Cultural fair visitors, overseas buyers hit record high

Visitors look at an exhibit at the Fifteen China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair, in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, May 16, 2019.

China's annual cultural fair is making an increasing impact worldwide, with the number of visitors and overseas buyers reaching a record high, according to the organizing committee.

The Fifteen China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair wrapped up in Shenzhen on Monday. The five-day event attracted more than 22,000 overseas buyers from 103 countries and regions, an increase of 781 people from the previous year.

As of Sunday, there were a total of seven million visits to the event, with the number of visitors coming to the main venue growing over 10 percent year-on-year.

The cultural fair, believed to be the country's largest of its kind, serves as a platform for cultural industry players from all over the world to display their cultural products and seek business cooperation opportunities. It also is a platform to showcase the latest developments in the culture industry.

This year's event features cross-industry integration between culture and technology. A number of high technology, including big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and 5G, are being applied in cultural projects, creating a new driving force for the industry's development.