An international sculpture expo scheduled for Nov 9 to 11 in Hui'an will have 700 exhibition booths, 10 percent for overseas exhibitors and 62 percent for local artists.

Known as a home of stone sculpture, Hui'an has a vibrant carving industry with about 100,000 people working in nearly 850 firms.

The companies made products worth some 14 billion yuan last year, 13.4 percent of the county's GDP, while the value of their exports surpassed 7 billion yuan.

Hui'an stone carving was granted geographic indication status in 2011. It has been listed among national cultural heritage since 2006.

(Source: China Daily)