Welcome to Canton Fair, the largest trade fair in China
2006-03-17 00:00
 

Chinese Export Commodities Fair, or "Canton Fair" for short,is held twice a year in Spring and Autumn since it was inaugurated in the Spring of 1957. The Fair, a comprehensive trade fair of international importance, has won its renown of "China's No.1 Fair" for its longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, and the most complete in exhibit variety, the broadest distribution of overseas buyers and the greatest business turnover in China.

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
(
Xingang Dong Road, Haizhu, Guangzhou, China)

Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Liuhua) Complex
(
117 Liu Hua Road, Guangzhou, China)

Gross Exhibition Space:

576,000 M2

Number of Booths:

28,808 standard booths (98th Session)

Varieties:

more than 150,000

Business Turnover

29,430 Million USD (98th Session)

Number of Trading Countries & Regions:

210 (98th Session)

Number of Visitors

177 Thousand (98th Session)

Exhibitors:

12,655 exhibitors (98th Session)

 

For more information please visit the website of Canton Fair, http://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en/

If you decide to attend the 99th session of Canton fair in this April Please download the blank application form on the bottom of this page. Please mail or fax it back to Commercial Office of Chinese Embassy as soon as you fill out the application form. The address of the office is: UL.BONIFRATERSKA 1, 00-203 WARSAW 

fax: 022-6358079

We will issue the Invitation Card of Chinese Export Commodities Fair to you according to your application for free.

With regard to Entry Visa to China, in general, Entry Visa to China is granted against the paper Invitation Card. When you approach the visa sector of Chinese Embassy to get the visa you must bring your passport, Invitation Card and your photo with you. The telephone number of visa sector of Chinese Embassy in Warsaw is: 22-6358333-5054.