China International Environmental Protection Exhibition kicked off on Wednesday. It was held by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Ministry of Science and Technology.

Energy Saving is the theme of this year's exhibition, which attracted more than 600 exhibitors in an area covering 30-thousand square meters.

Chen Shangqin, Deputy Director of China Association of Environmental Protection Industry said "The first China Environmental Protection Exhibition was held in 1986. This year is the 11th exhibition. The scale of the exhibition is improving year-by-year, which shows that China's economic and environmental protection standards are improving."