The third China International Cultural Tourism Fair and the first Traditional Chinese Crafts Fair opened on Sept 15 in the city of Jinan – capital of East China's Shandong province – displaying a wide range of fine traditional handicrafts from all over the world.
As one of the exhibition areas of the five-day events, the Zibo exhibition hall arranged five main sections to display its master artisan's works, color-glazed pieces, ceramics, creative products and cultural tourism products.
A giant color-glazed persimmon tree stands proudly at the main entrance of the Zibo exhibition area. It stands 4 meters high, with a width of 3 meters and has more than 365 brightly colored glazed persimmons – an auspicious symbol in China. [Photo by Qiao Shu/sd.people.cn]
