| The Canton Fair is a trade fair held
in the spring and autumn seasons each year since the spring of 1957 in
Guangzhou, China.
The Fair is co-hosted by the Ministry
of Commerce of China and People's Government of Guangdong Province, and
organized by China Foreign Trade Centre.
Its full name since 2007 is the China
Import and Export Fair renamed from Chinese Export Commodities Fair.
It is the largest trade fair in China
. Among China's largest trade fairs, it has the largest assortment of products,
the highest attendance, and the largest number of business deals made at
the fair. Like many trade fairs it has several traditions and functions
as a comprehensive event of international importance. |