Four visitors to the 2019 Summer Davos pose for a group photo with two mascots at Dalian Night on July 1, 2019, in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province. [Photo by Zou Hong/China Daily]

With a painting in mind, shell carvers first sort the seashells they want based on their natural colors, shapes and textures. Then they ingeniously assemble those shells together before carefully sculpting them into an impressive three-dimensional artwork.

As an important platform for promoting the charm of Chinese culture, the Summer Davos has never been short of relevant cultural elements. Through the Summer Davos Forum, more attention from around the world is paid to the history and culture of this Chinese coastal city as well as the rich customs of the southern Liaoning province it embodies, an organizer of the event said.