The second Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cultural Industry Expo Fair opened at Inner Mongolia International Convention and Exhibition Center in Hohhot on Oct 20.

Seven exhibition halls, including an industrial arts hall, fashion culture hall, and the Belt and Road international hall, are open to visitors.

A total of 339 companies are participating in the exhibition, including 198 from Inner Mongolia autonomous region, 80 from outside the region, and 61 from 12 other countries including France, Thailand, Japan and India.

In addition, several activities including policy promotion, signing ceremonies, and folk art performances will be held during the five-day event, with a focus on the region’s key industries such as press and publishing, painting and calligraphy, and cultural tourism.

A visitor looks at leather carvings at the exhibition. [Photo/people.cn]

A group performs a song during the exhibition.[Photo/people.cn]

A worker at the exhibition shows a lantern to a visitor. [Photo/people.cn]

Visitors take photographs of root carvings on display. [Photo/people.cn]

Polymer clay figurines are on display during the second Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cultural Industry Expo Fair. [Photo/people.cn]