SHANGHAI: Pakistani exhibitor Habib Ur Rehman brought local specialty lamps made of rock salt to the fourth CIIE, fanning a craze among the expo visitors. He sold about 60,000 lamps through the orders harvested at the expo and a fair in Shanghai dedicated to selling CIIE goods.
At the 6th CIIE, Habib and his brother Mian Muhammad Zubair have been promoting Pakistani cultural heritage camel skin lamps.
“The Chinese market is very resilient, and many of my old customers have already contacted me to order new products for this year,” he said. “We hope through the expo, Chinese consumers will pay attention to the originality of Pakistani handicrafts, which will help the sustainable development of our handicraft industry.”
Habib Ur Rehman puts carpets in place at the Greenland Global Commodity Trading Hub in east China’s Shanghai, Sept. 7, 2021. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
Habib Ur Rehman (R) introduces salt lamps to a customer at the Greenland Global Commodity Trading Hub in east China’s Shanghai, Sept. 7, 2021. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
Habib Ur Rehman puts handmade carpets in place at the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China’s Shanghai, Nov. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Mengjiao)
Mian Muhammad Zubair (R) helps a visitor follow a Pakistani handicrafts shop on Taobao, a China’s major online shopping platform, at the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China’s Shanghai, Nov. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Mengjiao)
Habib Ur Rehman (2nd L) introduces camel skin lamps to visitors at the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China’s Shanghai, Nov. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Mengjiao)
Mian Muhammad Zubair (R) packs a camel skin lamp for a customer at the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China’s Shanghai, Nov. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Mengjiao)
Mian Muhammad Zubair (L) and Habib Ur Rehman pose for a photo at the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China’s Shanghai, Nov. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Mengjiao)
A visitor views salt lamps at the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China’s Shanghai, Nov. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Mengjiao)
