Chinese culture centers and tourism offices overseas will host more than 250 cultural and tourism events in over 40 countries from May 15 to June 30.

Through exhibitions, shows, lectures and forums, the global project, "China Tourism and Culture Week", whose tagline is "China Beyond Your Imagination", aims to showcase a real China and its modern development, as well as promote tourism and cultural cooperation between China and the rest of the world.

The new series is sponsored by the Chinese Culture and Tourism Ministry's international exchanges and cooperation bureau; organized by the Network of International Culturalink Entities (NICE), China cultural centers and tourism offices overseas.