Guangzhou Tea Expo Starts Exhibition
The annual Guangzhou Tea Expo, one of China's most influential tea Expos, started today (November 20) at the Continental international exhibition center located in Guangzhou's Pazhou district. Our journalist Lin Shuhua has the details:
This expo has attracted this year exhibitors from 9 countries, including India, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Kenya. Deputy Chief of the China Tea Marketing Association, Wangqing, told media that, as the one of the largest tea production centers in the world, China has over 800 tea planting counties, with an annual output of 1.2 million tons. However, the secretary-general of the association Wu Xiduan worries that the global financial crisis will cast a shadow over tea sales:
"I worry that tea sales are likely to decrease as citizens' income drops. Among the 5 necessities in Chinese families, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, tea ranks the last. When experiencing financial difficulties, people give up tea first."
Guangzhou Auto Show Open to Public Visitors
The China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition opens to public visitors today (November 21), with entrance tickets being sold for less than 20 Yuan. The first two day's of the exhibition were solely open for professional visitors. This year saw a record in the number of attendants, with over 86,000 people visiting the Pazhou International Convention and Exhibition Center. The show will last until 25th.
Chigang Consulate Region to Start Construction The Guangdong Government's Foreign Affairs Office has confirmed that the Thai Consulate-general in Guangzhou will start building its mansion in the new foreign consulate region, located in Guangzhou's Chigang Area after the New Year. In addition, other 6 consulates, including Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Germany and Kuwait, have planned to move their consulates to Chigang, a new consulate region designed by the government.
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