GUANGZHOU · BUSINESS VISITORS
Arrive ready.
Source with a plan.
Practical guides for the 140th Canton Fair and the markets beyond it.
Plan the Fair visit
Choose your phase and solve the journey before your first meeting.
Guangzhou · 15 October–4 November 2026
140th Canton Fair 2026: choose the right phase
Match your products to the phase before booking flights, hotels or a day at the complex.
Guangzhou · 140th Canton Fair · October–November 2026
Canton Fair: get your buyer badge, then find the right hall
Check the phase, save your registration receipt and choose the metro exit for your exhibition area.
Guangzhou · Canton Fair Complex
Get to the Canton Fair from the airport or railway station
Choose your terminal or railway station, then the metro exit for your exhibition area.
Guangzhou · visiting buyers
Canton Fair: choose a hotel and prepare your first day
Choose a commute you can repeat, confirm passport check-in and prepare a small working kit.
Continue sourcing in Guangzhou
Three verified product areas, with Chinese names, contacts and transport.
Guangzhou · business visitors
Guangzhou wholesale markets: choose a sourcing area
Start with the product, then choose a verified market instead of following an old “top ten” list.
Guangzhou · clothing and textiles
Buy clothing or fabric in Guangzhou: Baima versus Zhongda
Choose finished garments or fabric first, then take the right product brief to the market.
Guangzhou · Yuexiu / Yide Road
Onelink Plaza: toys, gifts and homeware sourcing in Guangzhou
Find the correct building, contact the market and compare samples with clear order terms.
Make daily life work
Use the existing practical guides for the details you need next.
Mainland China · Guangzhou examples
Paying in China with a foreign bank card
Link a card, make a small test payment, and keep cash for the moments an app will not work.
Mainland China · Guangzhou
Get a Chinese SIM card: bring your passport and test it
Ask for a local number, calls and SMS—not just data.
Mainland China
A Chinese message to confirm your hotel booking
Send a clear passport and late-arrival question before you travel.
Guangzhou
Guangzhou South: get to the right station and board with your passport
Chinese station names, metro connections and the checks between the entrance and your train.
Mainland China · Guangzhou arrival use
Get a taxi or booked ride—and find the driver
Check the Chinese destination, pickup area and licence plate.
Mainland China · hotel delivery
Receive a parcel at your hotel in China
Confirm the hotel will accept it, use its exact Chinese address and keep the courier tracking open.
Guangzhou
Need language help in Guangzhou? Call 960169
Use public-service interpretation and ask for a three-party call.
Mainland China · Guangzhou branch example
Open a bank account in China with a foreign passport
Call the branch first, take your original passport and expect identity and tax-residency checks.
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