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Today, the 130th Canton Fair officially opened
More than sixty years
Merchants from all over the world gather at the "South Gate" of China
Sharing China's opportunities
The 130th Canton Fair will be held simultaneously online and offline from October 15th to 19th, and the exhibition will last for 5 days.
The offline exhibition area is 400,000 square meters, and it is still the world's largest physical exhibition under the epidemic. Set up 51 exhibition areas according to 16 categories of commodities, with a total of 19,181 booths and 7,795 exhibiting companies.
At the International Import Expo, 92 companies from 15 countries and regions including Europe, the United States, and Canada participated offline, including a group of Fortune 500 companies and industry-leading companies.
The online exhibition maintained the original approximately 60,000 booths, and approximately 26,000 Chinese and foreign companies participated online.
Make "friends circle"
The Canton Fair has gone through 65 years and has established trade relations with more than 220 countries and regions around the world. It is not only a bridge of commerce and trade, but also a bond of friendship.
From 19 countries and regions in the first Canton Fair, to 100 in the Spring Fair in 1975 and 200 in the Autumn Fair in 2003, to the 129th Canton Fair this year, the source of buyers has expanded to 227 countries and regions.
In other words, in 65 years, the circle of friends of the Canton Fair has expanded by 11 times, and it has maintained the characteristics of diversification and globalization.
According to statistics, there are thousands of businessmen gathered at the Canton Fair. There are more than 1,000 large international chain companies and purchasing groups that have purchased at the Canton Fair, and 150 of the world's top 250 retailers often attend the fair for purchases.
The Canton Fair is not only a showcase for China's capabilities and talents, but also a meeting place for world economic circles and foreign friends. So, in the eyes of foreign buyers, what does the Canton Fair look like?
According to public reports from the media, we collected nearly a hundred previous Canton Fair foreign buyers and heads of foreign industry "Cost-effective" and "helpful" have become high-frequency words.
Among the many merchants in the Canton Fair, many are old friends who have participated in the fair for many years. They stated that the Canton Fair is a "very valuable trade promotion platform. During the decades of the Canton Fair, it has made many partners and brought abundant resources."
The 6th Canton Fair at No. 1 Qiyi Road
Opening of the newly built China Export Commodities Exhibition Hall
Source: China Foreign Trade Center
63 years ago, a British exhibitor published a letter to the Chinese people in Indonesia's "Life": "I can tell my friends in China that I admire you very much and wish you prosperity in trade and industrial development. China. The enthusiasm and hard work of the people have produced praiseworthy and praiseworthy results, which can be regarded as one of the miracles of the twentieth century."
Today, this British prophecy has come true: China, the Canton Fair and Guangzhou have all become development miracles in the twentieth century and the new century.
The China Import and Export Fair (named China Export Commodities Fair before 2007), founded in 1957, is a comprehensive international trade fair with the longest history, the largest scale and the best transaction effect in China. The fair is held in Guangzhou. , Its well-known name in China is: Canton Fair.
Opening Ceremony of the 22nd Canton Fair
Source: China Foreign Trade Center
The Associated Press reviewed the Canton Fair in 1957 in a 1995 report: "The first Canton Fair was held in a hall. Only 1,200 foreigners participated. The total transaction volume was US$17.5 million. Most of the products are Chinese specialties, such as silk."
Even so, the Canton Fair still attracted the attention of foreign media. In the eyes of foreign media, the Canton Fair is a window into the mysterious China. The US "Business Daily" believes that "Canton Fair was China's only window to the international market in the 1960s and 1970s." According to the United Press, the Canton Fair provides “foreigners a rare opportunity to take a glance at this country”.
Keiji Sawanoi, head of the China Group of Japan’s Toshoku Company, recalled in an article written for Japan’s "International Trade" weekly newspaper, "Until the time when China resumed its legal seat in the United Nations in the early 1970s, the Canton Fair had the right to support the future, including Japan. The role of businessmen from countries that have established diplomatic relations with China’s situation".
Guangzhou New Railway Station opened in the spring of 1974
Source: China Foreign Trade Center
In 1978, China ushered in reform and opening up. At that time, China was getting rid of poverty, moving toward prosperity, and marching toward science and technology. Guangzhou, a city that should be opened up, was ahead of the trend and was at the forefront of reform and opening up, setting the country's No. 1 with countless systems and mechanisms that broke the ice. "It has explored valuable experience for national reform.
Before the opening of the Canton Fair in the spring of 1979, it coincided with the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. Guangzhou agreed to an American company to advertise its products in the "Guangzhou Daily" in order to cooperate with the Canton Fair. In China at the time, there were only a handful of media publishing advertisements. 1979 is often regarded as the first year of the advertising industry in New China.
The 38th Canton Fair
Merchants enthusiastically enter the Canton Fair Complex
Source: China Foreign Trade Center
In 1979, more than 38,000 merchants participated in the Canton Fair from more than 110 countries and regions. The Canton Fair provided 40,000 products, including Chinese editions of Shakespeare’s works, beautiful cheongsams and textiles designed according to foreign requirements. Before the opening of the Canton Fair, rooms in major hotels in Guangzhou were fully booked. The long history of the Canton Fair has become a well-known symbol of China's foreign trade.
Opening scene of the 50th Canton Fair
Source: China Foreign Trade Center
By the end of the last century, economic reforms had made the Canton Fair unprecedented in scale. Although the Canton Fair is no longer a window for foreigners to observe China, it is still a barometer of China's foreign trade. The US "Business Daily" believes that the Canton Fair will enable foreign businessmen to "estimate the latest trends in China's trade." "The Globe and Mail" said: "The Canton Fair defeated all trade fairs.... Although many multinational companies in the world have established offices in China, the use of the Canton Fair is still the most convenient way to negotiate business. Can make a bigger business."
Exterior view of the 76th Canton Fair
Source: China Foreign Trade Center
In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization. China has embarked on a model of deep integration with the world, sharing opportunities and growing together. The Canton Fair continues to shoulder the important task of "an extremely important place for negotiation in China's foreign trade." At that time, Guangzhou was regarded as the engine of China's economy.
In 2006, China decided to rename the "China Export Commodities Fair" to the "China Import and Export Commodities Fair" starting from the 101st session. The one-word difference indicates that China's economy has shifted from an export-oriented one to a domestic demand-driven one, and the characteristics of the Canton Fair are more “wider”.
Night view of the 90th Canton Fair, busy traffic in South Plaza
Source: China Foreign Trade Center
In 2020, the Canton Fair will adopt a “cloud” approach to open online to make up for the lack of face-to-face transactions caused by the new crown epidemic.
For more than sixty years
The Canton Fair records the pace of China's foreign trade
Is a condensed history of China's foreign trade development
Today, we still welcome visitors from all directions with an open attitude
Hello, welcome to the Canton Fair!
