"I thought the story was excellent. In a modern world, it reminds us of the traditions and the ancestral spirit eight centuries ago," says Bengouffa Mustapha, president of the French association Rencontres after he watched the traditional Chinese dance drama Dream of the Maritime Silk Road.
A new film festival, which seeks to promote cultural and economic exchanges between China and other countries along overland and marine routes used by Chinese traders to sell silk and porcelain abroad centuries ago, is expected to be held later this year in Fuzhou, capital city of East China's Fujian province.
Israeli musicians perform at a concert during the "Gulangyu Israeli Music Week in Spring" held in Gulangyu of Xiamen City, East China's Fujian Province, April 18, 2015.
The railway is part of the Beijing-Fuzhou High-Speed Railway. With a projected speed of 300 kilometers per hour, the railway will cut travel time between Fuzhou and Beijing from 20 hours to seven hours.
