On the 18th, the 2023 2nd China Jiyuan International Silver Culture Expo opened in Jiyuan City, Henan Province, the "Hometown of Yu Gong". The exhibited silver pot products. According to Liu Peng, Jiyuan City, the birthplace of the Yugong Mountain Moving Spirit, is also the largest silver production base in China. It has a national non ferrous metal circular economy standardization pilot project worth hundreds of billions, gathering more than 30 jewelry raw material production enterprises, with an annual output of over 5000 tons of silver. Some silver products are exported to countries and regions such as Europe, America, Japan, and South Korea. The picture shows the silver exhibits on display. Liu Pengzhao's theme for this expo is "jointly promoting development and leading the future with silver". The aim is to fully leverage the resource advantages of Jiyuan's silver industry, focus on extending and strengthening the silver industry chain, attract and integrate high-quality jewelry industry resources, cultivate and expand emerging silver jewelry industry clusters, explore high-quality development paths for the industry, and create the "Yugong Hometown, China's Silver Capital" brand with high quality. On the same day, more than 500 people, including envoys to China from more than 10 countries along the "the Belt and Road", outstanding silver industry enterprises, scientific research institutes, colleges and universities and other industry experts, scholars, arts and crafts masters, intangible cultural heritage inheritors, jewelry designer representatives, gathered in Jiyuan to enjoy the "silver fragrance" and share the vision of cooperation. The picture shows the silver exhibits on display. During his speech, Liu Peng, the mayor of Jiyuan City, Zhuang Jianqiu, introduced that as the largest silver production base in China, the silver industry is one of the most distinctive and advantageous industries in Jiyuan. In 2022, Jiyuan's silver production reached 5123 tons, accounting for 19.05% of the national total, and mineral silver accounted for 43.63% of the national total. All medals and silver used in the 2008 Beijing Olympics came from Jiyuan. Zhuang Jianqiu said that in recent years, Jiyuan City has placed the extension, supplementation, and strengthening of the silver industry in an important position, building a high standard silver city in China. At the same time, it has the only specialized jewelry electroplating industry park in Henan Province and the only testing center with the most complete functions in the central and western regions. The overall pattern of the integrated development of the silver industry ecological chain is accelerating the improvement and construction. The picture shows the silver exhibits on display. On the same day, Liu Peng visited the reporter and learned that the exhibition attracted more than 300 companies to participate, with about 6000 exquisite design works appearing here. In the main venue of the China Silver Jewelry Trading Center, a dazzling array of silver jewelry and jewelry exhibits bring a visual feast to guests from all directions. The picture shows the exhibition hall of Jiyuan China Silver City. It is reported that the current Expo will continue from April 18th to 21st, as photographed by Liu Peng. During the Expo, a series of activities will also be held, such as the "the Belt and Road" Silver Industry Development Forum on "Seeing" by Wangwu, the Jiyuan Global Business Promotion Conference on "Sharing 'Economic' Development and 'Silver' Leading the Future", and the Silver E-commerce Innovation and Development Forum on "Seeing" by Wangwu. (New News Agency)