Visitors are photographed at the 2021 Northeast China (Changchun) 25th Building Decoration and Materials Expo in Changchun, Jilin province, on April 8. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The 2021 Northeast China (Changchun) 25th Building Decoration and Materials Expo opened in Changchun, capital city of Northeast China's Jilin province, on April 8, according to local media reports.

The three-day expo, which covers areas like building materials, 5G connectivity, drones, kitchen and bathroom appliances, clean energy, intelligent controlled butlers, and integrated customization, has more than 5,000 booths set up by 1,200 exhibiting companies.

The expo, which has now been successfully held for 24 consecutive years, is one of the most influential exhibitions in the country and has long been leading the development of the building materials industry in Northeast China.

A booth set up at the building decoration and material expo, April 8 [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Located at Changchun International Convention and Exhibition Center, the expo will include the launch of the latest products and newest technologies, covering the entire industry chain of the home building materials industry.

"There are many highlights of the exhibition, especially the smart customization and soft decoration customization, which impressed me a lot," said Wang Jianmin, a visitor to the exhibition. "The expo has new and complete products, and many highlights. Others, such as system doors and windows, and electronic fingerprint locks, were not included in my procurement plan. Now I want to buy a few."

The expo actively promotes cross-border integration and service innovation, highlighting six areas - whole house customization, smart homes, system doors and windows, roof wall integration, green heating, and prefabricated buildings - and creating an industry benchmark.