The Canton Fair or China Import and Export Fair, is a

trade fair A trade show, also known as trade fair, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific Industry (economics), industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest Product (business), products and se ...

held in the spring and autumn seasons each year since the spring of 1957 in

Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...

, Guangdong, China. It is the oldest, largest, and the most representative trade fair in China. 1957 Canton Fair

Its full name since 2007 has been China Import and Export Fair (), renamed from Chinese Export Commodities Fair (). The fair is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of China and the provincial government of Guangdong Province and organized by China Foreign Trade Centre.

The National Pavilion (export section) of Canton Fair is sorted into 16 categories of products, which will be exhibited in 51 sections. Over 24,000 of China's best foreign trade corporations (enterprises) take part in the fair. These include private enterprises, factories, scientific research institutions, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, and foreign trade companies.

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 cooperation and exchange, commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising, and trade consultation are other activities that are also commonly carried out at the fair.

References

{{coord, 23, 06, 11, N, 113, 21, 27, E, region:CN-44_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki, display=title Events in Guangzhou Trade fairs in China Tourist attractions in Guangzhou 1957 establishments in China

Contents

Functions

See also

References