The 14th China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair will be held at the Zhongshan Convention and Exhibition Center, Guangdong Province from October 22-26, 2014.

Starting this year, the China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair will be held biannually in spring and autumn to provide a professional and comprehensive platform and better serve the market. The organization has set up sub venues in four of the largest lighting malls to expand the size of the trade show. The space of the 14th exhibition has increased to 600,000 square meters to better accommodate the 100,000 trade buyers coming from more than 100 countries. In 2013, around 1,000 exhibitors attended the fair, attracting a total of 95,112 trade buyers from 103 countries and regions.

More than 1,000 exhibitors displayed their high quality lighting products at the best prices at the 13th Lighting Fair. Photo: Courtesy of 14th China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair

In recent years, with the development of the lighting fair's scale, great progress has also been made in terms of quality. Despite the increasing number of exhibitors and visitors, services have also improved. Since June 2014, all the visitors can pre-register online to save 100 yuan ($16.30) on-site registration fee.

The lighting fair will be held twice a year in spring and autumn starting in 2014. Photo: Courtesy of 14th China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair

In 2014, the official website of the lighting fair was updated and optimized. More than 500 famous exhibitors listed in accordance with their product category can be found in the new online search system. Customers can directly contact exhibitors via contact information on the website.

The online search system strives to build an online procurement and professional consultation platform to offer accurate and detailed information of products and exhibitors for visitors.

Since 2012, the lighting fair has been held at the newly built exhibition center managed by the local government in Guzhen, Guangdong Province. Photo: Courtesy of 14th China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair

At the 14th Guzhen Lighting Fair, many special services are available for online overseas pre-registrants.

Free Traffic Service: All overseas pre-registrants will receive free traffic service from and to airports and venues during the show (October 21- 27);

Official hotel booking service: All overseas pre-registrants are invited to use our free official hotel booking service, which offers a chance to win two nights of hotel accommodation for free. The organizer has cooperated with official travel agencies to arrange official hotel booking for overseas pre-registrants;

Translation service: All overseas pre-registrants receive two hours of free translation service during the show. In addition, there will also be on-site guide service in English provided by dedicated staff at the venues;

VIP service: All overseas pre-registrants will receive free access to the VIP lounge. These special services are aimed to provide our overseas visitors with a perfect procurement environment.

Why Guzhen? - Guzhen, an ancient town born for lights, is located in the northwest of Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China.

After 31 years of development, Guzhen has over 10,000 lighting enterprises and firms based on its 7-kilometer "lighting street." They sell products to a total of more than 130 countries and regions, such as Hong Kong, US, Japan, Southeast Asia and Europe. Guzhen has become the largest lighting production base and wholesale market in China.

Why come to the Guzhen Lighting Fair? - It's an industry event and ideal trading platform for the lighting industry and a necessary stop for lighting buyers.

First held in 1999, Guzhen Lighting Fair has continued for 13 years. Relying on Guzhen town, the fair integrates useful resources of the lighting industry, leads in industry trends and showcases its advantages such as architectural lighting, indoor lighting, LED lighting and landscape lighting.

And it has become a convenient channel to promote trade and build new partnerships between exhibitors and visitors. It's the perfect channel for buyers to purchase high quality products at the best prices.

Guzhen Lighting Fair has increased its numbers of fans from abroad. Many overseas visitors who want to attend the fair have visited the official website for free online pre-registration. Detailed information about transportation, hotels, restaurants, visa, translation and other convenient services are available on the website.