The 2nd Yangtze River Delta International Cultural Industries Expo (YRDICIE) was held from November 21 to 24 in Shanghai, the core city of the Yangtze River Delta region. 

More than 870 exhibitors were attracted to the 2019 YRDICIE, featuring art, showbiz, sports and other industries throughout the delta region, the country and the world.  

The Overseas Pavilion area gathered 109 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions, including the United States, Britain, Germany, and Italy. The expo provides a platform for cultural and creative enterprises and institutions overseas to understand more about the market of the Yangtze River Delta in China and create more potential opportunities. 

Apart from the Overseas Pavilion, the exhibition also includes the Development Concept Pavilion, Industry Pavilion and On-site session's area. Forums and other networking activities were taking place simultaneously.  

The creation of culture could be inseparable from the development of technology. The event also features innovative technology and creative teaching courses, for example, there is an artificial intelligence system brought by a team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which can imitate famous artists' productions after 14 months of deep learning. Zhang Weimin, the chief curator of the exhibition said, "The creativity of a city requires the gathering of first-class innovative talents, the prosperity of industries and the cultivation of professionals."

The Yangtze River Delta is one of China's most international regions with the highest-level opening-up and the strongest innovation capability. According to Xinhua News Agency, this region takes up only one twenty-sixth of China's territory and one-sixth of its population but creates almost one-fourth of the country's GDP.