48th WorldSkills Competition draws crowds in Shanghai

Visitors experience drone racing during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 24, 2026. The 48th WorldSkills Competition, currently being held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), has attracted a large number of visitors. (Photos: Xinhua)

An industrial worker from Genertec films a CNC milling contest during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 24, 2026.

Visitors look at a small excavator exhibited during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 24, 2026.

Industrial workers from Genertec communicate outside the venue of the CNC milling event during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 24, 2026.

Visitors watch contestants participating in the health and social care event during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 24, 2026.

Visitors watch Chinese contestant Liao Junjie participating in the CNC turning event during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 24, 2026.

A group of vocational school students watch a contestant participating in the CNC milling event during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 24, 2026.

Visitors look at a model of the high-speed-rail shield tunneling machine "Linghang", which was independently designed and manufactured in China, on display during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 24, 2026.

Visitors watch Chinese contestant Guo Xiating participating in the dental prosthetics event during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 24, 2026.

Visitors try to make copperplate engravings during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 24, 2026.

Visitors watch contestants participating in the hotel reception event during the 48th WorldSkills Competition in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 24, 2026.