Cartoon enthusiasts will soon have a good chance to access the
latest cartoon and Internet game products, as well as hardware,
software and new technology to be used for digital media. They will
also see fashionable cartoon clothes, toys and decorations.
What's more exciting will perhaps be the "costume play," or
"cosplay." There will be 20 real shows on the stage every day, that
is, real persons playing the leading roles in cartoon stories.
All these will be available at a digital culture exhibition,
which will take place along with the 2006 Nanjing Golden Autumn
Economic and Trade Fair from September 19 to 21.
Characterized by internationalism, specialties, practicality and
interaction, the 2006 China Nanjing International Digital Culture
Exposition will display the latest cartoon products, Internet games
and digital media technology, promote trade and communication in
the digital cultural industry, attract investment, expand the
international market and improve the capacity of the industry.
"We will turn Nanjing into a 'famous software city', while at
the same time energetically developing the cultural industry. The
emerging digital industry effectively links the software and
cultural sectors," said Nanjing Vice-Mayor Jin Daoqiang.
The expo will have a showroom of 15,000 square meters at the
Nanjing International Exhibition Centre, divided into five theme
areas, including trade of digital media technology and products,
digital interaction and entertainment products, high-tech
education, digital culture derivative products, and interactive
activities.
Some 100 technology and equipment providers will take part in
the expo, including big names such as Motorola, NEC, Sony, Siemens,
Nokia, Huawei and ZTE.
Besides the exhibition of various digital technology and
products, an original animation contest will be jointly launched by
China Academy of Art, Beijing Film Academy, China Media University,
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, and Shandong Luxun Academy of Fine
Arts.
These institutions of higher learning will unveil their own
original works in animation and will also participate in the
International Digital Arts Communication Forum.
With the purpose of promoting digital culture, the expo will set
up a platform for the exhibition and trade of digital technology,
audio and video entertainment programs, as well as video services,
by exploiting the characteristics of China's unique digital
culture.
It aims to facilitate the integration of China's Internet
industry and the nation's traditional cultural industry, creating
an all-new digital cultural dimension.
The event is sponsored by Jiangsu provincial government and
co-organized by Nanjing municipal government and the provincial
department of foreign trade and economic cooperation.
(Xinhua News Agency September 15, 2006)