Opening of China Electrical Culture Festival and Digital Economy Development Conference

On November 7th, the 23rd China Electrical Culture Festival and Digital Economy Development Conference, which lasted for three days, kicked off in Leqing, Wenzhou. As one of the heavyweight events, the International Electrotechnical Products Expo is being held simultaneously. The electrical industry is one of the five pillar industries in Wenzhou. Yueqing is a major gathering area for China's electrical industry, with a wide variety of products and a high market share. It has over 14000 electrical enterprises and achieved a GDP of 150.2 billion yuan in 2022. The Yueqing electrical industry covers over 200 series, over 6000 types, and 25000 models of products for power energy transmission, transformation, and distribution. In 2023, the Yueqing Electric Industry Cluster passed the acceptance of the National Advanced Manufacturing Industry Cluster and is the only industry cluster in China led by counties. The 23rd China Electrical Appliances Culture Festival has set up a series of "1+1+3+X" activities, including an opening ceremony main forum, an international electrical product exhibition, three sub forums, and several special events. The aim is to showcase the achievements of Yueqing Electric's national advanced manufacturing industry cluster construction, promote the application of high-tech, vigorously promote trade negotiations, product procurement, and investment cooperation, and deeply empower the digital transformation of the electrical industry cluster through a series of activities. Compared to previous years, the participating merchants of this International Electrotechnical Products Expo are more internationalized, and the organizers are more diversified and technological. The exhibition covers a total area of 45000 square meters and has set up 600 standard booths, as well as theme sections such as key enterprise theme pavilions, scientific research institution exhibition areas, and business negotiation areas. It has invited multiple well-known institutions to carry out various promotional roadshows, new product releases, and exhibition and sales activities. At the same time, the Expo combines traditional electrical and electrical products with new generation digital technologies such as VR and metaverse to vividly showcase the cutting-edge technologies and latest achievements of Yueqing's electrical and electrical products in the fields of new energy, new materials, high-end equipment, intelligent connected vehicles, smart homes, integrated circuits, and other fields. It also adds overseas buyers, overseas Chinese, business representative offices stationed abroad, and foreign government groups to observe the exhibition, We have added a display area for the foreign trade industry chain to provide one-stop consulting services for enterprises to expand overseas markets. This year's exhibition and sales interaction is achieved through a combination of online and offline methods, which is an innovative way to fully adapt to the Internet and digital era, promoting the integration of domestic and foreign trade in the Yueqing electrical industry. The relevant person in charge of the organizing committee introduced that by building an online and offline platform for the electrical cultural festival, combining traditional cultural festivals with video live streaming, instant messaging, and industrial commerce, exhibitors can comprehensively present their enterprise advantages and capabilities, To provide on-site visitors with a more intuitive physical understanding, as well as an immersive viewing experience for online visitors. Over the past 23 years, the China Electrical Culture Festival has provided new ideas for the transformation and upgrading of the Yueqing electrical industry, continuously and effectively promoting the better development of the electrical industry. In the future, we will provide a broader platform and communication channel for Leqing Intelligent Manufacturing through the China Electrical Culture Festival, attracting more people from both domestic and foreign countries to participate in this global electrical and electrical feast, "said the relevant person in charge of the organizing committee.