Business Overview
Since the ancient time, Guangzhou has been a famous commercial port in
China with an open trading history. The economic development of the city
radiates and has made an astounding success since the reforms and
opening-up. Besides the city recently has also gained the position of
the workshop of world with more assembly lines, factories and mass
production than anywhere else on the planet.
The major port of the Pearl River Delta, Guangzhou is one of the
leading manufacturing and economic regions of Mainland China and
therefore, also one of the most important centers of foreign commerce.
Besides being the center of politics, education, culture and
communication in the southern China, Canton is one of the three biggest
exhibition cities in China as well. With a dynamic commercial assembling
ability and wide marketing prospects, the city is striding forward
energetically as an ideal international exhibition city.
The Chinese Export Commodities Fair (also called "Canton Fair"),
held twice in a year in the city since 1957, has remained almost the
only way of contacting foreign businesses for China and is still a major
event for the city and the country as well. On the other hand, the
exhibition halls like Pazhou Complex, the old Liuhua Complex and Jinhan
exhibition center with their superior geographic location, excellent
facilities and professional service aims to provide superior service to
promote trade and economics.
Major Business Centers
Guangzhou International Convention & Exhibition center
(GICEC):
Located at brand new international Exhibition City, the Pazhou Island,
GICEC is the new secondary city center in southeast part of Guangzhou.
The center till now is spread over 160,000m2 exhibit space in 15
individual halls making it the largest exhibition center of Asia and
second largest of this kind in the world.
The second phase construction will make the center surpass Hannover
International Expo Center with 700,000m2 total area, which will turn it
into the largest exhibition facilities in the world.
Jinhan Exhibition Center:
Located at the heart of traditional central axis of the city, Jinhan
center is invested and managed by the Guangzhou Dong Tai Jun Cheng
Industry Development Company and Guangzhou Jinhan Exhibition Company.
Apart from two exhibition halls of total 25,000m2 of exhibition space,
the center possesses a multi-functional conference hall, business
center, coffee shop, catering service for Chinese and western food,
resting place and so on.
The venue has already hosted the China Export Commodities Trade Fair
for Foreign Business Investment time after time successfully providing a
significant platform to the domestic exhibitors with strong strength and
the intellectual foreign buyers in the export trading activities.
Major Commercial Areas
Yuexiu District:
With a history of over 2000 years, Yuexiu District is considered the
oldest urban area and the birthplace of Guangzhou. The Commercial
Capital of the Ancient City, it has been full of thick cultural
atmosphere, where there are developed commerce and trade and historic
relics since the ancient times.
Today there are lots of projects and shops operated by businessmen from
Hong Kong along its busiest Beijing Lu, Yide Lu and Liuhua Garment
Markets. There are also about 400 foreign-invested enterprises at the
District. Therefore, it is one of the commercial areas with the most
complete varieties and categories in China, which has attracted lots of
visitors and businessmen for tour and investment.
Major manufacturing Zones
Zengcheng Xintang Industrial Processing Zone:
Enjoying the name "Gold Corridor Zengcheng Xintang is
favorably positioned along the central axis of Guangzhou, Shenzhen &
Hong Kong. Located in the east of Guangzhou close to Economic and
Technologic Development Zone, the processing zone was set up under the
approval of Guangzhou Municipal People's Government.
Xintang Industrial Processing Zone:
The Xintang Industrial Processing Zone is located right in the core
area of Guangzhou's east auto industrial base that attaches importance
to the development of foreign-oriented industries.
The zone has introduced many foreign enterprises engaged in textile,
fabrics, machinery, electronics, plastics and chemicals. While with
settling down of Honda, Toyota and Nissan, the city is gradually forming
three auto industrial bases in its east, south and west around those
three whole-car manufacturers.
Guangzhou Pearl Industrial Park:
Spread on the total planned area of about 44.8km2, Guangzhou Pearl
Industrial Park is the largest industrial park of Conghua and one of
Guangzhou's key construction projects which is divided into east, west
and middle areas and motorcycle industrial base.
The industries in the area include biomedicine, chemicals,
Electro-mechanic manufacture, chemical fiber and textile.