Canton_fair

The Canton Fair (Chinese: 广交会) is a trade fair held in the spring and autumn seasons each year since the spring of 1957 in Guangzhou, China. The Fair is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of China and People\'s Government of Guangdong Province, and organized by China Foreign Trade Centre. Its full name since 2007 is the China Import and Export Fair (中国进出口商品交易会) renamed from Chinese Export Commodities Fair (中国出口商品交易会) investchina.sina.com,
chinacantonfair.com . It is the largest trade fair in China . Among China\'s largest trade fairs, it has the largest assortment of products, the highest attendance, and the largest number of business deals made at the fair. Like many trade fairs it has several traditions and functions as a comprehensive event of international importance.

The 101st session in spring 2007 saw a very large rise of business with African companies. More than 16,200 buyers were from African nations, an increase of 73% from the August 2006 fair."Biz China, May 2, 2007", CCTV, 2007-05-01. Retrieved on 2006-07-01. 

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Fifty trading delegations, being composed of thousands of China\'s best foreign trade corporations (enterprises), take part in the Fair, including foreign trade companies, factories, scientific research institutions, foreign invested enterprises, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, private enterprises, etc. The 101st fair saw 314 different companies from 36 countries.

Functions

The fair leans to export trade, though import business is also done here. Apart from the above-mentioned, various types of business activities such as economic and technical cooperations and exchanges, commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising, consultation, etc. are also carried out in flexible ways.

Basic facts

Time of initiation: April, 1957

Interval: two phases a session, two sessions a year

Spring session: Phase 1: April 15th -20th - Phase 2: April 25th-30th

Autumn session: Oct. 15th -20th - Phase 2: Oct. 25th-30th

Duration: 6 days each phase, 2 phases each session

Venue: China Import and Export Fair (Pazhou) Complex (address: 380, Yuejiangzhong Road, Haizhu District , Guangzhou, China 510335)

China Import and Export Fair (Liuhua) Complex (address: 117 Liu Hua Road, Guangzhou, China 510014)

Gross exhibition space: 630,000 M2

Number of booths: over 30,000 standard stands (101st Session)

Varieties: more than 150,000

Business turnover USD 36.39 billion (101st Session)

Number of trading countries and regions: 212 (101st Session)

Number of visitors 206,749 (101st Session)

Exhibitors: over 13,000 exhibitors (101st Session)

References

External links

• Canton Fair Information
• Canton Fair, USA
• Canton Fair
• Chinese Export Commodities Fair
• Buyer Comments about the Bi-Annual Canton Fair
• Canton Fair Operator Travel Agency in Turkey

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