The 6th China (Hunan) International Mineral Gem Show (CMGS) will be held in Chenzhou City from May 18 to 22. On April 3, the reporter learned from the Municipal Convention and Exhibition Bureau that five innovative and characteristic activities will be launched at the 6th CMGS through developing the rich connotation of CMGS, strengthening innovation in thematic activities and repeated brewing.

It was reported that the first fine mineral selection contest will be held during the 6th CMGS, which will invite the world's top collectors and museum professionals to make on-site selection to further establish industry authority and form industry brand. In order to enhance public participation, the photos of winning works will be attached into the medal and the award certificate will be signed and presented by the Director of the Provincial Organizing Committee.

Chenzhou City also actively built the "one street one park" mineral gem trading market. He Fangping, Director of the Municipal Convention and Exhibition Bureau, introduced that "one street" means to make use of the existing vacant space (about 4000 square meters) with the already completed Chenzhou International Mineral Gems Center Museum (about 3000 square meters) to form a unified whole around the inner side of Chenzhou Sports Center without affecting the use of the sports center, and transform and expand into the International Mineral Gem Street. After the completion of the expansion, the total area of mineral gem trading area will be more than 8000 square meters, attracting domestic and foreign brands to exhibit and operate in Chenzhou City for a long time, and developing new growth points of Chenzhou mineral industry gem market.

The "one park" is to build the jade cultural industry park. The jade street and public central boutique market in the Linwu Jade Cultural Industrial Park have been built. The use of the park will fully stimulate the market vitality, achieve the purpose of multi-point support, dislocation development and multi-level promotion, and promote the overall development of the mineral and gem industry in Chenzhou City and even the whole province.

In order to further enhance the visibility and expand the influence of CMGS, Chenzhou City will also hold the first Global Mineral Crystal Photography Competition and the Fine Photography Exhibition to attract the attention of the photographic industry to the mineral show and mineral gems. The photographic works will be divided into documentary and art categories with the theme of "Minerals". During the minerals show, the professional design exhibition will display the selected fine works, the rare mineral crystals and the rich and colorful mineral production scenes, so that more people will know, understand and appreciate mineral crystals, becoming the branded science popularization platform of the 6th CMGS.

In order to more vividly display the brand image of the CMGS, further expand the brand influence, and promote the development of related derivative industries and products, Chenzhou City will actively carry out the mascots collection activities of CMGS, and collect the mascots and related souvenirs from the designers at home and abroad to select the design plans that can best represent the image of the show from now to June 30. The winning works will be awarded at the opening ceremony of the next mineral gem show.

There will also be a mine crystal auction during the show, which will be divided into two categories of the professional auction and ordinary auction to meet the needs of different levels of buyers.