How to Attend 2012 Canton Fair in Guangzhou China

The China Import and Export Fair ---- Canton Fair is the largest biannual China trade fairs held in Guangzhou. Which is the most effective way to develop the business relationships you need to succeed in China. It's no wonder that the Canton Fair has already become a must see for all those looking for business success in China. Right here, let's take a look at how to attend the fair.

Step1: Apply for an Invitation
As the first step to the Canton Fair, overseas buyers may opt to apply for either a paper invitation or an E-invitation. The invitation card will be needed when applying for a visa to China and getting registered and the free Entry Badge to the Fair. You may apply for a paper invitation from the embassy/consulate of People’s Republic of China in your region. But we strongly recommend E-invitation, for it is an online service of the fair and which can be conveniently done online from the agency like cantontradefair.com.

Step2: Apply for a Visa
Having obtained the official invitation issued by the Canton Fair, it is time for you to apply for a visa to China. The application may be done at a Chinese embassy or consulate in your country. You may have to apply at a Chinese embassy or consulate in a third country, if there happens to be no Chinese representation in your country. Documents to be prepared for Visa Application:
1) Your passport
2) One properly filled-in Visa application form;
3) Canton Fair invitation might be requested;
4) One recent passport photo (5cm x 4cm);
5) Application service fee

Step3: Register to Canton Fair
Before visiting the Canton Fair, visitors are required to get registered, getting the Entry Badge (IC Card). Only those bearing a confirmed Entry Badge are admitted into the Fair complex. The Badge remains valid throughout the Fair. There are two kinds of registration venues for the fair:

1 Canton Fair Pazhou Complex.
Buyer Card, the only official admission to the Canton Fair, is available at the complex. Buyers with required personal documents can get registered at the fair complex.

2 Registration Office at Appointed Hotels
For buyers' convenience, the China Foreign Trade Centre has set 32 Overseas Buyers' Registration Office at appointed hotels. Buyers can get registered at these hotels during the Canton Fair registration time.

Useful Links: Canton Fair October 2012
                  2012 Canton Fair Planning

Best Tibet Tour in Summer - Lake Namtso

Useful Resource:  Tibet Tour China  ;        Tibet Travel Agency

Explore Tibet in summer, there is one place which is highly advised to pay a visit, that is
Lake Namtso – one of the three highly respected holy lakes. From May to September, visitors should come prepared at all times for wet weather, snow, and cold winds. The blue sky and amazing landscapes of clear lake and snow-capped mountains always make tourists be reluctant to leave. Plenty of tourists would like to stay overnight by the lake. The spectacular starry sky would make you feel so close to the sky. The sunrise glow here also enjoys high reputation among tourists who've been there.

About the Lake Namtso
Lake Namtso, meaning “Heaven Lake” in the Tibetan language, is often described as being close to Heaven as for the lofty altitude, stunning beauty, pure blue water, and spiritual associations.

Snow-capped mountains and open grassland, dotted with yak herds and local nomads, surround the crystal clear waters of Lake Namtso, which makes it one of the most beautiful places in Tibet.

Holy Lake
Known as one of the three holy lakes of Tibet, as well as Lake Yamdrok and Lake Manasarovar, it is believed that in the 12th century, Buddhists began the practice of worshiping on Lake Namtso throughout the Tibetan Year of the Sheep.

During the Year of the Sheep, believers would come in large numbers at the end of winter, walking over the lake's frozen surface and carrying their food with them. They would spend the summer at Lake Namtso unable to return again until the water froze the following winter. Worshipers believed that if one walked around the lake once during the Year of the Sheep, he and his family would be blessed with good health, safety, knowledge and other virtues.

Though the practice of walking across the frozen lake is no longer permitted by the Chinese government, modern believers can worship at the Tashi Dor temple, which is built on the southeast corner of Lake Namtso.

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