The Silk Road Tourism Commodities Exhibition is held during the fourth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo. [Photo/WeChat account: srdice]

The fourth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo and the ninth Dunhuang Tour-Silk Road International Tourism Festival, held in 2019, featured over 30 exhibitions and events, highlighting cultural and artistic exchanges under the Belt and Road Initiative.

The Silk Road Tourism Commodities Exhibition, held as part of the opening ceremony, spanned 10,000 square meters and featured 11 exhibition zones.

The Belt and Road International Zone invited 14 countries, including Russia, France, and India, which displayed nearly 1,300 cultural tourism resources and specialty products.

The Three Regions and Three Prefectures zone attracted 47 enterprises from Sichuan, Xizang, Qinghai, Xinjiang, and other regions.

During the closing ceremony, 19 exhibitions were held at the Dunhuang International Convention and Exhibition Center, covering about 20,000 sq m.

The Silk Road Boutique Exhibition featured eight displays, including replicated Dunhuang relics held in overseas collections, ancient Silk Road coins, and historical archives from the 16th to early 20th centuries. The Silk Road Cultural and Creative Exhibition presented 11 displays, with over 100 enterprises from China and 14 other countries.

Other highlights included more than 300 replicated Dunhuang cultural relics from French and British collections, 1,275 coins, over 5,000 design week works, and more than 7,000 cultural and creative products from 14 cities and prefectures in Gansu. These activities showcased Silk Road culture and promoted people-to-people exchanges.