(Yicai Global) Oct. 30 -- The third China International Import Expo will kick off on Nov. 5 for six days at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. As exhibitors are busy getting their stalls ready, all preparations are expected to be complete around Nov. 2.

Jinbao, the CIIE’s mascot panda, stands outside the entrance of the National Exhibition and
Convention Center.

Giant posters of Jinbao also hang inside the center.

Flags flap above a colorful flower bed in the South Square of the NECC.

Volunteers prepare for a group photo in the South Square.

Everyone entering the center must have their temperatures taken. Only people with a normal temperature can enter.

Face recognition systems have also been placed at the entrance.

Medical staff are on hand.

A view of the NECC’s Central Square exhibition area.

A worker deals with a hug sign.

A statue of Jinbao wears a mask to remind participants about epidemic control and prevention measures in place.

This year’s CIIE has about 600 special stands. Work on them is expected to be wrapped up around Nov. 2.

Exhibits are delivered in parts and then assembled.

Workers debug exhibited equipment in the Intelligent Industry & Information Technology area.

Workers prepare a stand in the Automobile area.

The first exhibit to arrive was the German multinational Wirtgen Group’s W380CR cold recycling machine.

A restaurant has installed perspex screens between tables as an epidemic prevention and control measure.

New energy shuttle buses are lined up ready in a parking lot.