The China Import and Export Fair (hereinafter referred to as the Canton Fair), founded on April 25, 1957, is held in Guangzhou every spring and autumn. It is 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 variety of goods, the largest number of buyers, the widest distribution of countries and regions and the best transaction effect in China. It is known as "the first exhibition in China" [1-3].
The trade mode of the Canton Fair is flexible and diverse. In addition to the traditional sample trading, it also holds online fairs. The Canton Fair focuses on export trade and import business. It can also carry out various forms of economic and technical cooperation and exchanges, as well as business activities such as commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising and consulting. The Canton Fair exhibition hall is located in Pazhou Island, Guangzhou, with a total construction area of 1.1 million square meters, an indoor exhibition hall of 338000 square meters and an outdoor exhibition hall of 43600 square meters.
From April 15 to 24, 2021, the 129th China Import and Export Commodities Fair was held online for 10 days
