Canton Fair is displaying a varied array of products

Canton Fair (China Import and Export Fair) is participated by over 24415 corporate exhibitors, displaying a varied array of products and accessories to the show attendees. The range of items showcased here includes hardware tools, chemicals, electrical gadgets, vehicles, lighting solutions, and several other high-utility products. Furniture and glass art items are also put on exhibit at the show.

 
The 112th session of the Canton Fair was officially opened on October 15, 2012. Our sales men have been devoted themselves to working on the first day of the exhibition,they explained patiently our equipments to customers. Huge crowds of people attended the exhibition.Below are some of negotiating pictures between our sales men and customers at our booth in the exhibition.
The market for traditional Chinese medicine and healthcare products is also encouraging. According Fair exhibitors, the number of Russian purchasers increased significantly over previous sessions. Trade in mechanical and electrical products followed the overarching trend too – the value of contracts with Latin American companies rose 18.5% year-on-year. Wang Biao, a salesman from the Anhui Light Industry International Co. Ltd., said his company had engaged far more buyers from South America and Russia.

The Guangdong Museum of Art

  The Guangdong Museum of Art consists of twelve indoor exhibition halls covering an area of 8,000 square meters as well as an outdoor Sculpture Garden that is 5,000 square meters in size. Each year, the museum hosts nearly sixty exhibitions. The museum hosts a variety of exhibitions from smaller intimate looks at the work of contemporary artists to exhibitions larger in scale such as that of sculptor Henry Moore. Recently, the Guangdong Museum of Art has initiated a Triennial Exhibition of contemporary art, both Chinese and international. You can travel to The Guangdong Museum of Art if you come to attend Canton Fair 2013.

  Every year, the museum displays a large exhibition of the museum’s permanent collection of sculpture, painting, and ceramic work. The permanent collection includes contemporary artistic works of the coastal areas of China and Guangdong Province as well as work by overseas Chinese artists. In addition, the institution hosts exhibitions of artwork from various cultures within and without Asia as well as invitational exhibitions. The Guangdong Museum of Art also holds great importance to exhibiting work at artists’ requests every year.

  The Guangdong Museum of Art is open from Tuesday - Sunday, 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., no admission after 4:30 p.m. Tickets cost 15 rmb with prices subject to change for special exhibitions. Discounts are available for students, teachers, and senior citizens with proper identification.

Nansha Tin Hau Palace is a mazu temple on the southeastern slope of the Dajiao Mountain

Facing the Lingdingyang (Lingding Ocean), the mouth of the Pearl River, Nansha Tin Hau Palace is a mazu temple on the southeastern slope of the Dajiao Mountain in Guangzhou City and covers about 100 hectares (247.1 acres). The architecture combines both the style of the Forbidden City in Beijing and the sublimity of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum in Nanjing. It is the largest palace compound of its category in the world. It is reputed as the 'First Tin Hau Palace under Heaven' and the biggest Mazu Temple in southeastern Asia. The canton fair 2013 will be helded in Guangzhou, maybe you can go to Nansha Tian Hou Palace if you have a time.

It was built to worship the Goddess of sea, also called Mazu (or Tianhou in Chinese, literally meaning Heavenly Empress) by the people, whose real name is Linmo (960-987). There are many touching stories about her helping people in shipwrecks, so she was thought to be the incarnation of the goddess of sea and was paid homage by over 100 million believers in more than twenty countries.
This palace was first built in the Ming Dynasty, then was renovated during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1737-1795) in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), but was later ruined. The one we see now was rebuilt in 1994 and completed in 1996.
When you arrive there, you will first reach the Tin Hau Square which covers an area of 1.5 hectares (about 3.7 acres). At the center of the square stands a huge statue of the Goddess. The statue faces the Lingdingyang and is about 14.5 meters (about 47.6 feet) high, made of 365 pieces of granite. It symbolizes that mazu could bless fishermen and bring favorable weather for the whole year.
Mazu , also spelt Matsu, is the indigenous goddess of the sea who is said to protect fishermen and sailors, and is invoked as the patron deity of all Southern Chinese and East Asian persons. Born as Lin Moniang  in Fujian around 960 CE, worship of Mazu began around the Ming Dynasty, when many Taoist temples dedicated to her were erected all across Mainland China, later spreading to other countries with Southern Chinese inhabitants.

Shangxiajiu has a decidedly stronger traditional/ historical feel

  Although just as crowed with people and shops as Beijing Road shopping street, Shangxiajiu has a decidedly stronger traditional/historical feel than the modern Beijing Road. The shops here are housed in colonial-era Qilou (骑楼) buildings, which are a unique blend of 19th century European and Chinese architecture. The connected arcade formed by the buildings' protuding second floors protect pedestrains from the frequent rain showers. Sculptures along the street depict the lifestyle in old Guangzhou. If you come to attend the Canton Fair 2013, maybe you can travel to Shangxiajiu by the way.

  Dishifu Lu is another attraction on the Shangxiajiu Walking Street and it is known for its Ping An Theater that showcases Chinese Opera as well as its many Cantonese restaurants. Next is Xiajiu Road. Other than regular range of clothing and snack stores, this street is also home to several smaller department stores as well as jewelry store catering to women. Shangxiajiu Square is another attraction which is quite modern and has many shopping destinations like Saibo Shopping Center, Dongji Mall and Liwan Plaza.