（原标题：What Makes Canton Fair a Must-Visit for Global Traders?）

The 138th China Import and Export Fair, popularly known as the Canton Fair and long regarded as the barometer of China's foreign trade, kicked off on October 15 in Guangzhou. The fair covers an exhibition area of 1.55 million square meters, with a total of 74,600 booths and over 32,000 participating companies, all setting new records. More than 240,000 buyers from 218 countries and regions, representing an increase of 10 percent from the previous session, have preregistered for the fair. There has been significant growth in the number of buyers from the European Union, the United States, and countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. So, what exactly makes the Canton Fair a must-visit for global traders? Let's hear it from them.

Chief Producer: Zhao Haijian

Supervising Producer: Huang Yanshu

Content: Huang Zihao, Zhuang Huan, Zhang Qiliang

Poster: Lin Junming, Liao Kaiyang, Feng Digen

Overseas Operations Supervising Producer: Huang Yanshu

Overseas Content Coordinator: Huang Zihao

Overseas Operations Editors: Zhuang Huan, Wu Wanjie, Long Lihua, Zheng Quanyi

Produced by: Southern Finance Omnimedia Group