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International cultural industries fair opens in China's Shenzhen
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A view of the ICIF entrance in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, December 28, 2022. /Shenzhen News
A view of the ICIF entrance in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, December 28, 2022. /Shenzhen News

A view of the ICIF entrance in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, December 28, 2022. /Shenzhen News

The 18th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) kicked off on Wednesday as an important platform driving China's cultural industries to go global, according to the organizer.

The national-level fair, which will run until January 2 next year, is expected to attract over 2,500 government groups, cultural organizations and enterprises to attend its offline events and over 900 online participants.

Forums, investment promotion activities and artwork auctions will be organized to highlight the latest development trends and facilitate transactions and cooperation in cultural industries.

Since its founding in 2004, the cultural fair has attracted more than 100,000 creative cultural exhibitions every year. Over 4,000 industrial investment and financing projects are signed and displayed annually, giving impetus to the high-quality development of China's cultural industries.

Chinese newspapers, Guang Ming Daily and Economic Daily, jointly released the list of the 14th "Top 30 National Cultural Enterprises" during the fair on Wednesday.

The list includes companies such as China Publishing Group Corporation and China Film Corporation Limited.

(With input from Xinhua)

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