Chen Jiang, cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, addresses the banquet held in Chiang Rai province, Thailand, Sept. 10, 2016. Thailand held a local style banquet late Saturday to welcome the third Sino-Thai Culture and Tourism Friendship Caravan that just arrived in Thailand. The caravan began its journey in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on August 22, passed through various cities in China and Laos, and arrived at Chiang Khong district in Chiang Rai province Friday. (Xinhua/Li Mangmang)