Visitors attend the opening ceremony of the 21st Ningbo International Fashion Festival at the Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Center on Oct 19. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The opening ceremony of the 21st Ningbo International Fashion Festival was held at Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Center on Oct 19.

Based around the slogan "smart, integrated and innovative", this year's fashion festival in the Zhejiang province city features 12 big events, including the Ningbo International Fashion Fair, 2017 Ningbo Fashion Week, the 3rd Men's Fashion Forum in China as well as a forum on smart clothing manufacturing.

More than 230 enterprises and 210 brands from all over the world have gathered in Ningbo to showcase their designs at the fashion festival.

Other smaller activities such as a start-up week and new product launch events will also be held throughout the festival.

Hundreds of brands from all over the world are showcasing their designs at the fashion festival in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]