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Xuanquanzhi Ruins is located at an important pass of the Silk Road in Gansu Province. It was used as a rest stop along the Silk Road from 2nd century BC to 3rd century AD and listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2014.

A total of 186 pieces (sets) of cultural relics encourage visitors to explore the art of ancient clothing through silk fabrics, pottery figurines and painted bricks.

Art exhibition of the 7th Silk Road International Arts Festival kicked off in Xi'an on Wednesday, featuring works of intangible cultural heritage, contemporary paintings and sculptures.

The exhibition combined the forms of projection, sound & light and mural restoration, ancient costumes and musical instrument reproductions, to openly reproduce the prosperity and glory of Dunhuang and the Silk Road.

The findings were selected from a shortlist of 20 archaeological discoveries in 15 provincial-level regions, were announced by a 21-person judging panel featuring the country's top-tier archaeological scholars.