The 6th China Time-honored Brands (Shandong) Expo kicked off on Aug 19 at the Shandong International Convention and Exhibition Center in Jinan, the provincial capital.

Spanning an exhibition area of 23,000 square meters, the expo gathered more than 600 enterprises from 25 provinces and cities, displaying more than 10,000 products.

There were exhibition areas for gourmet food, condiments, medicine and health, famous wine and tea, intangible cultural heritages, foreign trade and domestic services that offered a perfect destination to explore the charm of time-honored brands.

Exhibitors make Shandong jianbing, a homemade dry, thin, paper-like pancake at the expo. [Photo/IC]

A visitor poses for a photo at the expo, which is decorated with traditional Chinese elements. [Photo/IC]

Visitors sample gourmet food provided by time-honored food enterprises at the expo. [Photo/IC]

A child snacks on gourmet food at the expo. [Photo/IC]

The 6th China Time-honored Brands (Shandong) Expo attracts many visitors to explore the charm of time-honored brands. [Photo/IC]

A cook makes snacks at the expo. [Photo/IC]

The exhibition booth of Hongjitang, a traditional Chinese medicine brand that was established in 1907 [Photo/IC]

A folk artist performs pingshu (storytelling) and kuaiban (a traditional Chinese talk show recited to the rhythm of bamboo clappers) at the expo. [Photo/IC]