The 8th stop of the Shanxi Brands China Tour was in the Wuhan International Exhibition Center, in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, on Dec 22, with 1600 items from 66 Shanxi province companies on display for a 4-day period.
The Wuhan stop was one part of the China Food Expo and Purchasing Assembly and it covers a 1,500-square-meter area in the shape of a grand courtyard with local characteristics. The Shanxi specialties on offer include mature vinegar, Fen wine, organic rice, claret, nuts, and red jujubes, accompanied by various activities such as folk songs, dough models, noodle-making, and music, which attracted a huge crowd of visitors.
The Shanxi companies hoped to build long-term relations with Wuhan agents, because as Liu Ping, the manager of "Global Grain" pointed out, "In the past, millet was just birdfeed. Now, after years of market development, people have gradually come to see the nutritional and health value which has helped us enlarge our market in the south."
Edited by Roger Bradshaw
