as a visitor to the 130th canton fair, laura minmini, an industrial designer from italy, expects to find new cooperations over the next few days.
the 130th session of the china import and export fair, also known as the canton fair, kicked off on friday in guangzhou, the capital city of south china's guangdong province.
launched in 1957, the fair is seen as a significant barometer of china's foreign trade.
this year's edition has attracted about 8,000 enterprises to set up nearly 20,000 booths. covering an exhibition area of 400,000 square meters, this is the first time the fair was held both online and offline since the covid-19 pandemic.
laura minmini talks with exhibitors at the fair in guangzhou, south china's guangdong province, oct. 15, 2021.
laura minmini talks with a designer from turkey at the fair in guangzhou, south china's guangdong province, oct. 15, 2021.
laura minmini looks at her designs displayed at the pavilion for a company she worked for when she first came to china, guangzhou, south china's guangdong province, oct. 15, 2021.
laura minmini shows one of her designs at the pavilion for a company she worked for when she first came to china, guangzhou, south china's guangdong province, oct. 15, 2021.
laura minmini stops by an autonomous aerial vehicle produced by china's ehang company at the fair in guangzhou, south china's guangdong province, oct. 15, 2021.
laura minmini tries an air fryer at canton fair, guangzhou, south china's guangdong province, oct. 15, 2021.
laura minmini passes a poster at the fair in guangzhou, south china's guangdong province, oct. 15, 2021.
laura minmini talks with an exhibitor at the fair in guangzhou, south china's guangdong province, oct. 15, 2021.
laura minmini talks with an exhibitor at the fair in guangzhou, south china's guangdong province, oct. 15, 2021.
laura minmini checks her mobile phone at the fair in guangzhou, south china's guangdong province, oct. 15, 2021.
