Over 25,000 domestic and overseas exhibitors attracted

By Emma Lam

The 126th Canton Fair is being held in three phases from October 15th to November 4th at the Canton Fair Complex. The fair continues to enhance internationalization, forge a comprehensive and open platform, and promote high-quality development.

The fair’s total exhibition area is 1.185 million square meters, with 60,676 booths and over 25,000 domestic and overseas exhibitors. There are 51 exhibition areas for export, with 59,678 booths, including 12,125 brand booths and 47,553 ordinary booths.

The import exhibitions of the fair will be held in the first and third phrases, with 998 booths, 642 high-quality overseas enterprises from 38 countries and regions participating in the exhibition, and 11 national and regional exhibitor delegations.

During the fair, about 20 theme forums will be held, covering various areas such as RMB exchange rate and international trade friction. An awards ceremony will be held and a boutique exhibition hall will be set up for the award-winning enterprises of the CF Awards to promote their products.

The fair has organized various activities for presentation, industry promotion and trade docking for more than 40 provinces and cities (regions). It will continue to set up a special exhibition with 228 booths for poverty-stricken areas to display food, medicines and healthcare products, and medical apparatus.