prephil Posted March 21, 2010 at 07:27 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 at 07:27 AM Hi all, I'm traveliing to China shortly and plan on going to the Canton fair. Just looking for info regarding the Canton Fair as I intend on going to it during the trip to see if I can find a find suppliers and also just to experience it as I've heard it's massive. Just a few quick questions: • What's entry fee? • Do I need to book in advance? • Do you know of places to stay (I've spent a year in Northern China and am married to a girl from there but am unfamiliar with Southern China as is she) • What to expect at the fair (I'm a mechancial engineer and am specifically interested in machine suppliers - would there be a fair few of these. Have looked at the website and there's so much content it's a bit difficult to sive through) Cheers, Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameproof Posted March 22, 2010 at 01:53 AM Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 at 01:53 AM You find everything here: http://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en/index.asp Make sure you visit during the right slot since the fair is now divided into 3 different times for 3 different product groups. Tickets you can buy there - or apply online (I think). Bring some passport photos, you will need them. There are plenty of hotels in GZ, it's easy to find one on arrival in the train station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted March 22, 2010 at 02:04 AM Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 at 02:04 AM I went three years ago. Here are some hotels: http://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en/attend/detail.aspx?oid=75 I'm pretty sure my entry was free with pre-registration, but it looks as though now it might be 200 RMB. The fair itself was overwhelmingly vast and not a whole lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prephil Posted March 24, 2010 at 01:57 AM Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 at 01:57 AM I'm trying to get tickets online but it's not easy to find the right link on the Canton Fare webpage. Any links directly to it. I've tried http://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en/attend/detail.aspx?oid=75 but this is only a link to hotels where you can buy a Entry Badge (IC Card - what's IC stand for?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted March 24, 2010 at 04:19 AM Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 at 04:19 AM I think the IC card is an ID badge/entry card with an imbedded electronic chip containing your name and registration information. If I'm not mistaken, it stands for "Integrated Circuit" and is sometimes called a "smart card." I'm sorry that I no longer remember the details of how I registered. A friend was handling much of the arrangements for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameproof Posted March 24, 2010 at 06:35 AM Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 at 06:35 AM Have you tried this link: http://invitation.cantonfair.org.cn/en/clientdata/findcompany.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prephil Posted March 24, 2010 at 11:59 AM Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 at 11:59 AM Thanks Flameproof. Filled it out and says it takes 3 working days for reply. I'm going to book into one of the hotels that give out IC cards for the fair also. Any recommendations out of the following list? Garden Hotel China Hotel(A Marriott Hotel) Dong Fang Hotel White Swan Hotel Shangri-La Hotel Guangzhou Hotel Landmark Canton Best Western GZ Baiyun Hotel New Mainland Hotel Guangzhou Hotel Star Hotel The Phoenix City Hotel Guangzhou Ocean Hotel Rosedale Hotel & Suites Guangzhou Guangdong Victory Hotel Ramada Pearl Hotel GZ Asia International Hotel Jianguo Hotel Guangzhou Grand International Hotel Grand Royal Hotel Ramada Plaza Guangzhou Riverside Hotel Royal Mediterranean Hotel The Westin Hotel Holiday Inn City Center Guangzhou The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Guangzhou Panyu Hotel Chateau Star River Chime Long Hotel Foshan Crowne Plaza Regal Palace Hotel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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