Exhibition industry a new 'growth engine'

Setting and infrastructure fuel international galas, Xie Chuanjiao reports.

Qingdao's exhibition and convention industry is gearing up to become the coastal city's new growth engine, according to a senior trade official.

Feng Wenqing, chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Qingdao Sub-council, said this is thanks to the city's well-developed hospitality infrastructure, service sector and good environment as a tourist destination.