The following are some of Chinese cultural news items in brief: JINGDEZHEN INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC FAIR TO START SOON The 2010 China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Fair will be held in China's porcelain capital of Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province, from Oct.18-22, and over 200 ceramists from more than 30 countries have confirmed their participation. The five-day fair will include international ceramic forums of high technology and cultural creativity, a porcelain exhibition, auction, and creativity contest, according to the fair organizers. Organized by the Ministry of Commerce, China National Light Industry Council, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Jiangxi Provincial Government, the event will be attended by more than 30 companies from countries, including the U.S, Italy, France, Britain and Germany, to attend as exhibitors. TOP CHINESE ARTISTS TO TRAVEL ALONG SILK ROAD TO CREATE WORKS China's top contemporary artists will start a journey late October along the ancient silk road to create works about the historic path. Fifty artists, including 25 traditional Chinese painters and 25 oil painters, will attend the event, which is organized by the Chinese Artists Association (CAA). The event is aimed to promote the cultures of the ethnic minorities and portray the region's rich past, Wu Changjiang, executive vice chairman of CAA, said Tuesday at a press conference in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Brochures about the works will be published both in Chinese and English and also would be exhibited in Beijing, Xi'an, Rome, and other cities around the world, Wu said. EAST CHINA BUILDS TRAINING BASE IN U.S. FOR EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT East China's Jiangsu Province has established a training base for educational management in Kansas City, Missouri of the United States, and vice presidents in charge of education from 25 universities in the province will attend the training there as the first batch of trainees. The base has been established after Shen Jian, chief of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, signed an agreement with Kansas University on Oct. 8, according to a written circular released by the department Wednesday. It is the fourth overseas training base the department has built, following those in Britain, Australia and Canada. 