The China (Taiyuan) International Energy Industry Expo is held in Taiyuan on Sept 1-3. [Photo/Yellow River News]

The China (Taiyuan) International Energy Industry Expo was recently held in Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi province.

The expo, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Energy Administration, and the Shanxi Provincial People's Government, was held onsite on Sept 1-3 and will be held online for a year.

An exhibition area of the China (Taiyuan) International Energy Industry Expo [Photo/Yellow River News]

The 30,000-square-meter physical expo was divided into 10 exhibition areas with themes such as the comprehensive image of Shanxi province, green finance, international energy, new energy vehicles, and 5G+ energy, attracting 162 enterprises from across China, the United States, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Russia. 

Among the exhibitors, 22 are Fortune Global 500 companies or top 500 Chinese enterprises.

Visitors and exhibitors talk at the expo. [Photo/Yellow River News]

The online sector of the expo has seven virtual exhibition areas focusing on electricity, energy saving and carbon reduction, energy storage, 5G+ energy, new energy, and new energy vehicles, with 140 enterprises attending.

A man tries out virtual reality equipment to experience coal mining at the expo. [Photo/Yellow River News]