Hechi's investment and cooperation promotion fair is held on Sept 11 during the 18th China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning. [Photo by Li Muhang/chinadaily.com.cn]

Hechi in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has attracted 63 projects with a total investment of 32.9 billion yuan ($5.1 billion) during the city's investment and cooperation promotion fair held on Sept 11 during the 18th China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning.

The city's 11 counties (districts) and five municipal-level industrial parks promoted their projects during the event.

Investors, coming from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong province, Zhejiang province, Shandong province, Jiangsu province and Hong Kong, have confirmed investment in projects in areas spanning digital economy, big health, cultural tourism, modern agriculture, biomedicine and advanced new materials.

Hechi, also known as the "World Longevity City," "Liu Sanjie's hometown," "the county of nonferrous metals in China," has now developed into an ideal place for people to enjoy their life, for investors to seek business opportunities and for tourists to go sightseeing.

Hechi officials expressed hope that more entrepreneurs would come to Hechi for further investment and cooperation and Hechi will devote greater efforts in optimizing local business environment.

Officials also expressed their hope that more cooperation can be carried out in areas spanning non-ferrous new materials, silk industry, solar cells, new energy, big data, cloud computing, infrastructure construction and big health.