The 21st Shanghai International Children Baby Maternity Products Industry Expo opens in Shanghai on Wednesday. [Photo by Xing Yi/chinadaily.com.cn]

The 21st Shanghai International Children Baby Maternity Products Industry Expo opened in Shanghai on Wednesday.

A total of 4,000 companies from home and abroad showcased products ranging from baby food to diapers to children toys and clothing in 300,000-square-meter exhibition area in the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai).

The three-day expo will last through Friday, and is expected to receive a total of 95,000 visitors, according to the organizer Informa Markets.

An industry summit themed "New People, New Consumption, New Growth" was held on the sidelines of the expo.