In the 40 years of reform and opening up, the Chinese economy has moved from closed to open, achieving remarkable developments. Echoing the fundamental changes economically, the exchange of Chinese and foreign art has flourished and risen since the 1980s in the past 40 years. It has witnessed great advancement of Chinese and foreign cultural exchanges in the new century, and risen to the China's national exchange strategy with foreign countries, especially in this perspective. "Understanding the world and letting the world know about China" has become the strongest voice of the times. Since President Xi Jinping proposed the "Belt and Road Initiative" in 2013, the cultural and artistic exchanges between China and the rest of the world have been more abundant and deeper than ever.

　　The deepening and prosperity of Chinese and foreign humanities and art exchanges have greatly promoted mutual understanding between China and the world, encouraging the Chinese people to carry out all-round foreign exchanges with greater confidence and verve. With this cultural express train on track, the reach of Chinese and foreign art exchanges continues to expand in the new era – starting from a new height and a global perspective, the Chinese and foreign art exchanges will be more promising – and the content presented in this edition is those small footprints along the "re-initiating".