Cross-Straits fair gets underway

A tea art performance at the ongoing fair. Fujian province is one of the key tea production centers in China. [Photo by Hu Meidong / China Daily]

In 2014, the seventh fair was crowned as the No 1 cultural fair in the country.

This year's fair, co-organized by the governments of Fujian province and Xiamen as well as the Taiwan-based Asia-Pacific Cultural and Creative Industries Association, promises great improvements in both quality and quantity.

The total exhibition area is 60,000 square meters, 10,000 square meters larger than last year, with more than 3,000 booths. The exhibition area consists of four major sections.

The first of them is for handicraft works. As a key part of the fair, the handicraft works section occupies the majority of the exhibition area, about 40,000 square meters, where more than 1,500 companies showcase their handicraft products.

These companies are divided into categories such as ceramics, wood sculpture and jade sculpture.