Fair Ground

Pazhou International Exhibition Center

CECF (Pazhou) Complex, located in Pazhou Island in southeast part of Guangzhou, is uniquely designed in a beautiful environment, it is the only fair ground to hold China import and export commodity fair which holds two session a year. The functions of meeting, exhibition and commercial negotiation are united in this exhibition centre. It is a modern architecture with perfect combination of efficiency, intelligence, humanization and ecology.

Area: The total land area of Pazhou Complex is 700000m². The total construction area is 395000m². Sixteen exhibition halls are built, among which the land area of indoor exhibition halls is 160000m², and that of outdoor exhibition sites is 22000m². It is by now the largest exhibition centre in Asia.

Roof and Walls: The roof adopts large span space truss of prestressed sustained steel tube, using 15000 tons of steel. The surface uses frosted stainless steel. The external walls in the east, west and north are glass walls. With a total area of 58000m², these glass walls give a brilliant and spectacular appearance.

Design Principle: The main design principle of Pazhou Complex is to extend the image of "flowing" of Pearl River. The wave like rooftop just likes the river flowing by. It integrates with surrounding environment elegantly. This design principle is unparalleled in all of the exhibition centres in the world.

Traffic Guide to Pazhou Complex

Taxi

Depart from Guangzhou Railway Station/Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Pazhou) Complex, fare: RMB 60
Depart from New Baiyun Airport, fare: RMB 200
Depart from Guangzhou East Railway Station, fare: RMB 40

Subway

About 40 mins drive (longest), intervals: 6-8 mins, fare: RMB 2-6; the transfer station is Gong Yuan Qian Metro Station, visitors can change the metro from line1 to line2, take off at Xingang Dong Metro Station, and walk 3 mins from Exit A to Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center.

Metro Line1: Guangzhou East Railway Station-Xilang

Route: Guangzhou East Railway Station, Tianhe Sports Center, Tiyu Xi Road, Yangji, Dongshan Kou, Lieshi Lingyuan (Guangzhou Martyrs' Cemetery), Nong Jiang Suo (Peasants' Movement Institute), Gongyuan Qian (People's Park), Xi Menkou (West Gate), Chenjia Ci (Chen Clan Academy), Choushou Road, Huangsha, Fangcun, Huadi Wan, Kengkou, Xilang (Xilang Metro Station: 6:00-22:30; Guangzhou East Railway Station Metro Station: 6:18-23:00)

Metro Line 2: Sanyuan Li-Pazhou

Route: Sanyuan Li, Guangzhou Railway Station, Yuexiu Park, Jinian Tang (Memorial Hall), Gongyuan Qian (People's Park), Haizhu Square, Shi Er Gong (2nd Worker's Palaze), Jiangnan Xi, Xiao Gang, Sun Yan-Sen University, Lujiang, Chigang, Modiesha, Xingang Dong, Pazhou (Xiaogang Metro Station: 6:00-22:28; Sanyuan Li Metro Station: 6:16-23:03)

Bus

No.137 Bus: South Gate of Guangzhou Zoo-Xinzhou
Travel Time: 6:15-21:30; Fare: RMB 2

No.206 Express: Fangcun Jiaokou Passenger Transport Station-Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Centre
Travel Time: 7:00-18:30; Fare: RMB 2

No. 229 Bus: Pazhou Cun- the End of Xihua Road Travel Time: 6:45-22:33
the End of Xihua Road- Pazhou Cun Travel Time: 6:00-21:40; Fare: RMB 2

No.262 Bus: Chigang- Xinzhou Travel Time: 5:50-21:00
Xinzhou-Chigang Travel Time: 5:50-21:30; Fare: RMB 2

(Translated by Nicole Chik, www.lifeofguangzhou.com)
(Updated by Jonas Yeung, www.ChinaTravelDepot.com)