Workers and staff members are busy making preparations for the upcoming 2nd China International Import Expo (CIIE) which is scheduled from Nov 5 to 10 in East China’s Shanghai. The corporation exhibition attracts 500,000 people of more than 3,000 companies from over 150 countries and regions. And it will have an exhibition area of 360,000 square meters, 60,000 square meters larger than that of last year’s event. Photos: Yang Hui/GT