The Second National Exhibition Fair for Commodities Featuring Chinese Characteristics closed on Nov 12, 2013, in the city of Sanmenxia, Henan Province. Products from 75 enterprises were awarded the title "Chinese-Featured Commodity Brands" and "2013 Chinese Consumers' Favorite Brands". Five enterprises from Shanxi Province have received this title of honor.

The five rewarded enterprises are Guangong Cultural Creative Co Ltd of Yuncheng, Pomegranate Flower Home Textile Decoration Co of Yuncheng, Shanxi Qierkangchiguo Bio-product Co, Shuntian Agricultural Products Development Co of Yicheng County, and Shanxi Tangmingyuan Food Co.

This year's exhibition fair began on Nov 8 and lasted for four days, having attracted a total of 300,000 visitors. Through direct contacts at their exhibition booths, the exhibitors and buyers were able to use the fair as a procurement platform for conducting their trade negotiations and business transactions. They signed sales contracts worth a total of 7.9 billion yuan ($1.3 billion), and the sales on spot exceeded 400 million yuan. At the same time, they also took advantage of the fair to seek investment partners and promote joint ventures. A total of 69 trade cooperation contracts were signed during the fair, with a total value of 40.34 billion yuan.

Edited by Roger Bradshaw