The opening ceremony of the 2025 Changchun International Medicine and Health Industry Expo & Changbai Mountain Ginseng Industry High-quality Development Conference on Dec 7 in Changchun, Northeast China's Jilin province. [Video provided to gojilin.gov.cn]

The 2025 Changchun International Medicine and Health Industry Expo & Changbai Mountain Ginseng Industry High-quality Development Conference opened on Dec 7, bringing a powerful boost to the region's fast-growing biomedicine sector.

The three-day event focuses on specialization, international engagement, and public participation, serving as a high-end platform for global exchange across the medical and health industries.

Ginseng products are displayed at the expo. [Photo provided to gojilin.gov.cn]

Covering 50,000 square meters, the expo featured one central venue and four sub-venues. The main venue included 10 themed halls showcasing ginseng, Jilin's specialty products, products from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and overseas, and traditional Chinese medicine culture.

A total of 534 companies from over 10 countries and regions joined, more than half from outside Jilin. The lineup includes 25 Fortune Global 500 companies, 25 China 500 companies, and 97 listed enterprises.

Nearly 30 activities gathered 2,000 guests, including academics, university leaders, entrepreneurs, government officials, and industry association representatives. International exhibition groups expanded from one last year to seven this year.

A ginseng replica is displayed at the exhibition. [Photo provided to gojilin.gov.cn]

A highlight of the opening day was the 1,000-sq-m wild ginseng pavilion – an immersive "living museum" showcasing the millennia-old heritage of Changbai Mountain ginseng.

Throughout the event, 27 activities across six categories examined frontier topics including ginseng industry upgrading, pharmaceutical innovation, health tourism, cell industry development, and commercialization of new technologies, reinforcing Changchun's ambitions in the global health economy.