Core Points - The 7th Shanxi Cultural Industry Expo (Shanxi Wenbohui) was held in Taiyuan from the 21st to the 25th, showcasing the latest achievements in the cultural industry of Shanxi Province [1] - The expo is the largest and most influential provincial cultural exhibition in Shanxi, having been successfully held every two years since 2013 [1] - This year's event featured over 2,000 enterprises from 31 provinces, regions, municipalities, and 36 countries, indicating a significant expansion of its "circle of friends" [1] Summary by Categories - **Event Overview** - The expo adopted a "mainly offline, online simultaneously" model, achieving the largest exhibition scale in its history [1] - It was co-hosted by five organizations, including the Publicity Department of the Shanxi Provincial Committee and the Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism [1] - **Exhibitor Diversity** - Exhibiting companies covered cutting-edge fields such as new tourism equipment, smart sports, intelligent cultural relics, and virtual reality [1] - Notable new products included robotic dogs, bionic robots, low-altitude drones, unmanned guides, and underground archaeological pods, showcasing a significant increase in technological content [1]

Group 1 - The seventh Shanxi Cultural Industry Expo will be held from August 21 to 25, featuring nearly 2,000 enterprises from 31 provinces and 35 countries, marking the largest scale in its history [1] - The expo will adopt a hybrid format with a main venue at the Shanxi Xiahe International Exhibition Center and multiple sub-venues, divided into seven thematic exhibition halls [1] - The first two halls will showcase comprehensive cultural industry achievements, while the third hall will focus on cultural technology, including digital creativity, animation, gaming, and AI applications [1] Group 2 - The expo's cultural creativity lineup has been significantly enhanced, covering seven categories such as traditional crafts, intangible cultural heritage, red cultural creativity, and digital cultural creativity [2] - Four major highlights of the expo include the empowerment of cultural heritage through technology, the transformation of unique IPs into everyday life, modernization of traditional crafts, and the establishment of a cultural creativity ecosystem [2] - A "Cultural Creativity Shanxi" themed exhibition area will be set up for the first time, showcasing premium works in red cultural creativity, trendy toys, and official cultural creativity [2]