BEIJING — Chinese cultural and creative products will be promoted at overseas cultural event series, according to a news conference held on May 8 at the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City.

This year’s cultural event series, titled “China Week: Inherit and Innovate”, are jointly held by 29 Overseas China Cultural Centers, aiming to introduce achievements of Chinese cultural and creative products, further promote Chinese traditional culture and enhance cultural exchanges.

The event series, running from May 10 to June 30, will focus on promoting products related to cultural relics and museums, intangible cultural heritages, animation, digital technology and so on.

China has established 35 China cultural centers worldwide. The number is expected to reach 50 by 2020. The centers have held Chinese culture promotion events annually since 2016.