Exhibition place：Temporary gallery

Exhibition time：2017.6 - 2017.10

Organizers:

State Administration of Cultural Heritage

The People’s Government of Zhejiang Province

Co-organizers:

Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau

Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau

Gansu Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Cultural Heritage Bureau

Host:

China National Silk Museum

Exhibitors:

Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology

Emperor Qinshihuang Mausoleum Site Museum

Gansu Provincial Institute of Archaeology

Gansu Bamboo Slips Museum,

Dunhuang Academy China

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Institute of Archaeology,

Ostrov Krym Ltd Kazakhstan

Duration: From June 22 to September 24,2017

The Silk Road, as a channel for the fusion, communication and dialogues between East and West, has made significant contribution to the common prosperity of humankind for nearly 2,000 years. Civilization exchanges and mutual learning are important force to boost civilization progress and world development. Silk Road cultural heritage is a critical tangible proof for civilization exchanges and inter-cultural communication. In recent years, with the successful inscription of “Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor” on World Cultural Heritage through the joint nomination by China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and the increase of multidisciplinary research, we have seen brilliant scientific research achievements on the preservation of Silk Road Cultural Heritage.

The ancient road still exists, and we study it and learn new knowledge. With the time span from the 5^th century B.C. to the 8^th century A.D., the space range of “Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor”, the history as the clue, the sites as the units, the cultural relicsas the exhibits, the exhibition presents the sci-tech achievements of Silk Road Cultural Heritage, embodies and promotes the role of modern sci-tech in the preservation of Silk Road Cultural Heritage.