The International Agricultural Exposition 2007 Shenyang opened on Friday morning at Shenyang Industrial Exhibition Hall and will last until September 17.

A total of 454 companies from 68 cities in 23 Chinese provinces attended the expo, along with 30 foreign firms from 8 different countries and regions.

A 60-kilogram watermelon is displayed at the expo in Shenyang on Friday morning, Sept. 14, 2007.