BEIJING -- China will hold the first Silk Road International Cultural Expo in Dunhuang City, northwestern Gansu Province on Sept. 20, with France as the guest of honor.
The expo will foster understanding and exchanges among nations along the route of the ancient Silk Road, as China steers a massive project to improve infrastructure and increase trade in the region, authorities said on June 13 at a press conference.
It will feature summit conferences and ministerial meetings as well as cultural exhibitions. Currently 58 countries and five international organizations have "given feedback on attending the expo."
The event is sponsored by the Gansu government, Ministry of Culture, State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, National Tourism Administration and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
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