The Xi'an Special Food Exhibition at the Shaanxi Cuisine Culture Festival – an important part of the ongoing Sixth Silk Road International Exposition – opened on Aug 13 in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province.

The food exhibition is held under the auspices of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Commerce and hosted by the Xi'an municipal bureau of commerce.

The Xi'an Special Food Exhibition of the Shaanxi Cuisine Culture Festival opens in Xi'an. [Photo provided to en.xa.gov.cn]

Covering a total area of nearly 7,000 square meters, the Shaanxi Cuisine Culture Festival will run to Aug 18.

There are 52 kinds of landmark cuisines from other provinces and cities on display – with more than 100 kinds of handicrafts and time-honored food from Shaanxi being produced and sold on-site.

Visitors say the Shaanxi food on display is great. [Photo provided to en.xa.gov.cn]

The festival consists of nine series of activities in three sections – including a food carnival, a food industry summit and a cooking craft festival.

It is understood to be comprehensively promoting special food and beverages inside and outside the province. The event is also displaying Shaanxi's cuisine, skill inheritance and development achievements, as well as meeting the tasting and dinning needs of tourists coming to Shaanxi and businessmen attending the Sixth Silk Road International Exposition.

Different kinds of food, from both inside and outside Shaanxi province, attract visitors. [Photo provided to en.xa.gov.cn]