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The 103rd Guangzhou Canton Fair showcases a variety of Chinese commodities - China Import and Export Fair The 103rd China Import and Export Fair (or "Canton Fair") will be held from April 15-20 (phase 1) and April 25-30, 2008 (phase 2) in Guangzhou, the center of the Pearl River Delta manufacturing powerhouse and close to provincial exporting bases. **Canton Fair showcases a variety of Chinese commodities** Held each April and October, Canton Fair is China's largest trade fair with a complete product range of Chinese commodities. It is divided into two phases, with the first phase focusing on Industrial products, Textiles & garments and medicines & health products. The second phase focuses on Consumer goods and Gifts. In the previous October edition, the fair featured 31,682 booths in a 285,000-sqm exhibition area, attracting 206,749 buyers from 211 countries and regions. Canton Fair Schedule Address: 308 Yue Jiang Zhong Road, Guangzhou
 * || **Phase One** || **Phase Two** ||
 * **Location** |||| Canton Fair Pazhou complex

Canton Fair Liuhua complex Address: 117 Liu Hua Road, Guangzhou || 15th - 20th October || 25th - 30th April 25th - 30th October || Machinery & Equipment Hardware & Tools Industrial Products Textiles & Garments Medicines & Health Products || Consumer Goods Native Produce & Animal Byproducts Houseware Kitchenware & Tableware Gifts || Pazhou Complex** The Pazhou Complex was opened in 2002, and is now one of the venues for the China Export Commodities Fair (or "Canton Fair"). The Pazhou Complex has 13 exhibition halls on the first and the second floors. It has an indoor exhibition area of 130,000sqm and an outdoor exhibition area of 22,000sqm. The Liuhua Complex has an indoor exhibition area of 120,000sqm, and the venue is famous for holding the Canton Fair each year.** China Foreign Trade Centre China Foreign Trade Centre Address: 117 Liuhua Road, China Foreign Trade Centre, Guangzhou, China, 510014 Tel: (86) 20 2608 9999, 2608 8888 E-mail: webmaster@cantonfair.org.cn This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Website URL: www.cantonfair.org.cn, www.cftc.org.cn || 103rd China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair Spring 2008) • Machinery & equipment • Small vehicles & spare parts • Electronics, IT products & household electrical appliances • Hardware & tools • Building materials, kitchen & sanitary equipment • Consumer goods • Decorations & gifts • Jewelry • Food stuff & produce • Household electrical appliances • Electronics and IT products • Lamps & lighting fixtures • Tools • Machinery & equipment • Small vehicles & spare parts • Hardware • Building materials • Chemical products & mineral products • Vehicles & construction machinery • Garments • Household textiles • Carpets & tapestries • Textile raw materials & fabrics • Arts & crafts • Furs, leather, down & related products • Footwear & headgear • Medicines, health products & hospital equipment • Articles of daily use • Native produce & animal byproducts • Furniture • Ceramics • Houseware, kitchenware & tableware • Cases and bags • Foodstuffs & tea • Stone & iron products • Gifts • Decorations • Toys • Wickerwork articles • Horticultural products • Sporting goods, tour equipment & casual goods • Office supplies • Clocks, watches & optical instruments
 * **Date** || 15th - 20th April
 * **Time** |||| 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM ||
 * **Category** || International Pavilion
 * China Import and Export Fair ( Canton Fair ) - About the venues
 * Liuhua Complex
 * Canton Fair organizer**
 * Wednesday, 28 November 2007 ||
 * Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China People's Government of Guangdong Province.
 * Executive organizer**
 * Contact details**
 * Major exhibits at Canton Fair**
 * CECF (Pazhou) Complex**
 * International pavilion**
 * Industrial products**
 * CECF (Liuhua) Complex**
 * Textiles & garments, medicines & health products**
 * CECF (Pazhou) Complex**
 * Consumer Goods**
 * CECF (Liuhua) Complex**
 * Gifts**
 * **Canton Fair: Some of the exhibition sections will be adjusted** ||
 * According to Canton Fair, Some of the exhibition sections will be adjusted since the 98th Canton Fair.

1. The Exhibition Section of Foodstuffs & Tea, which was originally in CECF (Liuhua) Complex in Phase One will be exhibited in CECF (Pazhou) Complex in Phase Two (from April 25 to April 30).

2. The Exhibition Section of Footwear & Headgear, which was originally in CECF (Pazhou) Complex in Phase Two will be exhibited in CECF (Liuhua) Complex in Phase One (from April 25 to April 30).

3. The Exhibition Section of Jewellery, Bone Carvings & Jade Carvings will be cancelled, and the relative exhibits will be shown in the Exhibition Section of Gifts in CECF (Liuhua) Complex in Phase Two. ||


 * Canton Fair travel information**

There are various international airlines traveling to and from Guangzhou at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. Plenty and relatively cheap, taxis are the best and most comfortable way of getting around the city, although the traffic will slow things down a bit. All taxis are metered. Flagdown rate for each type of taxi is the same (RMB7) but the charge per kilometer depends on the size of the taxi. Guangzhou's Metro system is very efficient and fairly easy to navigate, as signs and maps are displayed both in English and Chinese. There are two primary lines, one from Xilang to Guangzhou East Railway Station, and the other from Pazhou to Jiengxia. The two lines cross at Gongyuanqian, the central station. Fares start from RMB2 to RMB5. A. From Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport By taxi - It takes about 45 minutes and costs about RMB160. By Metro - Take Metro Line 1 to Gongyuanqian Station. Then transfer to Line 2 to Xingangdong Station. It costs RMB7. By Metro - It costs RMB6 from Guangzhou Railway Station to Xingangdong Station. A. From Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport By taxi - It takes about 40 minutes and costs about RMB100. By shuttle bus (No. 5: Dong Fang Hotel) - It takes about 45 minutes and costs RMB16. By taxi - It takes about 20 minutes and costs about RMB35. By bus (Nos. 185, 271 or 280) - It takes about 40 minutes and costs about RMB2. By Metro - Take Metro Line 1 to Gongyuanqian Station. Then transfer to Line 2 to Yuexiugongyuan Station. By taxi - It takes about 5 minutes and costs about RMB10. Chinese Import & Export Fair, also called Canton Fair, is held twice a year in Spring and Autumn since it was inaugurated in the 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. The 103rd session will be held from 15 to 20 April 2008. 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. Besides traditional way of negotiating against samples, 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.
 * Arrival**
 * By Air to Guangzhou**
 * From Hong Kong to Guangzhou**
 * • || Travel by air takes about 45 minutes from the Hong Kong International Airport. ||
 * • || Take the intercity passenger rails in Hong Kong to Guangzhou East railway station. Travel time is about 1.5 hours. ||
 * • || Take the Guangzhou-Hong Kong cross-border buses from the Hong Kong International Airport or other points in the city. Travel time is about 3.5 hours. ||
 * Getting Around**
 * Getting to the show venue**
 * To CECF (Pazhou) Complex**
 * B. From Guangzhou East Railway Station**
 * C. From Guangzhou Railway Station**
 * To CECF (Liuhua) Complex**
 * B. From Guangzhou East Railway Station**
 * C. From Guangzhou Railway Station**
 * History of China Import and Export Fair - Canton Fair**


 * Will you be there? Our office in Guangzhou** **warmly welcome you to visit us during the Canton Fair & China Import and Export Fair.**