Fair to facilitate cross-Straits cultural exchange
By Sun Li
The seventh annual Cross-Straits Cultural Industries Fair will take place Oct 24-27 in Xiamen, in Fujian province.
This year's fair has so far attracted more than 600 culture, entertainment, TV and movie companies from Taiwan who are seeking business opportunities with their mainland counterparts, the fair's organizing committee said.
The number of overseas industrial design companies attending the event reached eight, a record high. The foreign firms are from such countries as the Netherlands and India.
The fair will cover 50,000 square meters and the exhibition area will be divided into four sections, with the digital art area and the industrial design area being highlighted.
Launched in 2008, the CSCIF has evolved into a comprehensive cultural industry exhibition and a cultural trade and investment platform.
It has played a vital role in promoting cross-Straits cooperation in the cultural industry and supporting the development of economic and cultural sectors.
Why Xiamen
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Xiamen is one of the most economically competitive cities in China and was one of the first Special Economic Zones on the Chinese mainland. As a vice-provincial city independently listed on the State development plan, it has provincial-level authority in economic administration and local legislative power. In 2010, the Xiamen SEZ was expanded to cover the entire municipality. Today, Xiamen is a modern and international port city.