World's largest int'l trade fair ends with record number of visitors

MUNICH, Germany, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The world's largest international trade fair Bauma ended on Sunday in southern German city of Munich with a record number of visitors.

About 530,000 visitors from 200 countries came to the specialized exhibition in Munich, according to the local trade association, which is responsible for the fair.

Bauma 2013, the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment, took place from April 15 to 21 2013 at the trade fair grounds in Munich.

Bauma is held every three years. Visitors and audience can thereby learn about the latest products and ideas of construction and mining equipment industry.

The Munich Exhibition Center has placed 16 exhibition halls and a total outdoor area of 570,000 square meters for the trade fair, which attracts 3,443 exhibitors from 57 countries and regions. The number of China's exhibitors ranks just after Germany (1,367) and Italy (478) as the third.

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