The symposium was attended by 73 participants onsite, including 14 leaders from five municipalities, professors and students from universities in Lanzhou, representatives from tourism-related organizations and companies, as well as UNESCO experts, Category 2 Centers and UNESCO Chairs. Additionally, 210 representatives from seven other municipal bureaus of culture and tourism from Gansu participated online. The Gansu Dialogue initiative is carried out within the framework of the Gansu Revitalization and Innovation Project, a collaboration between UNESCO, the World Bank, and Gansu’s Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism.
The symposium aimed to use sustainable tourism as a transformative force along the Silk Road, positioning Gansu Province as a model for integrating culture and creativity into sustainable tourism development strategies.
