Silk Road & Young Dreams
  • Silk Road & Young Dreams (SRYD), a cross-cultural international project for the young people along the Silk Road, is jointly held by Silk Road Cities Alliance, China Friendship Foundation for Peace & Development, Beijing Belt and Road Cooperative Community and Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of Renmin University of China. The fundamental goal of the project is to provide the youth of countries and regions along the Silk Road, who have different backgrounds and dreams, with a stage to shine with talents and potentials, a platform to feel the pulse of the present era and share dreams, as well as a bridge to link up societies. The event has been annually held from 2018, more than 1000 young candidates from 100 countries registered for the SRYD. In 2022, China NGO Network for International Exchanges is added as a new co-host.