16th China Xiamen International stone fair opened yesterday merchants more than 140,000 people are e

A 4-day "feast of stone" was officially opened yesterday.

　　Yesterday, the 16th China Xiamen International stone fair (hereinafter "the Xiamen stone fair") opened in Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center, the exhibition will last until March 9. It is reported that this stone exhibition with 180000 square metres, set a total of 9,300 international standard booths from more than 2000 companies worldwide in 56 countries and regions come to the exhibition, Xiamen, is considered to be the largest-ever exhibition, is the world's largest exhibition.

　　Loyalty | "Old friends" meeting exhibition

　　"Old friend, Hello again! "Gate of the stone Pavilion in Bandung, the company's business manager Xiaohu holding the hand of an Ethiopian stone, said with a smile. It is learnt that the stones are frequent visitors to the Xiamen stone fair in Bandung, has been participating for more than 10 consecutive years. Because the show, Bandung, got orders from around the world, also met friends from all corners.

　　Xiamen stone fair organizing Committee said, the Xiamen stone fair has been held for 16 gathered a great deal of popularity, high loyalty of exhibitors, old exhibitors with new exhibitors, more and more participating merchants and old friends exhibition scale is continually expanding. Data from the Organizing Committee, this year's Italy Pavilion 19.6% per cent on the total area, Egypt Pavilion extended 50%, Turkey Pavilion expanded 32.9%.

　　Increasing popularity | "New faces" more and more

　　Xiamen stone fair fame grows, more and more "new faces" has emerged. According to the Organizing Committee introduced, this exhibition of more than more than 2000 exhibitors, participating enterprises accounted for 20% for the first time. Among them, the United States and the U.A.E., and India, Cambodia is the first group exhibition.

　　Worth noting is that at the Xiamen International stone fair also to have a "heavyweight" partners---United States marble Institute, is the first to fully join.

　　United States marble Association (MIA) has a long history, its predecessor can be traced back to the marble Dealers Guild was established in 1907. Xiamen stone fair during the session, United States marble Institute was organized not only hundreds of people visit procurement, investigate local businesses also joined the world stone five top experts on mission to the General Assembly think tank organized seven seminars.

　　Channel widened | domestic and foreign businessmen over 140,000

　　This reporter has learned, after organizers large, wide channel of investment, as at present, from more than 140 countries and regions and representatives from more than 30 domestic provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, more than 70,000 professional stone merchants sign up participants. Expected during the exhibition, the total number of domestic and foreign merchants to more than 140,000 people.

　　The audience, domestic online registration number doubled last year. "Early after butt tours group of more than 100 in the territory, interested organizations include Association of stone more than more than 50, the real estate Association of nearly 20, building decoration and Design Association nearly 20, stone industrial park, dozens of homes, and so on. "The Organizing Committee of the exhibition said.