China News Service, Xi’an, December 2 (Reporter Alena) The 7th Silk Road International Art Festival opened in Xi’an on the evening of the 1st. This art festival attracted more than 20 countries and regions at home and abroad to participate in more than 40 performances. Activity.
According to reports, since 2014, the Silk Road International Art Festival has been successfully held for six times. It has become an important brand for Shaanxi to build a new starting point for the Silk Road Economic Belt, and it has also become an important brand that promotes mutual learning and people-to-people connections among countries (regions) along the Silk Road. Important event.
The 7th Silk Road International Art Festival adopts a combination of online and offline forms, holding more than 40 activities in four major sections: opening and closing ceremonies, cultural performances, art exhibitions, and art forums.
This art festival continues to uphold the value concept of "peace, harmony, and cooperation", focuses on the three themes of "Silk Road Core, Chinese Culture, and International Elements", and adheres to "the grand event of Silk Road art, the bridge connecting people's hearts, and the festival of the people." "The purpose of the festival is to build bridges of cultural exchanges and cooperation with excellent literary works at home and abroad, and promote the development of cultural integration between China and foreign countries.
Chinese Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism Zhang Xu expressed in his video speech that he hoped that the Silk Road International Art Festival will continue to play an important role as a platform for cultural exchanges and mutual learning.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism will work with Shaanxi Province to promote the co-construction of the “Belt and Road” cultural and high-quality development of tourism and achieve new results.
Fang Guanghua, vice governor of Shaanxi Province, stated that Shaanxi will continue to improve the quality of activities and brand building of the Silk Road International Art Festival, and contribute more cultural and artistic forces to build a new pattern of people-to-people bonds and promote the high-quality development of the “Belt and Road”.
It is reported that the 7th Silk Road International Art Festival is co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the People's Government of Shaanxi Province, and undertaken by the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism.
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