Edward Sankowski, Professor and Associate Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, 

University of Oklahoma-Norman

With the encouragement from the Ministry of Culture, CCPIT, Gansu provincial Committee of CPC, Gansu Provincial  Government and APCEO, the 1st International Culture Industry Summit was held in the intersection point of the Silk Road culture and the Great Wall culture of China--Jiayunguan City of Gansu Province, which is also the holy land of Chinese ancient civilization, and important guests from 30 countries and regions around the world participated in the summit. The theme of the summit is "Chinese civilization and the development of global cultural industries".