2016年CRI Tibet Expo: platform that links Tibetan products and the world

 

The China Tibet Tourism and Culture Expo is not all about tourism development and cultural exchanges – this is also a platform for business people to show their products to the world.

Lagqiong, a silverware maker¹ from Tibet's second-largest city Shigatse, comes to the expo every year.

He says this event gives him more customers.

"The demand for my silverware products has increased a lot ever since I came to the expo. I have a workshop back in my hometown Shigatse. People would go to my factory directly to place orders. I have plenty of customers now."

Lagqiong added before he came here, he had aleady received many orders.

More than 200 businessmen from some 110 Nepali enterprises² were also invited to attend this year's expo.

Bhim Sherchan owns a factory making hand-made Nepalese Tibetan carpets and handicrafts.

The company has been exporting to Germany, the U.S., Japan and other European countries.

Sherchan says among them, China is his largest market.

"Of course, due to its large population – and the cold region³ is here—it's a potential area for us. Before we couldn't introduce ourselves, now we're going to introduce ourselves, these hand-made products. So I think a lot of the markets are here. "

He added that the most difficult thing for his job in China was language, but the popular social platform "WeChat" has totally addressed his concerns, and allows him to promote his carpets in Chinese.

The expo not only provides a platform for craftsmen⁴ to show their work, but also gives them opportunities to expand their business network.

Dojre Cairang, general-manager of Tibetan rug⁵ manufacturer⁶, is planning to export his raw materials to Nepal.

"Today I talked to a Nepali carpet maker, who owns the largest carpet-making factory in Nepal. He asked me whether I could provide him with raw materials to make carpets. My products can totally meet his requirements, and he thinks we should maintain⁷ a long-term relationship for cooperation."

The week-long expo gathers about 1,500 officials, experts and representatives from more than 15 countries and regions⁸.

The event will come to a close on September 16.

For CRI, this is Li Jianhua reporting from Lhasa.

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 enterprises   

事业( enterprise的名词复数 )； 事业心； 企[事]业单位； 企业发展

参考例句：

• In capitalist society,big enterprises always try to freeze out the smaller ones. 在资本主义社会，大企业总是千方百计地排挤小企业。
• Big transcontinental enterprises jostle with one another for world markets. 巨大的跨国公司[企业]互相争夺国际市场。

3 region   

n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度

参考例句：

• The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
• It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。

4 craftsmen   

n. 技工

参考例句：

• rugs handmade by local craftsmen 由当地工艺师手工制作的小地毯
• The craftsmen have ensured faithful reproduction of the original painting. 工匠保证要复制一幅最接近原作的画。

5 rug   

n.毯子，地毯，旅行毯

参考例句：

• The rug can double up.这条地毯能卷起来。
• It will be more beautiful if you work some blue into the rug.如果你再织些蓝色的图案，这毯子会更好看。

6 manufacturer   

n.生产厂商，制造公司，厂主

参考例句：

• A manufacturer can amplify the demand of a product by advertising widely.厂商能用大做广告的方法来扩大人们对产品的需求。
• Prices are laid down by the manufacturer.价格是由厂商制定的。

7 maintain   

vt.支撑；赡养，抚养；维持，保有

参考例句：

• He has to maintain a large family on a small salary.他不得不依靠很少的工资养活一家人。
• We must do our best to maintain sales at their usual rate.我们要尽力使销售额保持在平日的水平上。

8 regions   

n.地区( region的名词复数 )；[数学]区域；（艺术、科学等的）领域；行政区

参考例句：

• A flying doctor service operates in remote regions. 在偏远地区有飞行医生服务。
• More powers are gradually being devolved to the regions. 正逐步向地方下放更多的权力。 来自《简明英汉词典》