Guizhou province held an international alcoholic beverage expo in the capital city of Guiyang on Sept 9, showcasing the best wines and alcohol in the world to promote international cooperation in the industry.

The opening ceremony for the international alcoholic beverage expo gathers thousands of alcohol dealers and purchasers in Guiyang on Sept 9. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

In its seventh year, the expo has built on its past success with over 2,000 well-known alcohol brands from over 40 countries and regions attending to exhibit their products this year.

The expo is divided into seven indoor pavilions, plus an independent outdoor pavilion hosting the second "global wine carnival", bringing together international wine chateaus and distributors to present their new products.

The expo is scheduled to run for four days and will host a forum on integrating the alchohol industry with tourism, culture and the internet, a world liquors summit and a world liquors purchasers' summit.

According to the organizing committee, nearly 1500 commercial contracts valued at more than 54.5 billion yuan ($8 billion) are expected to be singed during the event.

An American visitor tastes traditional Chinese spirits at the Seventh International Alcoholic Beverage Expo on Sept 9. [Photo by Dong Xianwu/chinadaily.com.cn]