On June 7, the 18th Chengdu Furniture Fair was opened in the Western China International Expo City and Chengdu Century City New International Convention and Exhibition Center, symbolizing that the Western China International Expo City is officially put into use.
The Western China International Expo City, located in the east side of Tianfu Avenue, is the permanent site of the Western China International Fair. Covering an area of 263.6 acres with 16 exhibition halls, the V-shaped architecture will be one of the new landmarks in Chengdu.
From June 7 to 10, the 18th Chengdu Furniture Fair will be held in the Western China International Expo City and Chengdu Century City New International Convention and Exhibition Center. The Western China International Expo City will bring great changes to the hardware environment of the exhibition industry in Chengdu that the total area of exhibition halls will top the Midwest China. The Fair, for the first time, applies the mode of dual exhibitions in one city, with an area of 270,000 square meters, a year-on-year increase of 68.75%. It has attracted over 1,800 enterprises, becoming the first exhibition applying the mode and the largest exhibition in Western China.
The Western China International Expo City is one of the Sichuan key projects and one of the major projects of Tianfu New Area. The international exhibition hall covers 300,000 square meters, the indoor exhibition hall covers 200,000 square meters, and the outdoor exhibition stand covers 100,000 square meters. The second phase of the Western China International Expo City including the convention center will be constructed within the year and is expected to be put into use at the end of 2019.