On August 22nd, The 9th China (Changzhou) International Animation Festival, lasting seven days, came to an end. A total of 610,000 visitors participated in the Festival, and the number of visitors in a single day hit 70,000.
　　This year, Changzhou for the first time held the International Animation Trade Fair together with the Industries Division of the Ministry of Culture. More than 2,200 entries competed for the ��Golden Dinosaur Award�� for Original Animation Works, coming from approximately 30 countries and regions including China, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, etc.