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Fashion Ningbo (Ningbo International Fashion Festival) is a large-scaled commercial and cultural event sponsored by Ningbo Municipal People¡¯s Government. NIFF roots itself in Ningbo, which is the largest garment manufacturing base in China. A Series of events and activities in NIFF concerning fashion, culture, art and business have enlarged the city¡¯s fame internationally, enriched the cultural life of the people, and promoted the cooperation and communication between Ningbo and the outside world in terms of economy and culture. NIFF has been successful for 10 years consecutively and was awarded by the IFEA (International Festivals & Events Association) as the most internationally influential festival and event in China, from which it outstands as the only one to win this honour out of other competitive fashion festivals being held across the country.

The 11th NIFF will be held from 22 October to 25 October 2007 in the city, with the theme of public fashion & cosmopolitan colour'while emphasizing the concept of making a festival of the people, a summit of the trade, a platform of commerce,? and a bridge between friendships. The 11th NIFF embodies sessions such as the Reception Banquet for the Opening of the 11th NIFF, the 11th China International Fashion Trading Fair, and German culture week, the 4th China Youth Fashion Week, professional fashion activities, and fashion and culture activities hosted by Ningbo citizens, among which the German Culture Week constitutes the most various activities such as the Sino-German Mayors Forum, the Sino-German Forum on Cooperation and Development, Exhibition on German branded clothing, German Fashion Show, a tea party on entrepreneurial cooperation between Chinese and German entrepreneurs, the Contest for the selection of the Sino-German friendship envoy, German Beer Festival, Sino-German Education Exchange activities, German Art Performance, and German Film Play etc.


  1. Sino-German Education Exchange activities
    • Period: June to October
    • Venue: Ningbo Huamao Foreign Language School
  2. The 7th Ningbo Fashion Sales activities
    • Period: 18 October to 28 October
    • Venue: Department stores downtown, and franchised stores of related brands
  3. "Pioneer Cup" China Youth Fashion Design Contest 2007
    • Date: 15.30, 20 October
    • Venue: Nanyuan Hotel
  4. Reception Banquet for the opening of the 4th China Youth Fashion Week
    • Date: 17.45~19.15, 20 October
    • Venue: Nanyuan Hotel
  5. The opening ceremony of the German Beer Festival
    • Date: 19.30 20 October
    • Venue: Fubang Stadium
    • Participants: Municipal official, the delegation of German mayors and news agencies.
  6. Announcement of the result from ¡®Youths¡¯ Favourite Fashion Brand¡¯ contest.
    • Date: 20.00? 20 October
    • Venue: Yinzhou Art & Culture Centre.
  7. 2007 Ningbo Forum on Investment and Development: entrepreneurial investment and private sector development.
    • Date: 9.00~17.00 27 October
    • Venue: Kaiyuan Hotel
  8. Sino-German Forum on Cooperation and Development
    • Date: 9.00~18.00 21 October
    • Venue: Nanyuan Hotel
  9. 2007 China Youth Artist Forum
    • Date: 9.00 21 October
    • Venue: Nanyuan Hotel
  10. The opening ceremony of the Sino-German photo exhibition
    • Date: 10.00 21 October
    • Venue: Ningbo Art Gallery
    • Sino-German photo exhibition
    • Date: 21 October to 26 October
    • Venue: Ningbo Art Gallery
  11. Press Conference on the 11th NIFF
    • Date: 15.00~16.30 21 October
    • Venue: the 4th Level, Ningbo Hotel
  12. The opening ceremony of the 7th Children Fashion and Culture Festival
    • Date: 14.00~16.00 21 October
    • Venue: Tianyi Square
  13. Reception meeting of the 11th NIFF
    • Date: 17.00 21 October
    • Venue: Nanyuan Hotel
  14. Fashion and culture activities hosted by Ningbo citizens
    • Date: 21~23 October
    • Venue: Square of Ningbo Grand Theatre, municipal districts such as Haishu, Jiangdong, Jiangbei, Yinzhou, and Ningbo¡¯s subordinate regions such as Zhenhai, Fenghua, Yuyao, Cixi.
  15. German Film Play
    • Date: 21~24 October
    • Venue: Hall One of Ningbo Yindu, Hall Four of Minguang Yincheng, Hall One of Shuguang Yincheng
  16. The official opening of 11th China International Fashion Trading Fair
    • Date: 9.00 22 October
    • Venue: Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
    • The 11th China International Fashion Trading Fair
    • Date: 10.22~10.25
  17. The Inaugural Recruitment Fair for employees of senior and intermediate level in fashion industry.
    • Date: 9.30~17.00 22 October
    • Venue: Level 2, Hall 1, Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
  18. Rewarding Ceremony of the title of ¡°Honourable Ningbo Citizen¡± by the standing committee of the People¡¯s Council of Ningbo.
    • 10.30 22 October
    • Yongjiang Hall, Level 3, Zhongxin Ningbo International Hotel
  19. Unveiling ceremony of gift presenting from Germany to Ningbo
    • Date: 10.30 22 October
    • Venue: Square of Ningbo Grand Theatre
  20. China Fashion Forum: International Opportunity and mode innovation
    • Date: 14.00~16.30 22 October
    • Venue: Multiply conference room at the 2nd level of the conference building, Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
  21. Signing Ceremony on the establishment of China Men¡¯s Fashion Research Centre by Donghua University and Youngor Group
    • Date: 14.00 22 October
    • Venue: Conference Room 1, Office building 1, Youngor Group.\
  22. Thanks giving banquet for the 11th China International Fashion Trading Fair.
    • Date: 18.00 22 October
    • Venue: Kaiyuan Hall, Kaiyuan Hotel
  23. Special Session for Fiocco Designs
    • Date: 19.30 22 October
    • Venue: Nanyuan Hotel
  24. German Art Performance
    • Date: 19.30 22 October
    • Venue: Ningbo Odeum
  25. Branded Design Exhibition
    • Date: 22~24 October
    • Venue: Patio between Hall 2 and Hall 3 at Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
  26. Publication of innovations made by institutes for fashion and textile industry across the country
    • Date: 22~25 October
    • Venue: Patio between Hall 2 and Hall 3 at Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
  27. Exhibition of innovatively designed textile products that are of prospective fashion trend
    • Date: 22~25 October
    • Venue: Patio between Hall 5 and Hall 6 at Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
  28. Display and Illustration for fashion trend in spring and summer in 2008
    • Date: 22~25 October
    • Venue: Patio between Hall 5 and Hall 6 at Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
  29. Sino-German Mayor Forum
    • Date: 9.00 23 October
    • Venue: Nanyuan Hotel
  30. Special Lecture Session: Analysis on fashion trend in spring and summer in 2008
    • 9.30~11.30 23 October
    • Venue: Hall 1, Level 2, Conference Building, Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
  31. Meeting between Manufacturers and Traders of Fashion Industry
    • 9.30~11.00 23 October
    • Venue: Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
  32. Summit Forum of ¡®Branded Ningbo¡¯
    • Date: 13.30 23 October
    • Venue: Multiply Hall, Conference Building, Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
  33. Special Lecture Session: How can international low-end manufacturers thrive to establish their own brands?
    • Date: 14:00~16:00, 23 October
    • Venue:? Hall 2, Level 2, Conference Building, Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
  34. Special Exhibition Session for Yongjiang Professional Senior School designs
    • Date: 14.00 23 October
    • Venue: Nanyuan Hotel
  35. Conference on national entrepreneurial informationisation and application of informationisation in textile industry.
    • Date: 14.00~17.00 23 October
    • Venue: Donggang Hall, Level 3, Ningbo Donggang Sheraton Hotel
  36. Announcement conference for fashion trend in spring and summer in 2007
    • Date:19.30 23 October
    • Venue: Nanyuan Hotel
  37. German Pianist Concert
    • Date: evening, 23 October
    • Venue: Ningbo Odeum
  38. The ¡®Ningbo International Automobile Town Cup¡¯ Final Round of the contest for the Sino-German friendship envoy.
    • Date: 19.30 23 October
    • Venue: Ningbo International Automobile Town
  39. Special Lecture Session: How can regional brands enhance their networks of chains of supply?
    • Date: 9.30~11.30 24 October
    • Venue: Hall 2, Level 2, Conference Building, Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
  40. Special Lecture Session: A discussion on the marketing mode of medium-sized branded enterprises.
    • Date: 14.00~16.00 24 October
    • Venue: Hall 2, Level 2, Conference Building, Ningbo International Exhibition Centre
  41. Korean brand design exhibition
    • Date: 14.00 24 October
    • Venue: Nanyuan Hotel
  42. Special Exhibition Session for Peacebird women¡¯s wear designs
    • Date: 19.30 24 October
    • Venue: Nanyuan Hotel