The China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), founded on April 25, 1957, is held in Guangzhou every spring and autumn, jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and the People's Government of Guangdong Province, and undertaken by China Foreign Trade Center. It is a comprehensive international trade event with the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most complete product categories, the largest number of buyers, the widest distribution of countries and regions, and the best transaction results in China, and is known as "China's first exhibition".
        Canton Fair trade methods are flexible and diverse, in addition to the traditional sample transaction, but also held online trade fairs. The Canton Fair is mainly engaged in export trade and import business. It can also carry out various forms of economic and technological cooperation and exchanges, as well as business activities such as commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising and consulting. Canton Fair Exhibition Hall is located in Pazhou Island, Guangzhou, with a total floor area of 1.1 million square meters, indoor exhibition hall area of 338,000 square meters, outdoor exhibition area of 43,600 square meters. The fourth phase of the Canton Fair Exhibition Hall project, the 132nd Canton Fair (i.e. the 2022 Autumn Fair) was put into use, and the exhibition area of the Canton Fair exhibition Hall after completion will reach 620,000 square meters, which will become the world's largest exhibition complex. Among them, the indoor exhibition area is 504,000 square meters, and the outdoor exhibition area is 116,000 square meters.