Eager to enhance its earning ability, China has been keen to take decisive measures to diversify investment, trade, regional connectivity and economic integration with countries along the Belt and Road trading routes and enable greater domestic market access for foreign companies.
China's 21st Maritime Silk Road initiative complements Indonesian President Joko Widodo's "maritime axis" ambition and his plans to build ocean highways.
Of the total, 27,186 people took part in the full marathon and 18,826 took part in the 5-km race.
The festival, which features 30km professional group walking, 15km amateur group walking and 5km family group walking, will attract about 10,000 walkers from home and abroad, including a number of Olympic champions, the organizers added.
The Chinese city of Xiamen plans to build a Xiamen Garden in its friendship city of Trier, Germany. "We have finished the construction drawings.
The international influence of Xiamen local designers Ji Wenbo and Zeng fengfei--both winners of The Jinding Award, the highest award in domestic fashion--and newly emerging designers such as Shangguan Zhe and Wan Yifang also helped to get Xiamen’s fashion industry into the international spotlight.
Visitors learn about the city planning of Xiamen around a sand table at an exhibition booth during the 7th China International Fair for Investment in Property in Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province, Sept 7, 2015.