Canton Fair

The Canton Fair or China Import and Export Fair, is a trade fair held in the spring and autumn seasons each year since the spring of 1957 in Canton (Guangzhou), Guangdong, China.[1] It is the oldest, largest, and the most representative trade fair in China.[2]

Canton Fair
Detail of the structure of one of the exhibition halls in Pazhou
Simplified Chinese中国进出口商品交易会
Traditional Chinese中國進出口商品交易會
Literal meaningChina Import and Export Fair
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Jìnchūkǒu Shāngpǐn Jiāoyìhuì
Wade–GilesChung1-kuo2 Chin4-chʻu1-kʻou3 Shang1-pʻin3 Chiao1-yi4-hui4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJūng Gwok Jeun Chēut Háu Sēung Bán Gāau Yihk Wúi
JyutpingZung1 Gwok3 Zeon3 Ceot1 Hau2 Soeng1 Ban2 Gaau1 Jik6 Wui6→2
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese广交会
Traditional Chinese廣交會
Literal meaningCanton Fair
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngjiāohuì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGwónggāauwúi
JyutpingGwong2 Gaau1 Wui6→2
The first Canton Fair in 1957
Liuhua Complex, located in Yuexiu.
The new Canton Fair Complex in Pazhou, Haizhu.

Its full name since 2007 has been 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).[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ "Canton Fair Visitors Information". Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  2. ^ Simon Harris; Olli Kuivalainen; Veselina Stoyanova (2 March 2012). International Business: New Challenges, New Forms, New Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-230-32098-7.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Official Canton Fair Website". cantonfair.org.cn. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  4. ^ Jin, Xin; Weber, Karin (2008-10-11). "The China Import and Export (Canton) Fair: Past, Present, and Future". Journal of Convention & Event Tourism. 9 (3): 221–234. doi:10.1080/15470140802325863. ISSN 1547-0148. S2CID 153995277.