An exhibitor talks with an expert at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)
KUNMING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors.
Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion.
Visitors watch as a robot makes coffee at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
A visitor smells the aroma of coffee at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)
An exhibitor promotes coffee products via livestreaming at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)
A contestant brews coffee during a coffee brewing competition at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Visitors taste coffee at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
A visitor learns to stir-fry coffee beans at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)
A visitor talks with an exhibitor at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
A contestant brews coffee during a coffee brewing competition at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Visitors look at filter cups at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
People visit the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
An Ethiopian exhibitor makes coffee at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
A visitor talks with an exhibitor at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)