Fair to facilitate cross-Straits cultural exchange

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.