Hamburg museum shows relevance of ancient Silk Road

As diplomatic activity reaches a high pitch in Germany - with the arrival of President Xi Jinping in Berlinfor a state visit starting on Tuesday, to be followed by the G20 Summit of the leaders of major economies in Hamburg on Friday and Saturday - one German museum director is inviting the honored guests to take a moment to relax with some cultural delights for the eyes.

A bonus is that the delights also relate to what they are discussing, especially in terms of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.

Peter Tamm, director of the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg, is offering a display of up to 120 items chronicling the history of China's maritime Silk Road.