year of 2006 is the 15th anniversary of the establishment of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relationship, so "the ASEAN Culture Week" becoming the focus of the AAF.

On the 8th AAF, the artists from Brunei, Laos and Burma will bring their national instrumental music performance. Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and other countries will bring their popular songs and modern dances, as well as exhibit various handicrafts, such as textiles, lacquerworks and embroideries which best represent the traditions and cultures of each ASEAN member country.

Since its birth in 1998, AAF has been held for 7 times, accumulated 25 countries, 121 artistic troupes have taken part in the performance of AAF. The grand performance of "Bravo! ASEAN" will jointly staged by ASEAN and Chinese artists, at that time, the audience will enjoy the various artistic performances of each ASEAN countries. Simultaneously, the theme song of the AAF will be enjoyed with public the first time.