SHANGHAI, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The East China Fair, the largest regional trade fair in China, opened in Shanghai on Wednesday.
The four-day event is expected to attract 33,000 purchasers from home and abroad, injecting further growth momentum into east China's foreign trade sector.
The fair has 5,234 booths and a total exhibition area of 105,200 square meters, arranged in six categories: garments, textiles, gifts, home products, overseas products and cross-border e-commerce.
The fair will support foreign trade enterprises in east China to explore the international market, and help Chinese and foreign exhibitors connect with buyers, said Zhang Xiong, deputy secretary general of the Shanghai municipal government.
An exhibitor (front) presents notebook products to a visitor during the East China Fair in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
Visitors talk with exhibitors from an international trade software platform during the East China Fair in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
People visit the booth of a toy company during the East China Fair in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
A visitor (L) gets out of an oxygen chamber during the East China Fair in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
An exhibitor (R) talks with visitors during the East China Fair in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)