The International Lighting fair takes place from 22 to 26 October in the Chinese city of Zhongshan (Guangdong). The venue is the Guzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre; an exhibition area covering 30 000 m² with almost 13 000 m² space for 1 413 standard trade fair stands. The organiser is the China Association of Lighting Industry. The city is recognised as being the capital of lighting, as the industry cluster located here generates an annual revenue of more than RMB 100 bn. Guzhen is considered to be the fourth largest production site for lighting products worldwide. This year’s trade fair sees the launch of a new initiative with the “Overseas buyers Business Matching Meeting”.