Promotion of Shaanxi's traditional arts and crafts gets new thrust

Since the central government announced the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, Liu Kuanren, head of the cultural department in Shaanxi's local government, has been thinking up ways to internationally promote the heritage of his province that is located in Northwest China. This is the home of the famous Terracotta Warriors.

Liu, who plays the xun, an egg-shaped traditional Chinese wind instrument made of clay, says culture and the arts have a big role in bringing people from different countries together.

Shaanxi is where the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) took root and united China. Xi'an, the province's present-day capital, used to be called Chang'an earlier, when it was the country's capital for 13 dynasties. The museum of the Terracotta Warriors is also situated here, making Xi'an an important place in China's political and cultural history.