In November 2015, the 137th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China approved that the Bureau of the Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo would be renamed as the Gansu Cultural Expo Bureau, which was also called to outsiders as the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee of the Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo. On February 2, 2016, the Gansu Cultural Expo Bureau was established.

The bureau is mainly responsible for the overall planning, project planning and the organization and implementation of major activities of the Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo. It is also responsible for the liaison and coordination of the organizer and co-organizer; the overall image design, promotion and brand operation of the Expo; the management and authorized use of proprietary brand resources; as well as the budget of the Expo and the income and expenditure accounting of daily business.

The bureau cultivates and incubates related exhibitions and forums, undertakes relevant matters assigned by the CPC Gansu Provincial Committee and the provincial government, and coordinates and organizes the implementation of domestic and overseas investment promotion, exhibition planning, booth funds and exhibition services.

The internal institutions include the Comprehensive Management Office, the Exhibition Planning Office, the Forum Coordination Office, the External Liaison Office and the Creative Information Office.