3月18日上午，第28届中国·古镇国际灯饰博览会（以下简称“古镇灯博会”）在广东省中山市灯都古镇会议展览中心盛大开幕，本届灯博会为期4天，将于3月21日结束。展会由中山市人民政府、中国照明电器协会主办，中山市古镇镇人民政府、中山古镇灯都博览有限公司承办。
The 28th China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair (GILF) opened at the Guzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Zhongshan, Guangdong on March 18, lasting until March 21，2023. The 28th GILF is hosted by Zhongshan Municipal People’s Government and China Association of Lighting Industry, and organized by the People's Government of Guzhen Town and Guzhen Lighting Expo Co., Ltd.
▲第28届中国·古镇国际灯饰博览会开幕。记者 余兆宇 摄
本届古镇灯博会的主题是“让古镇灯饰照亮世界”，数字化赋能产业升级，智造、节能、设计、跨界共生，为展会主要方向。
展会以灯都古镇会议展览中心为主会场，联合利和灯博中心、华艺广场、星光联盟全球品牌灯饰中心、灯都时代广场、古一瑞丰国际灯配城、古一庆丰LED商贸广场、古镇长安灯配电子城、曹三国际灯配城8大分会场同步办展，总展览面积超过150万平方米，参展企业超过3500家。
With the theme of “Guzhen lights up the world ”, the 28th GILF features digital upgrading of the industry, intelligent manufacturing, energy conservation, design, and cross-border cooperation. GILF sets Guzhen Convention and Exhibition Center as the main venue, joining hands with 8 branches (lighting megastores) to achieve over 1,500,000 m²of exhibition area, and gathering over 3,500 high-quality enterprises together.
▲第28届古镇灯博会开幕式现场。记者 余兆宇 摄
据了解，第28届古镇灯博会预登记在3月17日12:00结束，本届灯博会迎来超120个国家和地区82,240人完成实名预登记，较2021春季古镇灯博会增长49.88%，较2019年春季古镇灯博会增长8.84%。加上现场购票者，预计突破10万人。此前，本届展会已入选商务部“2023消费提振年”系列活动，也是中山市政府“粤贸全国、质造中山”的重要经贸活动之一。
As of March 17, the day before the opening of the Guzhen Lighting Fair, more than 80,000 visitors from home and abroad have signed up for the event. Recently, the 28th GILF has been selected as one of the recurrent activities held by the Ministry of Commerce to bolster consumption in 2023. It is also known as one of the important economic and trade activities held by the Zhongshan Municipal People’s Government to promote the brand of Zhongshan manufacturing.
▲第28届古镇灯博会开幕，古镇镇党委副书记、镇长阮志力致辞。记者 卢兴江 摄
古镇镇党委、镇政府的目标很明确，希望举全镇之力，办一场嘉宾云集、意义深远、重振灯饰之都雄风的专业化、市场化、国际化的灯博盛会。
Obviously, Guzhen Town spares no efforts to hold a professional, market-oriented, far-reaching and international lighting event. It will be a must-see trade show with distinguished guests and help cement its position in the lighting market as the lighting capital of China.
▲投资项目现场签约。记者 余兆宇 摄
【记者】卢兴江
【翻译与校对】甘颖 廖薇 当劳
【视频后期】陈晨
【出品】中山市海外传播中心
Reporter: Lu Xingjiang
Translated by Ganying & Liao Wei
Edited by Donald Kepple
Zhongshan International Communications Center
编辑 王欣琳 二审 朱晖 三审 向才志
