World of wonders on display

Company representatives show visitors how to use a smart bike, which can display the route, mileage and speed at the 'Light of the Internet' Expo on Thursday in Wuzhen. The expo features the latest Internet technologies and products. Wang Zhuangfei / China Daily

Expo features the latest and most advanced Internet tech and products

One young executive tells you where a parking space is available, and another chooses the best bed for you tonight - all in a split second by using apps. Yet another innovator offers an ingenious solution for protecting smartphone privacy.

Nearby, Baidu, China's online search giant, is showing off a driverless car, while Nokia asks visitors to try its virtual reality camera.

Welcome to the world of wonders in the Internet era, an event being staged in Wuzhen, a river town in East China's Zhejiang province.

At least 200 companies, including startups and industrial behemoths like IBM and Alibaba, are showcasing their latest Internet technologies and products, offering spectators a glimpse of innovation at the four-day Light of the Internet exposition, which opened on Tuesday.

The expo, held at the same time as the Second World Internet Conference, is a place where innovators are letting their imaginations soar and presenting their solutions.

JD.com, a NASDAQ-listed online retailer, is demonstrating what it calls a "mini-connected intelligent household" program, in which special chips are installed in air-cleaners, refrigerators and other electric appliances that it sells, allowing customers to control the products anywhere, anytime.

Helen Zhang, presales manager from Beijing Yuanxin Tech Co, said that for the first time, Chinese smartphone users can expect a domestically developed mobile operating system.