Beijing Design Week pays 'homage to life'

The 2018 Beijing Design Week gets underway on Saturday, with its opening ceremony set to take place at the China Millennium Monument.

Hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Beijing municipal government, and organized by Beijing Gehua Cultural Development Group in conjunction with the Beijing Industrial Design Center, the design week will run through Oct 7.

Themed "homage to life," this year's event pays special attention to the role of design in meeting the requirements of contemporary people for a better life.