# Xinhua Silk Road: Upcoming int'l sourcing conference draws crowds of foreign purchasers to Linyi Trade City

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- Published: 2026-10-21T16:37:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

BEIJING, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — After spending just half a day thoroughly 
viewing samples of building materials, hardware and home supplies, Arab merchant
Ala was surprised by the diverse, reasonably-priced goods at the International Sourcing
Center of Linyi Trade City.

After spotting stores of many upstream factories at the center, Ala felt reassured
to learn that more than 2,000 international purchasers would arrive for the 4th 
Linyi Trade City International Sourcing Conference on October 28-30.

Earlier, on September 28, Linyi Trade City, a hub of professional wholesale markets
in Linyi City of east China’s Shandong Province, launched its International Sourcing
Center to bolster foreign trade.

Instead of rushing between relatively separated markets and factories, foreign purchasers
can now enjoy one-stop purchasing services at the center, where 324 foreign trade
enterprises and 698 corporate stores gather.

As one store is usually closely linked with more than 10 upstream factories, the
center connects local manufacturers and establishes a large-scale, standardized 
supply chain for foreign purchasers.

Home to 136 professional wholesale markets and 63,700 stores, Linyi City, better
known as the logistics capital of China, sees busy transactions of over 6 million
types of commodities across 27 categories.

Boasting convenient logistics routes linking localities across China, China-Europe
freight train services and overseas warehouses, the city has been favored by Chinese
and foreign purchasers for its relatively low logistics costs.

While well-developed logistics channels ensure that goods can flow out, digitization
and preferential policies of the market procurement trade pilot program and the 
cross-border e-commerce pilot zone jointly support Linyi’s robust foreign trade.

Currently, 28,000 corporate clients have registered on Linyi Trade City’s digital
trade platform "ChinaMarket", which generated an export volume of 18.13 billion 
yuan in the first half of this year.

While holding regular outgoing promotional activities, Linyi City is dedicated to
building itself into a globally influential commodity distribution center and turning
the "ChinaMarket" into a shared marketplace for all.

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