New marine expo sails into Pingtan

A working staff prepares for the 2017 Pingtan International Marine Tourism and Leisure Sports Expo, which will take place in Pingtan, Fujian province, from June 2 to 4. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The 2017 Pingtan International Marine Tourism and Leisure Sports Expo splashes down at Aoqian Taiwan Town in Pingtan, Fujian province, on June 2 to 4.

The event is jointly sponsored by the Island Research Center of the State Oceanic Administration, the Pingtan Comprehensive Pilot Zone administrative committee and the Fujian Provincial Department of Oceans and Fisheries.

Preparatory work for the event is now almost complete with more than 110 exhibitors across the world signed up so far, according to the expo's organizing committee.

This year's expo shall be composed of two pavilions—a China pavilion and a Pingtan pavilion—and three exhibition areas, namely, a marine tourism area, marine leisure sport area and VR experience area.

"Construction of the two pavilions and three exhibition areas is nearly finished," said Yu Hao, the leader of the construction project.

A forest of log cabins has also been erected on the expo site, and is expected to be one of the highlights of the event.

"Our log cabins can be put up and taken down easily," said Yin Liang, a representative of the log cabin company. "Via the expo, I hope to promote our log cabins to more countries around the world."