The China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair, to run from October 18 to 23 this year at the Guzhen Light Plaza, promises to deliver on its theme "Guzhen lights up the world" with an exhibition covering 40,000 square meters and more than 700 participating suppliers. The fair will feature the latest lighting products representing current industry trends, as well as introduce Guzhen called "China's Lighting Capital" to the world.

The fair has been held four times before, in 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2005. More than 4,000 guests representing 1,000 enterprises from all over the world attended the 1999 fair. The 1999 edition resulted in a windfall far beyond the organizing committee's initial goal. The total volume of transacted deals amounted to RMB 1.1 billion ?a about US$ 61.2 million ?a with 1,611 sales contracts signed.