Development Report on Exhibition Industry in Guangzhou

1. General Features of Guangzhou Exhibitions

(I) Quantity of Exhibitions and Industry Features. Overall， after suf-fering from global financial crisis in 2008 as well as the interference of Beijing Olympic Games and other major events， the exhibition industry in Guangzhou has still not encountered an easy condition in 2009. The nega-tive effects of the financial crisis have unceasingly spread and deepened， and restructuring of industries in the Pear1 River Delta is in the most difficult period， while the influenza A (H1N1)and other public health events are also lingering around. However， under such unfavorable background， it is some-what encouraging to see that Guang-zhou exhibitions in 2009 significantly increased， with a total of 215 shows，compared to 188 in 2008 ( Table 1 ).