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THE First Silk Road （Dunhuang） Interna- tional Cultural Expo （SRICE） will take place from September 20 to 22， 2016 in Dunhuang City， Gansu Province. The event will be held annually after the first session in Dunhuang， a key location along the Ancient Silk Road， which has been designated as a permanent venue for the expo. According to the plan， leaders and guests from 72 countries around the world and 12 provinces， municipalities， and autonomous regions in China will be invited.
Its purpose to promote cultural exchanges and seek cooperation and common development， the SRICE will present the history and culture， intangible cultural heritage， ethnic customs and folklore， and innovations in modern times of different countries and regions. Through launching comprehensive people-to-people and cultural exchanges and relevant activities that facilitate mutual learning and win-win cooperation， the SRICE aims to encourage various countries and provinces， municipalities， and autonomous regions along the Silk Road to form a community of a shared future， interests， responsibility， and development.
The Summit Conference
The first SRICE will include a summit conference and an annual cultural exhibition. The summit conference consists of a forum and a series of subforums. Centered on the theme of “carrying on the spirit of the Silk Road and promoting mutual learning and cultural exchanges，” leaders from home and abroad and officials of various international organizations will make speeches during the forum. High-level leaders of China and participant countries， government officials of provinces， municipalities and autonomous regions along the Silk Road， distinguished experts from home and abroad， and managers of cultural enterprises will attend the forum.
The sub-forums will cover such themes as “mutual learning and win-win cooperation against the background of a shared future，” “culture plus： promote innovation and development of human civilization，” “cultural industry and trade and economic cooperation，” “value of the Dunhuang culture in modern times，” and “protection of intangible cultural heritage.” Participants in the sub-forums are expected to hold in-depth dialogues on the new mechanism of cultural cooperation among countries along the Silk Road， mutual learning about cultures， cultural exchanges， and development and innovation of traditional cultures， the current status quo and prospects of international trade in the cultural sector， and preservation of intangible cultural heritage. Moreover， the Dunhuang Declaration is expected to be adopted during the summit conference and a signing ceremony for cultural exchanges and cooperation will be held.
Cultural Diversity Along the Silk Road
From September 20 to October 10， a 20-day cultural exhibition will be held， with an exhibition area covering 34，000 square meters.
The cultural exhibition will have four zones： an international zone， a China zone， a Gansu zone， and a themed zone. The event will reflect cultural exchanges， dialogue， and cooperation among countries and regions along the Silk Road， showcase the diverse cultures around the world， and also exhibit the Gansu culture， represented by the Dunhuang culture. In the international zone， there are five sections devoted to France， guest of honor of the first expo， plus sections displaying works of art and oil paintings from countries along the Silk Road， and modern art from China， Egypt and Italy.
In the China zone， visitors can appreciate cultural relics from 13 provinces， municipalities， and autonomous regions along the Silk Road， maps from the Ming Dynasty， Dunhuang-themed porcelain， collected Qiaopi （literal meaning letters from overseas Chinese， a form of family correspondence combined with remittances sent by immigrants in Southeast Asian countries to their families in China’s mainland in the 19th and 20th centuries）， and works of art by famous contemporary Chinese artists.
The Gansu zone features local world cultural heritage， prehistoric culture and local folklore， and abundant cultural resources. This is significant considering that the earliest cultural heroes， such as Fuxi， are rooted in the province， which is also site of a section of the Great Wall and the Mogao Grottoes. Visitors can also hear stories of the Red Army in Gansu and see the modern culture of the province and achievements that have been made since the Chinese Civilization Inheritance & Innovation Zone was established in Gansu in 2013.
There will be 14 themed exhibitions， covering a wide range of items related to the Silk Road， such as art works， books， stamps， animations， and painted pottery. They also include exhibitions on intangible cultural heritage of the countries along the Silk Road， innovative cultural products from Hong Kong， Macao， and Taiwan， photographic works collected from around China， and fine porcelain works of the Yuan （1271-1368）， Ming （1368-1644） and Qing （1644-1911） dynasties. So far about 8，500 items have been collected from 61 countries around the globe and 15 provinces， municipalities and autonomous regions in China for the exhibition.
Its purpose to promote cultural exchanges and seek cooperation and common development， the SRICE will present the history and culture， intangible cultural heritage， ethnic customs and folklore， and innovations in modern times of different countries and regions. Through launching comprehensive people-to-people and cultural exchanges and relevant activities that facilitate mutual learning and win-win cooperation， the SRICE aims to encourage various countries and provinces， municipalities， and autonomous regions along the Silk Road to form a community of a shared future， interests， responsibility， and development.
The Summit Conference
The first SRICE will include a summit conference and an annual cultural exhibition. The summit conference consists of a forum and a series of subforums. Centered on the theme of “carrying on the spirit of the Silk Road and promoting mutual learning and cultural exchanges，” leaders from home and abroad and officials of various international organizations will make speeches during the forum. High-level leaders of China and participant countries， government officials of provinces， municipalities and autonomous regions along the Silk Road， distinguished experts from home and abroad， and managers of cultural enterprises will attend the forum.
The sub-forums will cover such themes as “mutual learning and win-win cooperation against the background of a shared future，” “culture plus： promote innovation and development of human civilization，” “cultural industry and trade and economic cooperation，” “value of the Dunhuang culture in modern times，” and “protection of intangible cultural heritage.” Participants in the sub-forums are expected to hold in-depth dialogues on the new mechanism of cultural cooperation among countries along the Silk Road， mutual learning about cultures， cultural exchanges， and development and innovation of traditional cultures， the current status quo and prospects of international trade in the cultural sector， and preservation of intangible cultural heritage. Moreover， the Dunhuang Declaration is expected to be adopted during the summit conference and a signing ceremony for cultural exchanges and cooperation will be held.
Cultural Diversity Along the Silk Road
From September 20 to October 10， a 20-day cultural exhibition will be held， with an exhibition area covering 34，000 square meters.
The cultural exhibition will have four zones： an international zone， a China zone， a Gansu zone， and a themed zone. The event will reflect cultural exchanges， dialogue， and cooperation among countries and regions along the Silk Road， showcase the diverse cultures around the world， and also exhibit the Gansu culture， represented by the Dunhuang culture. In the international zone， there are five sections devoted to France， guest of honor of the first expo， plus sections displaying works of art and oil paintings from countries along the Silk Road， and modern art from China， Egypt and Italy.
In the China zone， visitors can appreciate cultural relics from 13 provinces， municipalities， and autonomous regions along the Silk Road， maps from the Ming Dynasty， Dunhuang-themed porcelain， collected Qiaopi （literal meaning letters from overseas Chinese， a form of family correspondence combined with remittances sent by immigrants in Southeast Asian countries to their families in China’s mainland in the 19th and 20th centuries）， and works of art by famous contemporary Chinese artists.
The Gansu zone features local world cultural heritage， prehistoric culture and local folklore， and abundant cultural resources. This is significant considering that the earliest cultural heroes， such as Fuxi， are rooted in the province， which is also site of a section of the Great Wall and the Mogao Grottoes. Visitors can also hear stories of the Red Army in Gansu and see the modern culture of the province and achievements that have been made since the Chinese Civilization Inheritance & Innovation Zone was established in Gansu in 2013.
There will be 14 themed exhibitions， covering a wide range of items related to the Silk Road， such as art works， books， stamps， animations， and painted pottery. They also include exhibitions on intangible cultural heritage of the countries along the Silk Road， innovative cultural products from Hong Kong， Macao， and Taiwan， photographic works collected from around China， and fine porcelain works of the Yuan （1271-1368）， Ming （1368-1644） and Qing （1644-1911） dynasties. So far about 8，500 items have been collected from 61 countries around the globe and 15 provinces， municipalities and autonomous regions in China for the exhibition.