Er Dongqiang, 57, has travelled to over 150 cities along the Silk Road in the past 16 years, taking more than 100,000 photos.
The Belt and Road initiative provides an opportunity for Cambodia to engage in an extensive international economic network, said the academics and researchers from Cambodia.
Chinese President Xi Jinping toured the Uzbek city of Bukhara, which he called a "shinning pearl on the ancient Silk Road" on Tuesday after arriving here for a state visit.
The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative will promote the economic development of countries in Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, the country's Prime Minister Karim Masimov said at a conference in Astana on Wednesday.
With the aim of promoting the development of the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and creating common benefits for the people of the cities along the Maritime-Continental Silk Road
As one of the original members of the United Nations Maritime-Continental Silk Road Cities Alliance, Antalya city is going to play more important roles in cooperation with the city of Fuzhou.
Chinese and Italian experts gathered here on Monday to exchange information and views about the core role of northwestern China on the China-proposed Belt and Road initiative.
The Silk Road Action Plan 2016/2017 is a comprehensive overview of United Nations World Tourism Organization(UNWTO)'s strategies and initiatives designed to help Silk Road tourism grow more robust, competitive and sustainable. The Action Plan aims to foster collaboration between stakeholders to stimulate investment and poverty reduction along the Silk Road, while safeguarding its cultural and environmental resources.
Connecting Fujian with the Maritime Silk Road can create a very positive image for the city, Patrick Fritz, the Programme assistant for the UNWTO, told APD in an exclusive interview. “A powerful brand with a positive reputation inspires quality and trust,” he said.
With China’s Belt and Road initiative, countries alongside the route have seen the chance to once again play a much more important significant role in the world trade.
In order to better serve the national “One Belt, One Road” initiative, Fuzhou has been striving to build itself into a hub city for the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road strategy linking ASEAN and Taiwan and radiates inland China.
While China's western provinces mainly depend on their affluent eastern peers for investment, a national strategy to revive the centuries-old trading routes connecting Asia, Europe and Africa gives them the unique advantage of "looking west" for development opportunities.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday reiterated the country's support for the China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Silk Road Fund, saying that they are key sources of capital for infrastructure development.
In Iran, the small northern town of Ardebil may not have the allure of top tourist attractions like Isfahan or Shiraz, but year after year culture-sensitive visitors still flock there to see a famed collection of ancient Chinese blue-and-white porcelain.
The Belt and Road is not China's solo, but will be a symphony played by all parties, Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao said here on Wednesday evening.
After researching Maritime Silk Road relic sites in Nanjing for years, a professor at one of China's top universities is working with researchers from eight other cities to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the ancient route.
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