The 2019 East Asia Exposition opens in Jinan, capital city of East China's Shandong province on July 5, drawing the participation of more than 500 companies from 56 countries and regions. [Photo by Wang Qian/chinadaily.com.cn]

With an exhibition area of 26,000 square meters, this year's expo sets up 24 pavilions with 800 standard stalls, displaying as many as 10,000 varieties of products, which range from luxury jewelry to daily items such as wine, skin care, electronics and food. [Photo by Wang Qian/chinadaily.com.cn]

The South Korean and Japanese exhibition area boasts a rich variety of cosmetics, food, and electronics products, attracting throngs of visitors. [Photo by Wang Qian/chinadaily.com.cn]

The exposition also offers separate exhibition areas for India, Brazil, Vietnam, Malaysia, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka as well as China's Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The photo taken on July 5 shows Ceylon black tea displayed at the Sri Lanka pavilion. [Photo by Wang Qian/chinadaily.com.cn]

Italy's shining utensils draw local visitors at the 2019 East Asia Exposition in Jinan, capital city of East China's Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Qian/chinadaily.com.cn]

Luxury jewelry from a beauty pageant called Czech Miss 2011 is on show at the European exhibition area. [Photo by Wang Qian/chinadaily.com.cn]