Over 800,000 visit second phase of Canton Fair

The second phase of the 133rd China Import and Export Fair has attracted more than 810,000 visitors during the first four days, CCTV reported.

Meanwhile, the number of merchants from countries and regions along the Belt and Road registered stable growth.

This event, also dubbed the Canton Fair, kicked off on April 15, and will run until May 5 in three phases.

According to organizers, during the first phase of the fair, which ran from April 15 to 19, transactions of exports reached $12.8 billion, with more than 1.26 million visitors.

During the second phase, which ran from April 23 to 27, an import exhibition area was established for the first time, attracting 370 companies from 22 countries and regions along the Belt and Road.

The third phase will run from May 1 to 5.

Xu Bing, the fair's spokesman, earlier said this year's event has achieved the largest scale since its history began in 1957, in terms of both the venue acreage and the number of global participants.