A fashion show featuring Yi ethnic garments during the 2021 Ningbo Fashion Festival & 25th Ningbo International Fashion Fair held in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo by Yu Yin/China Daily]

The 2022 Ningbo Fashion Festival & 26th Ningbo International Fashion Fair will open in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province on Nov 11.

Scheduled to run until Nov 14, the event consists of 25 activities, including exhibitions, forums, contests and fashion shows.

A total of 228 brands will participate in the offline exhibition, which spans 40,000 square meters at the Ningbo International Conference & Exhibition Center.

Buyers from home and abroad who are unable to attend the expo in person can also conduct business negotiations with exhibitors through the online exhibition.

This year, the fashion festival will coincide with a national summit launched by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Companies that excel in promoting the MIIT's campaign to increase product varieties, improve product quality and create brands will be present.