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    The Greatest Show on Earth: A Brief History of the Canton Fair
    The Greatest Show on Earth: A Brief History of the Canton Fair
    The Greatest Show on Earth: A Brief History of the Canton Fair
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    The Greatest Show on Earth: A Brief History of the Canton Fair

    By Peter D. Fenton

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    The "Greatest Show on Earth" is a brief three part history of the China Import & Export Fair (the Canton Fair) and the 'barometer of the Chinese economy.'

    China’s oldest fair, known as the Canton Fair, has the largest exhibition space, the widest variety and the highest quality of suppliers; and the highest trade volume in China. As once the sole avenue to foreign trade with China, the Canton Fair which has been continually held since its inception and is a microcosm for China’s economy.

    The Canton Fair has been pivotal to China’s international trade and economic development. The twice yearly fairs China’s premier trade fair and since the fair’s inauguration, demand for stalls has been historically high, requiring the fair to be staged at five ever larger complexes.

    Guangzhou has been the port of China’s ‘Maritime Silk Road’, at the forefront of China’s opening and reform, the Canton Fair has been instrumental in the promoting China’s economic output to the world and developing international relations.

    As a bridge to commerce in China, the Canton Fair attracts diverse participants from across the world to see wide range of products in a comprehensive exhibition. The Canton fair has 50 specialized exhibition zones in fifteen major categories with an almost endless variety of products at the one exhibition.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeter D. Fenton
    Release dateJun 20, 2015
    ISBN9781311453983
    The Greatest Show on Earth: A Brief History of the Canton Fair
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    Peter D. Fenton

    Peter was the Executive Manager of AustCham - South China, based in Guangzhou. He is a lawyer from Brisbane, Australia and has extensive experience in Australian customers & quarantine.He has extensively written about China, in particular, business in China for licensed English-language media in China in for the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s “Drum” website.Peter is the Foreign Expert for a Chinese law firm and assists foreign clients invest and operate businesses in China.

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      The Greatest Show on Earth - Peter D. Fenton

      The Greatest Show on Earth

      A Brief History of the Canton Fair

      Peter D. Fenton

      The Greatest Show on Earth: A Brief History of the Canton Fair

      Copyright 2015 Peter D. Fenton

      First edition published in June 2015

      ISBN: 9781311453983

      Smashwords, Inc.

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Introduction: The Barometer of the Chinese Economy

      Part One: Historical Era (Origins – until 1978)- the embryo of the Chinese economic miracle

      Part Two: The Rise of the Canton Fair (1978-2000) – ‘opening & reform’ of the fiar

      Part Three: The Post-WTO Era (2001 – to the present) – internationalisation and the rise of domestic demand

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      Canton Fair Museum

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      Preface

      This brief history of the Canton Fair owes a great debt to the Canton Fair Museum at the current site of the fair in Pazhou Complex. The hope that this brief history helps to further the museum’s mission to promote, inform and educate about the Canton Fair, in particular in English.

      This manuscript has been previously published on as a blog post and received sufficient views and comments to deserve a

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