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The Canton Fair Complex (), formerly known as Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center (), is located on
Pazhou Island Pazhou is a subdistrict of Haizhu in southeastern Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, in China. , formerly Whampoa Island, has a total area of and is the site of Pazhou Pagoda. Its eastern bay was formerly the chief anchorage for ships partic ...
in the
Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
(Canton City) in the
People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. It is possibly the largest convention center in the world at , and also contains the world's largest exhibition hall at . Interwine is held here.


Transport

Canton Fair Complex is served by three
Haizhu Tram The Haizhu Island Circular New Tram (), Line THZ1, or YoungTram is a tram system mainly serving the Haizhu District of Guangzhou, between and . It is an at-grade tram system. The whole line (except Party Pier station) began operation on 31 Dece ...
stations, Canton Fair Complex West, Middle, and
East East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...
, as well as the nearby
Xingangdong station Xingangdong () is a metro station, station on Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro that became operational on 28June 2003. It is located at the underground of Xingang Road East in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou. The station is close to the Guangzhou I ...
and
Pazhou station Pazhou station () is a station on Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28June 2003 and is located under Xingang East Road on Pazhou Island in the Haizhu District Haizhu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefect ...
on Guangzhou Metro Line 8.


See also

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Canton Fair The Canton Fair or China Import and Export Fair, is a trade fair held in the spring and autumn seasons each year since the spring of 1957 in Canton (Guangzhou), Guangdong, China. It is the oldest, largest, and the most representative trade fair in ...
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List of tourist attractions in China Tourism in China is a growing industry that is becoming a significant part of the Chinese economy. The rate of tourism has expanded over the last few decades since the beginning of reform and opening-up. The emergence of a newly rich middle cl ...


References

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