rtoftheancientSilkRoad-haspositioneditselfasthenewstartingpointforthedevelopmentoftheSilkRoadEconomicBelt,whichwillstrengthenChina'scooperationwithCentralAsiancountries,aseniorofficialsaid.ShaanxiGovernorLouQinjiansaidtheprovinceisfresh,richandunique,asitwaswhenitanchoredoneendoftheancientSilkRoad."modatingindustrialtransfersfromEastChinaortheworldatlarge,"hesaidonWednesdayinXi'an.Louheldajointinterviewwith27media,includingChinaDaily,thefirstinaseriesofinterviewsentitledChineseMediaAlongtheSilkRoad.TheinterviewswillbeinShaanxiandGansuprovincesandtheXinjiangUygurautonomousregion,aswellasKazakhstan,UzbekistanandTurkey.ThemediagroupheldthefirstinterviewonWednesdaymorninginXi'an,thestartingpointoftheancientSilkRoad,atradechannelestablishedmorethan2,000yearsagolinkingChina,CentralAsiaandEurope.