A media delegation visited China Dieshiqiao International Home Textiles on July 17 -- located in Haimen, Nantong, in East China’s Jiangsu province -- to learn about developments in China's textiles industry, according to local news reports.

The delegation consisted of more than 10 experts from China, Egypt, Ghana, Argentina and Turkey, and journalists from more than 20 news websites -- including people.com.cn, xinhuanet.com, cctv.com and chinadaily.com.cn.

China Dieshiqiao International Home Textiles, located in Haimen city, is one of the largest home textiles markets in China.

It is also serves as a pilot area for reform of the national market procurements trade. It offers for sale more than 200 ranges of goods, more than 560 brands and more than 1,000 kinds of home textiles products.

The products are exported to more than 130 countries and regions globally. Its domestic market share is estimated at over 40 percent. Officials said its online and offline trading volume in the home textiles market currently tops 110 billion yuan ($16 billion) annually, and the total export value of the market procurement trade tops $6 billion annually.

The 2019 Belt and Road Dieshiqiao Import and Export Commodity Fair opened in Haimen city on May 16, attracting participation of more than 10,000 domestic and foreign companies and more than 120 buyers from more than 10 countries and regions including Pakistan, Switzerland and Indonesia.

The four-day event played host to more than 50,000 visitors. Officials said its trading volume reached 21.6 million yuan.

The media delegation poses for a group photo in front of China Dieshiqiao International Home Textiles located in Haimen, Nantong, in East China’s Jiangsu province, on July 17. [Photo/Wechat account of Haimen Fabu]