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Silk Road reopens to cultural exchanges|Xi is visit to Turkey|chinadaily.com.cn

Silk Road reopens to cultural exchanges
Updated: 2012-02-22 08:18
By Chen Nan (China Daily)

BEIJING - Exchanges between China and Turkey began more than 2,000 years ago as a result of the ancient Silk Road.

To commemorate 40 years of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Turkey and to develop cultural ties between the two countries, events for the Year of China in Turkey are set to create the ambience of a new silk road.

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