During the past few days, several expat photographers attended the 20th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF), China’s premier cultural fair, and they shared effusive praise for this large-scale event.

An international delegation consisting of well-known bloggers, Shenzhen Global Communication Ambassadors, and students from the Shenzhen X9 Alliance of Universities and Institutes (X9 Alliance) visited the Shenzhen Jewelry Industrial Cluster in Shuibei, one of the subvenues of the 20th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF), on Friday. The members also visited the Luohu pavilion in Hall 10 of the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center, the main venue of the ICIF, on the same day.

After 20 years of development, the 20th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF)'s role in promoting global cultural exchanges has never been more significant. Here are the snapshots of the fair.

In two decades, the ICIF’s exhibition space expands from the initial 45,000 sqm to 160,000 sqm, and rise in the numbers of exhibitors enlarge from a little over 700 to more than 3,000.