The Canton Fair focuses on trade connections with Belt and Road countries across Asia, Africa and Europe
As a showcase for China's growing economic strength, the China Import and Export Fair has evolved into the world's largest event for international trade.
The Canton Fair has developed into a comprehensive show for two-way trade since it changed its official name from the China Export Commodities Fair to the China Import and Export Fair and set up an International Pavilion for imported goods in 2007.
From a small family firm to the world's largest producer of sewing machines, Zhejiang-based Feiyue Group attributes its success to the Canton Fair, according to the top executive of the company.
Fluent in Russian, Chinese and English, Chinese Russian Mira Maximova is busy building bridges between people from different countries.
Stacy Julius from South Africa has been studying in China for 10 years and she is still curious about Chinese culture and cities.
Twelve years ago, 31-year-old Frederic Choux came to Dalian to set up his own business by bringing top-quality French wine to China.
Fang Yuan is having a meeting with software engineers in their office at the Over-seas Students Pioneer Park of Dalian Hi-tech Zone, in Northeast China's Liaoning province.
Having already forged extensive and amicable international ties, the southern China gateway metropolis of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, is wooing organizers of top international events to consolidate its position as a major center for international exchanges in the world.
The ambition to possess a network of international hubs has helped to lift the appeal of the business-friendly city of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, to investors. This is most clear in the rapid growth of capital input in 2015, as well as in the first half of this year.
This year has seen major investment projects funded by Fortune Global 500 companies in Guangzhou, such as Cisco (Guangzhou) Smart City, the southern headquarters of China Railway Construction Corp Ltd and COSCO Shipping Bulk Co Ltd.
"It was so exciting!" said a visitor who just stepped off a motorboat at the China Liuzhou International Water Carnival. Under the guidance of professional coaches, he had just tried an exhilarating water game.
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