Shanxi province's exhibition hall at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) opens on Thursday in Shanghai. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Shanxi province's exhibition hall at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which opened on Thursday in Shanghai, follows Shanxi's energy transformation, industrial upgrading, and moderate diversified development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30).

It highlights the province's achievements in the fields of energy technology, equipment manufacturing, biomedicine, navigation manufacturing, traditional Chinese medicine, baijiu brewing, cultural tourism and cultural innovation, characteristic agricultural products, and e-commerce retail.

Shanxi province's exhibition hall at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) opens on Thursday in Shanghai. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Shanxi TISCD Stainless Steel Precision Strip's foil material has been selected for the "Science and Technology Innovation Power" exhibition area of this year's China Pavilion. Also on display are art pieces made of stainless steel foil material, including niaozun (a bird-shaped ancient bronze wine vessel unearthed in Shanxi) and other cultural and historical symbols.

Visitors browse creative cultural products at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) on Thursday in Shanghai. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Shanxi Jiashida Robot Technology, a national-level specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprise from the Shanxi Comprehensive Reform Demonstration Zone, also showcased its latest intelligent cleaning robots in the consumer goods exhibition area.

This edition of the CIIE has brought together 162 countries, regions, and international organizations, with 4,142 non-Chinese companies participating.

Visitors browse creative cultural products at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) on Thursday in Shanghai. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Visitors browse creative cultural products at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) on Thursday in Shanghai. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Visitors browse creative cultural products at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) on Thursday in Shanghai. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Shanxi's foil materials are displayed at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which opened on Thursday in Shanghai. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Shanxi's aged vinegar products are displayed at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which opened on Thursday in Shanghai. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Visitors watch the window-cleaning robots work at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which opened on Thursday in Shanghai. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/for chinadaily.com.cn]