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BEIJING, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The 52nd Zhangshu National Traditional Chinese Materia Medica Trade Fair opened

in Zhangshu, a country-level city in east China's Jiangxi Province on Saturday.

More than 8,800 pharmaceutical manufacturers participated in the fair,

exhibiting over 29,000 kinds of products and making the turnover exceed 12

billion yuan at the opening day.

Themed on innovation, inheritance and development, the fair has organized 17

activities including exhibitions, forums, cultural festivals and ceremonies and

launched online platforms and exhibitions, aiming to promote cooperation and

exchange in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) industry and drive the

development of TCM industry.

Along with the increase in public demand for TCM services and the influence of

TCM on the world stage, the TCM industry is facing unprecedented development

opportunities, said Yu Linyong, Secretary of Commission for Discipline

Inspection of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.

By attaching more importance to the concept of a digital fair, more modern

information technologies like internet, big data and cloud computing were taken

to carry out online exhibitions, providing various services for participants

including participation registration, live broadcast and real-time data.

During the three-day event, an online exhibition named Jiangxi medicines and

medical care industry walking into Georgia was convened to further promote the

local medical and medical care industry of Jiangxi to go global, attracting

more than 40 exhibitors from the province and 85 foreign buyers to participate.

As a TCM capital, Zhangshu boasts a pharmaceutical development history of over

1,800 years. At present, Zhangshu has 406 pharmaceutical enterprises, with a

total traditional Chinese medicinal herbs planting area reaching 33,333

hectares. In 2020, the city's pharmaceutical industry cluster revenue exceeded

100 billion yuan.

Original link: https://en.imsilkroad.com/p/324366.html

Source: Xinhua Silk Road

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   Caption: Photo shows the opening ceremony of the 52nd Zhangshu National Traditional

Chinese Materia Medica Trade Fair held in Zhangshu, a country-level city in

east China's Jiangxi Province on October 16.

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   Caption: Photo shows the 52nd Zhangshu National Traditional Chinese Materia Medica Trade

Fair held in Zhangshu, east China's Jiangxi Province, from October 16 to 18.