The 2021 World Industrial Design Conference will be held from Oct 22 to 24 in Yantai, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province.

The event, which is hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Shandong Provincial People's Government, aims to deepen the integration of industrial design and economic development, as well as strengthen design exchanges among different countries.

The conference, which has been held previously four times, has developed into platforms for global design innovation, entrepreneur cooperation, and high-end innovation talent gathering.

A model of the AC313 helicopter is on display during the 2020 World Industrial Design Conference in Yantai, Shandong province. [Photo/VCG]

A visitor takes photos of a model of a high-speed maglev train travelling at 600 kilometers per hour during the 2020 World Industrial Design Conference in Yantai, Shandong province. [Photo/VCG]