Canton Fair

Canton Fair
Canton Fair
	Detail of the structure of one of the exhibition halls in Pazhou
Simplified Chinese	中国进出口商品交易会
Traditional Chinese	中國進出口商品交易會
Literal meaning	China Import and Export Fair
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Jìnchūkǒu Shāngpǐn Jiāoyìhuì
Wade–Giles	Chung1-kuo2 Chin4-chʻu1-kʻou3 Shang1-pʻin3 Chiao1-yi4-hui4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Jūng Gwok Jeun Chēut Háu Sēung Bán Gāau Yihk Wúi
Jyutping	Zung1 Gwok3 Zeon3 Ceot1 Hau2 Soeng1 Ban2 Gaau1 Jik6 Wui6→2
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广交会
Traditional Chinese	廣交會
Literal meaning	Canton Fair
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngjiāohuì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gwónggāauwúi
Jyutping	Gwong2 Gaau1 Wui6→2

The Canton Fair or China Import and Export Fair, is a trade fair held in the spring and autumn seasons each year since the spring of 1957 in Canton (Guangzhou), Guangdong, China.^[1] It is the oldest, largest, and the most representative trade fair in China.^[2]

The new Canton Fair Complex in Pazhou, Haizhu.

Its full name since 2007 has been China Import and Export Fair (中国进出口商品交易会), renamed from Chinese Export Commodities Fair (中国出口商品交易会).^[3] The fair is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of China and the provincial government of Guangdong Province and organized by China Foreign Trade Centre.^[4]

^ "Canton Fair Visitors Information". Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
^ Simon Harris; Olli Kuivalainen; Veselina Stoyanova (2 March 2012). International Business: New Challenges, New Forms, New Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-230-32098-7.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Official Canton Fair Website". cantonfair.org.cn. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
^ Jin, Xin; Weber, Karin (2008-10-11). "The China Import and Export (Canton) Fair: Past, Present, and Future". Journal of Convention & Event Tourism. 9 (3): 221–234. doi:10.1080/15470140802325863. ISSN 1547-0148. S2CID 153995277.

[1] "Canton Fair Visitors Information". Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2015-09-05.

[HarrisKuivalainen2012-2] Simon Harris; Olli Kuivalainen; Veselina Stoyanova (2 March 2012). International Business: New Challenges, New Forms, New Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-230-32098-7.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Official Canton Fair Website". cantonfair.org.cn. Retrieved 2015-09-05.

[4] Jin, Xin; Weber, Karin (2008-10-11). "The China Import and Export (Canton) Fair: Past, Present, and Future". Journal of Convention & Event Tourism. 9 (3): 221–234. doi:10.1080/15470140802325863. ISSN 1547-0148. S2CID 153995277.

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