Jinan Yellow River International Convention & Exhibition Center is a key project at both provincial and municipal levels. On October 15, 2019, it officially became one of the first "residents" of Jinan START-UP Area. The Center is constructed by Greenland Holding Corp., Ltd., and is managed and operated by Hannover Greenland Venue Management (HGVM). It is a large-scale comprehensive convention & exhibition center (CEC) integrating exhibition and conference facilities and accommodations.
Jinan Yellow River International Convention & Exhibition Center has a total floor area of 1,687,000 m2, with an indoor exhibition space of 510,000 m2. The total investment is approximately CNY ￥14.1 billion. Upon completion, the Center would become the world’s largest CEC in terms of total floor area and China’s largest CEC in terms of indoor exhibition space. It would also be a world-class (No.1 in China) “city of convention & exhibition (C & E) economy” that integrates C & E with other industries as well as the largest modern C & E Industrial Park in China.
Jinan Yellow River International Convention & Exhibition Center is divided into three major zones: (from east to west) the Exhibition Hall, the Conference Center and the Hotel. The entire complex seems to be a panorama of Yellow River, with the Conference Center a grandeur bridge that symbolizes the great leap the ancient city of Jinan has taken in its course of economic development and the aspire of Jinan to communicate, connect and integrate with the world. In the future, the Center will be one of Shandong’s major channels to communicate with the world, and shall benefit greatly the development of local C & E economy, the conversion from old growth drivers to new growth drivers and the increase of Jinan’s competitiveness.