Canton Fair Complex

This guide to the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou opens inside a live negotiation, tracing the fair back to 1957, when China needed a controlled front door for its export trade. It follows the fair's move to Pazhou Island around 2000, the vast halls built to outgrow every venue before them, and the small crews who race to raise tens of thousands of temporary booths before each session opens. You'll also meet the interpreters who carry the deals between buyers and sellers from over two hundred countries, hour after hour, one exchange at a time.