Focus on Silk Road with fare from across the globe

Gansu province's Dunhuang is hosting the first Silk Road Dunhuang Culture Expo until Oct 7, presenting thousands of antiques, artworks and handicrafts from across the globe.

The city - known for its grottoes that date back 1,600 years - was a major node of the ancient trade route.

A total of 85 countries, including France, Italy, Germany, Russia and Egypt, will display about 8,500 cultural items, including about 2,000 antiques and an equal number of artworks.