The facade of the Pazhou Complex in southern
Guangzhou, venue of Canton Fair. (file photo)

The coming 104 session of the China Import and Export Fair, also Canton Fair, is to commence this Wednesday. The fair will be separated into three phases and all are set in the city's Pazhou Complex. By then, Halls A; B; C will be put into use from 9:30 to 18:00 by day from October 15 to November 6.

The Transportation Department of the Guangzhou Government makes a new arrangement for the convenience of the fair guests.

According to the new traffic arrangement, public conveyance conveying lots of passengers takes priority over private transport during the fair.

Metro:

Of the metro, departure intervals of all the four lines will be shortened and more spare trains will be put into use. More ticket windows will be opened to public. Also multi-language service will be set in some of metro stations for the convenience of foreign guests. Medicine chests, needle and thread and baggage carts will be provided free of charge for those in need.

Free Shuttle Buses:

Four free shuttle buses will be offered for buyers during the Canton Fair. The buses will be operated from 9:00 to 19:00 every day with Line One from Pazhou Complex to Huanshi Zhong Road (the Garden Hotel); Line Two from Pazhou Complex to Liuhua Road (the former Liuhua Complex); Line Three from Pazhou Complex to Haizhu Square (the Hotel Landmark Canton) and Line Four from Pazhou Complex to Tee Mall (Tianhe District).

Temporary Buses:

In addition to bus lines No. 262, 139, 20, 3, 507, 229, 303, 304, 505, 538 that travel pass by the Pazhou Complex, three temporary bus lines will be added. They are Line one from Pazhou Complex to Huanshi Zhong Road; Line Two from Pazhou Complex to Jiefang Road; Line Three from Pazhou Complex to Guangzhou East Railway Station. All are open during every day's closing time from 17:00 to 19:00.

Water Bus:

Besides the normal water bus, one more temporary bus will serve from Xidi Dock ¨C Tianzhi Dock ¨C Zhongda Dock ¨C Pazhou Complex Dock.

Taxis:

During the 104th Canton Fair, taxi is only a kind of supplementary transportation means. Only 3,000 to 4,000 taxis will be permitted to drive inside the designated area. For the Hall A and B, taxi area will be set on Zhanchang Zhong Road; for the Hall C will be set on Huizhan Nansan Road.

Be minded that, the Liuhua Complex on the Liuhua Road is no longer in use during the 104th Canton Fair.