The 19th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival kicked off in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on June 20.

The event, which will run until June 24, has drawn a total of 469 enterprises, schools, and institutions from 59 countries and regions to attend the exhibition.

This year, the festival has returned to its main venue at Hangzhou White Horse Lake International Convention & Exhibition Center after being held at Hangzhou International Expo Center last year. Additionally, for the first time in the festival's history, a subsidiary venue has been set up at the China Cartoon & Animation Museum.