The 3rd Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo is held in Dunhuang International Convention & Exhibition Center, on Sept 27, 2018. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Lin Duo, secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Gansu Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial People's Congress, attends and addresses the opening ceremony and summit conference of the 3rd Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Afghanistan's second vice-president Mohammad Sarwar Danesh attends and addresses the opening ceremony and summit conference of the 3rd Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]