ECF to be held in Pudong
East China Fair (ECF). [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The 28th East China Fair (ECF) will be held from March 1 to 4 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
ECF is China's largest regional trade fair featuring traders from across the world and also with the highest turnover. It is held annually in March in Shanghai. It is supported by the Ministry of Commerce and is co-organized by nine provinces and cities including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Nanjing and Ningbo.
Started in 1991, the East China Fair has been held for 27 consecutive years. The 28th East China Fair will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center and cover an area of 123,600 square meters, with 5,700 standard booths, and five themed exhibitions featuring Garments, Textiles, Home Products, Gifts and Modern Lifestyle.
Over 4,000 enterprises will exhibit their products at the fair, among which 450 are from foreign countries.
The fair is a means to expand the market to the European and American markets. Besides, 600 foreign purchase agents will come to the fair and conduct purchases.