Chinese Export Commodities 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.

Forty-seven 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 holds Canton Fair online. 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 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.