The 134th session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened on Sunday in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province. The event, which will run until Nov 4, has attracted exhibitors and buyers from across the globe.

Compared to the previous edition, the exhibition area for the 134th session will be expanded by 50,000 square meters and the number of exhibition booths will also increase by nearly 4,600. More than 28,000 exhibitors will participate in the event, including 650 enterprises from 43 countries and regions.

Moreover, about 60 percent of the exhibitors attending the import exhibition are Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partner countries, and the number of buyers from BRI partner countries has witnessed an increase of 11.2 percent compared with last session of the Canton Fair.