Culture, travel expo begins in Ningbo

The 2020 Maritime Silk Road Culture and Travel Expo opened in Ningbo city, East China's Zhejiang province, on Friday.

A huge array of artworks and handicrafts, including manuscripts of Tolstoy's works, matryoshka dolls, and postcards from Russia, this year's guest country of honor, were showcased at the expo.

Copperware themed on flowers and birds made by Japanese artisans since the Meiji period (1868 - 1912) also debuted in China.