All the glassware－including the wine and water glasses－used during the G20 Summit in September were produced by Tianjiu Glassware Co Ltd. According to its general manager, Lyu Gui, the company was chosen over seven competitors to provide the State banquet during the G20 Summit with more than 40,000 products in 15 different patterns. "You can say we gave full play to the handblown glass techniques of Qixian glassware developed over the last 60 years." Word about the G20 job spread rapidly and orders for Qixian glassware multiplied. According to Hu Xiaofeng, director of the Qixian Glassware Industry Development Center, the G20 summit signaled another important turning point for the local glassware sector.

Source: The China Post November 28, 2016 17:58 UTC