Lanzhou fair attracts investment

A record number of contracts has been signed during the Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair in northwestern China's Gansu province.

According to organizers, 1,435 contracts with a total value of 761 billion yuan ($114 billion) were signed at the 22nd Lanzhou Fair, a new high and up 9.1 percent over last year.

The service sector took up more than 50 percent of the total for the first time in the fair's history.