Canton Fair, with its formal name Chinese Export Commodities Fair, is held twice a year in Spring and Autumn since Spring of 1957. It is China's largest trade fair of the highest level, of the most complete varieties and of the largest attendance and business turnover. Preserving its traditions, the Fair is a comprehensive and multi-functional event of international importance. Canton Fair, with its formal name Chinese Export Commodities Fair, is held twice a year in Spring and Autumn since Spring of 1957. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Fifty Trading Delegations, being composed of thousands of China's best foreign trade corporations (enterprises) with good credibility and sound financial capabilities, take part in the Fair, including foreign trade companies, factories, scientific research institutions, foreign invested enterprises, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, private enterprises, etc.

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. Business people from all over the world are gathering in Guangzhou, exchanging business information and developing friendship.

Basic Facts

Time of Initiation: the spring of April, 1957

Interval: two phases a session, two sessions a year

Fair Session: Phase 1:April.15th -20th Phase 2:April.25th-30th (Spring)

Phase 1:Oct.15th -20th Phase 2:Oct.25th-30th (Autumn)

Duration: 6 days each phase, 2 phases each session

Venue: Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Pazhou) Complex

(address: Xingang Dong Road, Haizhu, Guangzhou, China)

Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Liuhua) Complex

(address: 117 Liu Hua Road, Guangzhou, China)

Gross Exhibition Space: 560,000 M2

Number of Booths: 28,010 standard booths (97th Session)

Varieties: more than 150,000

Business Turnover 29,230 Million USD (97th Session)

Number of Trading Countries & Regions: 210 (97th Session)

Number of Visitors 195,464 (97th Session)

Exhibitors: 12,279 exhibitors (97th Session)