Editor's note: With about 20 days to go before the 94th National Sugar and Wine Fair, to help food professionals attend with clarity, this WeChat account will periodically share tips and strategies for the spring fair. If you have any questions or confusion about the fair, feel free to leave a message, and we will selectively reply.

Entering March, for food professionals, the most important upcoming event is the Spring Sugar and Wine Fair. Known as the 'barometer' of China's food industry, the National Sugar and Wine Commodity Fair is called 'the world's first fair' by industry insiders due to its large scale, wide influence, and numerous products.

Therefore, whether you are going to select products, network, attend training, listen to lectures, or observe industry trends, bringing this spring fair guide compiled by us will save you a lot of effort.

Hotel Exhibition Times and Locations Hotel exhibition and trading period: March 20-26, 2016 Locations: Food mainly at Tibet Hotel, Firstar Hotel, etc. Convention Center exhibition and trading period: March 24-26, 2016 Location: From North Railway Station to New Century Convention Center

Popular Exhibition Hotels Food & Beverage, Condiment Zones Floor plan (click for larger image) Actual view

As everyone knows, the National Sugar and Wine Fair is divided into two venues: hotels and the convention center. Since more and more product transactions are completed at hotels, for those wanting to exhibit, the hotel exhibition is a major event.

Youyuan Holiday Hotel (Food & Beverage): No. 266, Section 2, Renmin North Road, Jinniu District, next to the Provincial Library Building. Located at North Railway Station, opposite Chengdu Hotel, on the必经之路 from the railway station to Jinqilin Hotel. The first and second floors have over 2,000 square meters of exhibition space, making it the best place for food and beverage companies to recruit distributors and build their image.

Jinqilin Hotel (Food & Beverage): No. 25, Section 1, Renmin North Road, Jinniu District, at the geological and mineral area. Located at the Renmin North Road subway exit. The entire hotel from floors 1 to 6 are exhibition halls. Floors 13 to 16 are room exhibitions. Floors 7 to 12 are gaps and not used for exhibitions.

Railway Hotel (Comprehensive, mainly food & beverage): No. 9, Section 2, Renmin North Road, Jinniu District. This hotel is next to Chengdu Hotel. The layout is 'L'-shaped. The hotel has two elevators and three staircases.

Tibet Hotel (Comprehensive): No. 10, Section 1, Renmin North Road, Sichuan Province. The hotel has an 'L'-shaped layout. It is a benchmark hotel for hotel exhibitions, the best for business negotiations, with high popularity and high-quality distributor groups. However, prices are slightly higher. It is a comprehensive hotel.

Tengyunlou Hotel (Comprehensive): No. 3, Section 1, Renmin North Road, Jinniu District. Located at Wanfu Bridge, adjacent to Liyuanxiang Hotel. The hotel is older with older hardware. Popularity is similar to Liyuanxiang.

Firstar Hotel (Food & Beverage): No. 2, Chenghua West Street, Jinniu District. Located behind Tibet Hotel, the hotel has ten floors. Floors 1-3 and 10 are exhibition halls, floors 4-9 are rooms. This hotel mainly focuses on leisure food, emphasizing cost-effectiveness. It is one of the first hotels to clear out during the Chengdu National Sugar and Wine Fair, and all companies are leisure food enterprises.

Liyuanxiang (Beverage Zone): No. 1, Section 1, Renmin North Road. Next to Tengyunlou Hotel. Positioned similarly to Tengyunlou, it is a gathering place for small clients. This hotel is relatively comprehensive, with food, beverages, and some packaging.

Jiuzhou Hotel (Condiment Zone): No. 361, Section 3, North Second Ring Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu. Located at the railway station exit, the entire hotel is condiment companies. It has seven floors, two staircases (main building), and one elevator. Floors 1 and 2 are exhibition halls, floors 3-7 are rooms. During the fair, the elevator goes directly to the seventh floor. The hotel has an 'I'-shaped layout with no dead corners, making it one of the preferred places for condiments for many years.

Xidu (Condiments): No. 396, Section 3, North Second Ring Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu.

Jinyuan Hotel (Comprehensive): No. 22, Section 3, Renmin Middle Road, Qingyang District, Chengdu. This is the first time participating in the Sugar and Wine Fair as an exhibition hotel. It is a new hotel, never used for the fair before. In the 2015 Spring Sugar and Wine Fair, it was the first time, positioned as comprehensive, and the effect can only be concluded after the fair ends. So far, there are many spaces available. Few companies are willing to be guinea pigs.

Rongjing Tianhao Hotel (Leisure Food Zone): No. 23, Section 1, Renmin North Road. The hotel has seven floors, located across the street from Tibet Hotel. It is a small client concentration area, relying on the popularity of Tibet Hotel.

Chengdu Transportation Overview 1. Route from Chengdu Railway Station Walk 280 meters from the exit to North Railway Station, take Metro Line 1 (toward Century City), after 15 stops get off at Century City Station (Exit C2); walk 1.1 kilometers to Chengdu Century City New International Convention and Exhibition Center; total about 1 hour.

2. Route from Chengdu Bus Terminal Walk 480 meters from the exit to Wuguiqiao Bus Stop, take Bus 23 (or 200, 66), after 5 stops get off at Dongda Road Intersection Stop; Walk 170 meters to Niushikou Station, take Metro Line 2 (toward Xipu), after 8 stops get off at Tianfu Square; Take Metro Line 1 (toward Century City), after 11 stops get off at Century City Station (Exit C2); Walk 1.1 kilometers to Chengdu Century City New International Convention and Exhibition Center; total about 1 hour 20 minutes.

3. Route from Chengdu East Railway Station Long-Distance Bus Terminal Walk 450 meters from the exit to Chengyu Overpass Station, take Metro Line 2 (toward Xipu), after 8 stops get off at Tianfu Square; Take Metro Line 1 (toward Century City), after 11 stops get off at Century City Station (Exit C2); Walk 1.1 kilometers to Chengdu Century City New International Convention and Exhibition Center; total about 1 hour 10 minutes.

Chengdu Metro Lines and First/Last Train Times Chengdu Metro Line 1 Stations: Shengsheng Lake, North Railway Station, Renmin North Road, Wenshu Monastery, Luomashi, Tianfu Square, Jinjiang Hotel, Huaxiba, Provincial Stadium, Nijiqiao, Tongzilin, South Railway Station, High-tech, Financial City, Incubation Park, Ocean Park, Century City Shengsheng Lake Station first train: 6:30, last train: 22:30 Century City Station first train: 6:30, last train: 23:00

Chengdu Metro Line 2 Stations: Chadianzi Bus Terminal, Yangxi Overpass, Yipin Tianxia, Shuhan Road East, Baiguolin, TCM University & Provincial Hospital, Tonghuimen, People's Park, Tianfu Square, Chunxi Road, Dongmen Bridge, Niuwangmiao, Niushikou, Dongda Road, Tazishan Park, Chengdu East Railway Station, Chengyu Overpass, Huiwangling, Honghe, Chengdu Administrative College Chadianzi Station first train: 7:00, last train: 22:30 Administrative College Station first train: 6:30, last train: 22:00

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