URUMQI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The fifth China-Eurasia Expo will be held in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, authorities said Sunday.

The expo, set to open Tuesday in the regional capital of Urumqi, will draw 2,192 company participants from 57 countries and regions. There will be 3,500 professional purchasers at this year's event, a record high, according to the organizer.

A total of 15 ministerial forums and activities will be held, with about 200 domestic and foreign ministerial-level guests to attend the six-day international fair.

The fourth expo saw more than 6 billion U.S. dollars' worth of foreign trade contracts signed with Chinese companies.