Table furnishing of the Terracotta Warriors is on display at the 3rd Silk Road International Expo held in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, May 11, 2018. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Getting creative in cultural products

At the 3rd Silk Road International Expo, a cultural creative products shop offers a variety of choices such as tea ware set, stationary, stuffed toy and Bluetooth speaker. All products draw inspiration from relics collected at local museums.

"I bought many fridge magnets and several key chains with Tang Dynasty court lady figurines," tourist Zhao Min said at the shop. "They are great gifts for friends and family - cultural symbols you can put in your pocket."

"The products we sell are both practical and entertaining. Some are also available online." A salesman said to customers.