The 130th Canton Fair will kick off from October 15 to 19 in both offline and online forms in Guangzhou. Here are some tips for participants to fully enjoy the Fair.

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How overseas buyers participate in online Fair

The online Fair will set up about 60,000 exhibition booths for 26,000 companies and global buyers, and overseas buyers are encouraged to participate in this Fair. According to the promotion team of the Canton Fair, online visitors who have attended the fair before can use the buyer badge, existing account or social media account to log in the official website. New visitors can click “Register” on the website, entering their information to attend the online Fair.

In addition, people can find "Exhibitors On Live" on the homepage or click “Buyer” -- “Quick Start”--“Watch Live Streaming” to enter the live streaming page. You can also see the live streaming list by clicking the “Live” tab on the navigation bar of the exhibitor’s store homepage.

If you want to start a conversation with the exhibitors, you can click the "Instant Messaging" button on a particular exhibitor's homepage or the details page of an exhibit to open a chat window.

(Photo: China Import and Export Fair)

Buyers can send appointment requests to exhibitors by clicking the "Schedule an Appointment" button in exhibitors' homepages, product pages, and buyers' "My Requests" pages. The negotiation appointment will be scheduled when the exhibitor accepts it, and it supports communication via online video, audio, text messages among other methods.

(Photo: China Import and Export Fair)

Related Information: Guide for Canton Fair Overseas Buyers

Something needs your attention about the offline Fair

COVID-19 Prevention and Control

In order to ensure the safe and smooth holding of the Fair, there are some epidemic prevention and control arrangements you need to be aware of.

For people entering from abroad and those who have a history traveling to medium and high-risk areas in China within 14 days are not allowed to participate in the on-site event.

Participants outside Guangdong province should present negative nucleic acid test reports valid within 48 hours before their departure. After entering Guangdong, they should carry out another nucleic acid test on the same day.

Participants in Guangdong province are required to take two nucleic acid tests in three days before the Fair. At the same time, all participants should present negative nucleic acid test results within 48 hours each time they enter the offline Fair.

At this session, badge data of the Canton Fair will be linked with Yuekang Code data. When the participants take the entrance check, the validity of their badges, real-time status of their Yuekang Code (green code), negative nucleic acid test results in Guangdong within 48 hours, vaccination records of the COVID-19 vaccine 14 days before their participation, signing of the Letter of Commitment, etc. will be checked at the same time.

Related Information: Guangdong tightens COVID-19 prevention, control for Canton Fair

Transportation

The offline Fair will be held in the Canton Fair Complex, Haizhu District.

Add.: No. 380, Yuejiang Zhong Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou (广东省广州市海珠区阅江中路382号)

How to get there:

By Metro 

Take Metro Line 8, get out from Exit A of Xingangdong Station to Area A of the Canton Fair Complex.

Take Metro Line 8, get out from Exit A or Exit B of Pazhou Station to Area B of the Complex, or from Exit C of Pazhou Station to Area C of the Complex.

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Canton Fair Complex

1. Get on the metro at Airport S.（Terminal 1）Station or Airport N.（Terminal 2）Station, take Northern Extension of Line 3 to Tiyu Xi Station.

2. Change to Line 3 and get off at Kecun Station.

3. Transfer to Line 8, get off at Xingangdong Station (for Area A) or Pazhou Station (for Area B or C).

Railway Stations to Canton Fair Complex

From Guangzhou South Railway Station

Take Metro Line 2 to Changgang Station, transfer to Line 8 and exit at Xingangdong Station or Pazhou Station.

From Guangzhou East Railway Station

Take Metro Line 3 to Kecun Station, transfer to Line 8 and exit at Xingangdong Station or Pazhou Station.

Related Information: Traffic restrictions to be implemented during 130th Canton Fair

Author | Holly

Editor | Monica, Will, Jerry