2024 Silk Road Week event opened at the China National Silk Museum on June 19 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the successful transnational inscription of the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. The 2024 Silk Road Week will be held under the theme "Roads Connect, Civilization Blossom". France is invited as the guest country of honor, with Shaanxi province serving as the guest province.