The 10th Liaoning International Agricultural Expo got underway at Shenyang International Exhibition Center in the province’s capital city on July 27.

The Liaoning International Agricultural Expo is the most influential agricultural exhibition in Northeast China and has been successfully held nine times since 2008.

The event will run for four days and display the newest achievements in agriculture to promote agricultural products to domestic and overseas markets. The event is also a good opportunity for investors to link up with projects and acts as a platform to deepen agricultural cooperation with other regions and countries.

The 10th Liaoning International Agricultural Expo is held at Shenyang International Exhibition Center on July 27. [Photo/Xinhua]

With a theme of "green, brand, innovation and development", the event has attracted 1,277 businesses from 16 regions and countries to Shenyang to promote agricultural products, including those from Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States, Australia and Italy. Out of all the companies attending, Shenyang firms accounted for 496.

Several exhibition areas have been set up at the expo, housing everything from animal husbandry displays, aquatic products, wine, fruit and mushrooms, to food processing machinery and cold chain equipment.

Visitors photograph a watermelon weighing 63.5 kilograms at the 10th Liaoning International Agricultural Expo on July 27. [Photo/Xinhua]

The W1 exhibition area –– the Leisure Agriculture Pavilion –– is a highlight of the expo. The whole area is decorated with items portraying scenery from the four seasons, with the culture of the Xibo ethnic group as well as the culture of the Liao (916-1125) and Jin (1115-1234) dynasties on display. It is aimed at promoting Liaoning province’s tourism industry with agricultural sightseeing.

In addition, the event will be introducing the Internet Plus initiative and launching an online agricultural products trading platform, where consumers will be able to purchase the exhibited agricultural products at home, bringing greater convenience to them.

Shenyang residents view vegetables on display at the 10th Liaoning International Agricultural Expo on July 27. [Photo/Xinhua]