It was learned from the press conference held by the provincial government Information Office on September 2 that with the approval of the Ministry of Commerce, the seventh Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo hosted by the Gansu Provincial government will be held in Dunhuang from September 20 to 22, and the opening ceremony will be held on the morning of September 21.
As the only comprehensive international expo with the theme of cultural exchange and cooperation in the construction of the Belt and Road, the Dunhuang Cultural Expo has been successfully held for six sessions since 2016. More than 6,000 guests from more than 120 countries and regions attended the sixth event. Through a series of activities with distinct themes and rich content, such as forum meetings, cultural exhibitions, cultural performances and investment promotion, the event has gathered broad consensus at home and abroad and achieved fruitful political, cultural and economic outcomes. The Dunhuang Cultural Expo has become an important platform for promoting the Belt and Road Initiative, enhancing the influence of Chinese culture, and building a community with a shared future for mankind.
With the theme of "Implementing the Global Civilization Initiative and Deepening Exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations", the Expo will hold 18 activities in five areas, including the opening ceremony, Dunhuang Forum, cultural exhibition, cultural performance and investment promotion.
First, hold an opening ceremony. The second is to hold the Dunhuang Forum, focusing on innovation and development: The new mission of Dunhuang studies, innovative practice and international cooperation of intangible cultural heritage protection, inheritance, development and modern dissemination of Dunhuang dance, literary expression of Dunhuang culture, dialogue on mutual learning among international youth civilizations, cooperation and development between China and Central Asia and South Asia under the Belt and Road Initiative, inheritance and development of Chinese cultural subjectivity will be carried out to further strengthen cultural confidence and spread the voice of China. We will promote Chinese culture to go global. Third, hold a number of exhibition activities. From September 20 to 24, it will focus on five exhibitions, including "Completion Exhibition of Dunhuang Academy's 'Model' and 'Highland' Construction, Symphonic Silk Road · Colorful and Colorful - Silk Road Cultural Integration Exhibition, Ingenuity inheritance · Creative Bloom - Intangible Cultural Heritage and Creative Masterpieces Exhibition, Silk Road Danqing · Dunhuang Image - Fine Arts Exhibition," North-South Light "China-Uruguay Photography Art Exchange Exhibition". Fourth, colorful cultural performances will be held, including the large-scale audio-visual drama "A Thousand Hands and a Thousand Eyes", "Under the Lion Mountain - Hong Kong and Dunhuang Together", "Meeting Dunhuang" international cultural exchange concert, and other performances, gathering together the fine arts of the Silk Road and telling the wonderful stories of the Silk Road. The fifth is to hold a variety of investment activities, signing a number of key projects supporting the development of the cultural tourism industry such as transportation facilities, general aviation, car rental services, characteristic hotels, non-heritage cultural creation, etc., to provide strong momentum for the economic and social development of the province.
From September 20 to 24, exhibitions, cultural performances, cultural travel experiences and mass cultural activities will also be held in a market-oriented way, and strive to make this cultural fair with characteristics, highlights and points of view.