Minister Cai Wu of the Ministry of Culture held talks with John Kress, Deputy Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution during his visit in Washington, D.C. on June 28, 2014.
China National Tourism Administration with the Tourism Bureaus of seven provinces along the Silk Road and other Chinese travel industry representations based in New York, hosted a promotional event "Rediscover the Silk Road at Beautiful China" in New York City on Thursday.
It looks very much like a Chinese cultural gala on the National Mall in Washington as the 48th Smithsonian Folklife Festival began.
China and Kenya are the two nations featured in this year's festival.
In a huge tent nearby, the opening ceremony drew a packed audience, watching shows by Chinese and Kenyan folk artists.
The popular Chinese food documentary "A Bite of China" will be aired in the United States later this year, its producer told the Magnolia TV forum on Thursday at the 20th Shanghai TV Festival.