The 103rd session of the China Import and Export Commodities Fair, Know as Canton Fair is China's largest trade fair, a fair of the highest level, and of the most complete varieties will be held in Guangzhou on April 15 to 30, 2008 in a larger scale.  The Pazhou and Liuhua Road exhibition halls will be used alternately during the whole fair.  According to AUMA's statistical standards, the CECF as a biannual event now ranks the world's No.3 in terms of scale.

The 103rd session of the CECF will be divided into two phases, using both Pazhou and Liuhua Road exhibition halls. The combined exhibition area of both venues stands at 540 thousand square meters, of which 243 thousand square meters will be actually used to house 27,000 international-standard exhibition pavilions. In the breakdown, 7,500 pavilions will be set up in Pazhou for each phase of exhibition and 6,000 in Liuhua Road.

According to Canton Fair, Some of the exhibition sections will be adjusted since the 98th Canton Fair.

1. The Exhibition Section of Foodstuffs & Tea, which was originally in CECF (Liuhua) Complex in Phase One will be exhibited in CECF (Pazhou) Complex in Phase Two (from April 25 to April 30).

2. The Exhibition Section of Footwear & Headgear, which was originally in CECF (Pazhou) Complex in Phase Two will be exhibited in CECF (Liuhua) Complex in Phase One (from April 25 to April 30).

3. The Exhibition Section of Jewellery, Bone Carvings & Jade Carvings will be cancelled, and the relative exhibits will be shown in the Exhibition Section of Gifts in CECF (Liuhua) Complex in Phase Two.