The 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) kicked off on Tuesday in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, attracting over 5,600 exhibitors from 41 countries and regions.

The five-day event will see the display of more than 8,600 items, with the total exhibition area exceeding 300,000 square meters.

This year's fair focuses on innovation-driven development, with exhibitors including state-owned enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises.

As part of the exhibition, China's major scientific and technological achievements during the 2016 - 2020 period is being showcased.

The 24th CHTF has also opened its first water-saving high-tech achievements exhibition, and will hold the first national water-saving innovation and development conference on Nov 17.