China's First International Mineral Gems Expo to be Held in Changsha

With the approval of the State Council, the China (Changsha) International Mineral Gems Expo, co-sponsored by the Hunan Provincial Government and the Ministry of Land and Resources, will be held from May 16 to May 20 at the Hunan International Convention and Exhibition Center.

As the first international mineral gemstone professional exhibition held in China, it is also the first international exhibition held in Hunan Province. What are the current preparations for the exhibition? What features and highlights will the show have? The reporter recently had an exclusive interview with the person in charge of the office of the China (Changsha) International Mineral Gem Expo Organizing Committee (hereinafter referred to as the person in charge).

Reporter: China (Changsha) International Mineral Gem Fair is China's first high-profile international mineral gemstone professional exhibition. As early as the beginning of 2011, you started the preparations for the start-up. Now it is less than two months before the opening. How is the preparation progress?

Responsible person: Holding the International Mineral Gems Expo is not only a need to promote popular science knowledge and geoscience knowledge, but also an opportunity and platform for exchanges and transactions between domestic and foreign exhibitors and users. At the beginning of 2011, we started preparations, and in April of that year, we organized a preparatory working group to enter the Hunan International Convention and Exhibition Center. Major leaders of the Ministry of Land and Resources and the Provincial Government of Hunan Province have repeatedly instructed and supported the organization of this Expo. Li Youzhi, deputy governor of Hunan Province, personally served as director of the Expo Organizing Committee. In June and September 2012, Li Youzhi presided over the preparatory work conference for the two exhibitions and demanded that the people of Hunan should be able to handle the major issues and run this state-level high-quality international exhibition.

On August 8, 2012, Xu Shousheng, governor of Hunan Province, issued the "Hunan Provincial People's Government's Request for Holding China (Changsha) International Mineral Gems Expo" and submitted it to the State Council. On February 5, 2013, the State Council approved that the government of Hunan Province and the Ministry of Land and Resources would co-host the expo.

On the morning of March 15, 2013, Li Youzhi also presided over the opening of the China (Changsha) International Mineral Gem Expo Organizing Committee meeting to arrange the preparation of the Expo. The Hunan Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Land and Resources, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, the Foreign Affairs Office, the Foreign Experts Bureau, the State Taxation Bureau, the Changsha Customs, and the Changsha Municipal People's Government attended the meeting. Vice Governor Li Youzhi emphasized that Hunan held the first professional exhibition of mineral gemstones. All relevant departments must strengthen their responsibilities and strengthen implementation. With a strong sense of ownership and a high sense of responsibility, this joint exhibition is a good show for Hunan's new image. Build an international standard economic and trade cultural exchange platform for Hunan. Representatives of the participating units expressed that they would fully support the Expo, earnestly implement the tasks assigned by the Organizing Committee, and ensure that the first Expo will be successfully held.

At the same time, the office of the Organizing Committee of the Expo actively went out of the country to conduct international publicity and promotion, and participated in and organized more than 20 various promotional activities. Through extensive communication and exchange with exhibitors, collectors, museums and exhibition organizers in the international mineral gemstone industry, they showed great interest in the expo and expressed that they would bring top exhibits to China. At the same time, the Expo Organizing Committee will work with well-known service companies to enhance service and security during the show.

Reporter: As an international top exhibition, why should we choose to hold it in Hunan? What are the outstanding advantages of Hunan in this regard?

Responsible person: Mineral gemstones, with their natural and non-renewable qualities, carry the highest ornamental value, research value, collection value, and educational science functions. It is a precious heritage of nature. The crystal resources of China's mines have a very important position in the world. In the international industry exhibitions such as Tucson in the United States, Munich in Germany, St. Mary in France, etc. Dozens of crystal mines in China are renowned throughout the world and have become an indispensable important collection for internationally renowned museums and famous collectors.

The mineral crystal mines in China are best known in Hunan. Hunan and the surrounding areas are the most important areas for the accumulation of mineral resources in the world. They are the hometown of non-ferrous metals and the home of non-metallic minerals. The mineral crystals produced in Hunan and its surrounding areas are numerous, large in quantity, bright in color, perfect in crystals, and varied in composition and unique in shape. In addition to common species, there are many rare species, such as fragrant stone and fiber lithium stone in the world is unique. The Shizhuyuan deposit in Zhangzhou, Hunan Province was honored as “The Museum of World Nonferrous Metals” by UNESCO. The tin mine in Loudi, Hunan Province, is recognized as “the world's capital city”. In 1982 China Post issued four kinds of famous mineral crystal stamps on the specimens are from Hunan: Shimen Realgar Yellow, Phoenix Chensha, Lengshuijiang Huiji and Yizhang County Yaogangxian black tungsten.

In addition, Hunan is located in the south-central part of China, with obvious advantages in location and strong radiation function. The Hunan provincial party committee and the provincial government also paid close attention to and paid attention to the exhibition. The relevant departments and the Changsha municipal government also gave great attention and strong support. It can be said that holding this exhibition in Hunan is a combination of weather, geography, and people.

Reporter: What is the purpose of this exhibition? What are the main activities?

Responsible person: The Expo aims to "hold a foothold in mineral provinces, gather global resources, build international brands, and promote scientific civilization". The exhibition scope mainly includes mineral crystals, natural gems, semi-precious stones, teaching popular science specimens, fossils, vermiculite and other related professional equipment, professional media, audio-visual publishing, etc. At the same time, the Expo also provides famous museums at home and abroad, famous crystal mines and geological parks. Image display area.

The First Expo has a total of 1200 international standard booths, covering an area of ​​about 58,000 square meters. At present, overseas exhibition work is nearing completion, and overseas booths will reach 700 to 800, accounting for more than 60% of the total number of booths. The Expo will be the first to open the China Fossil Exhibition and actively promote the exchange of international fossils. The Expo will also hold professional exchange activities that affect the development process of the industry, such as summit forums, museum theme conferences, fossil forums, and the 15th annual meeting of the International Colored Gemstone Association. Leading scientists of American mineral studies, directors of internationally renowned museums, industry leaders and other international industry leaders will lead the conference and give speeches, making the Expo a heavyweight professional platform and a global industry watcher.

Reporter: At this Expo, what will be the "Treasure of the Town Council" debut?

Responsible person: The first session of the exhibition will gather together and bring together the world's top mineral crystals, gemstones and fossils. It will bring a treasure feast to the people of the country.

The exhibition displayed the largest, valued US$100 million U.S. natural-gold entity, which is larger than the world’s best tanzanite gemstones in the “Titanic” “Ocean Hearts”, as well as the Opal Stone and Tanzanite Extremely precious stones such as sapphire will make their debut at the show. In particular, the Archaeopteryx fossil, which was previously only seen in junior high school biology textbooks, will debut in China for the first time. According to reports, there are only two of the world's most complete fossils of Arc'teryx, and the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games has invited them to display but failed to do so. Except for a few insurmountable orphan products, there are hundreds of valuable mineral crystals and gem displays.

Reporter: It is understood that the "Museum theme year" will be set at the expo. Why set this theme?

Responsible person: With the rapid development of the national economy and the continuous improvement of people’s living standards, the construction of domestic natural museums is strong. There are currently more than 1,000 museums under construction in China. There are only 395 museums newly opened in 2011. Museums have huge demand for collections, and the demand for mineral gemstones is also growing. At the same time, the international community is also optimistic about China's huge consumer market. China's rich mineral resources and domestic demand markets also look forward to international professional platforms. The museum theme year is in line with the trend of the times.

Mineral gemstones and fossil specimens are the core collections of natural history museums and general museums. The museum is the soul of the city and is the most important cultural facility and science education base in modern cities. The first expo set "Museum Theme Year", the first to open China Fossil Exhibition, build a museum procurement platform, and promote global inter-library exchanges, the main show will also be stunning at the same time. By then, Changsha, Hunan Province will gather 1000 to 1200 mineral gems exhibitors from more than 50 countries, internationally renowned museums, professional buyers and collectors to attend the exhibition. The inaugural expositions of famous artists gathered together will provide the world with an international arena to showcase the beauty of minerals, interpret the luxury of precious stones, and achieve high-value transactions. It is expected to rank among the world's top three mineral gemstone industry exhibitions.

Reporter: What kind of impact will the Expo bring to Hunan?

Responsible person: The successful holding of the Expo will bring about investment results and industry-driven effects that will have a profound impact on Hunan's economic and trade culture and industrial development. The 15th annual meeting of the International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA), one of the main activities of the Expo, will gather more than 200 top merchants and experts in the mining, processing, designing, and training of gemstones from more than 30 countries around the world to discuss how to pool global resources. To develop the Chinese market. The "International Gem Culture Creative Industry Park" jointly created by ICA and the Changsha City Government was settled in the Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone last year, and has introduced dozens of international brand gemstone enterprises including Austrian Swarovski. According to the plan, the project is planned to occupy an area of ​​1,000 mu. It is estimated that 200 brand enterprises will be introduced in about 5 years to solve the employment of more than 100,000 people, form an industrial scale of 30 billion to 50 billion yuan, and create a multi-billion industrial cluster. , And incited its associated geological minerals, popular science culture, tourism, etc., to form a trillion-scale industrial chain, promote industrial transformation, enhance people's quality of life, and make it an important "industrial symbol" in Changsha.

May in Changsha, full of vitality, birds and flowers. Let us witness the blooming of the first China International Mineral Gems Expo. Let us open the door to Eastern Fortune!