From March 18 to 21, the four-day 30th China Guzhen International Lighting Fair ended successfully in Guangdong Zhongshan Guzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, bringing together industrial quality brands and attracting global businessmen to the spring procurement event.
This exhibition is sponsored by Zhongshan City People’s Government, China Lighting Electrical Appliances Association, Zhongshan City Guzhen Town people’s government, Zhongshan Guzhen Light Exhibition Co., LTD. With the theme of “Lighting in ancient town illuminates the world”, the exhibition is positioned in a professional, market-oriented and internationalized way to build a whole industry chain exhibition and trade bridge of exhibition shop linkage, exhibition network integration, online and offline, and Shenzhen-China integration.
The main venue of the Expo attracted 84,149 professional visitors from 140 countries and regions around the world. Among them, the overseas audience reached 3,026 people, an increase of 31.03% over the spring exhibition of 23, and the number of countries and regions is the most in history, fully indicating that the international influence and attraction of the Gutown Light Expo continues to increase, and it also proves the international competitiveness and market vitality of China’s lighting industry.
Bright curtain, enabling “extended chain, complement chain, strong chain”
In the morning, the opening ceremony of the 30th Guzhen Lamp Fair was held under the witness of leading guests at all levels, representatives of leading enterprises in the industry, industry experts, brand strategy experts, large domestic and foreign buyers, large lighting market, domestic business associations and media friends. Liu Shengping, Executive director of China Lighting Electrical Appliances Association, attended and delivered a speech, and Wang Zhuo, secretary-general of China Lighting Association, attended the opening ceremony.
At the opening ceremony, Liu Shengping, executive director of the China Association of Lighting Appliances, said: After 25 years of sustained and rapid development, the characteristics of the Guzhen Lamp Fair’s specialization, commercialization and internationalization have been recognized by the industry and recognized by the society. As China has become a global lighting manufacturing center and supply chain supporting center, the influence of “Guzhen Lighting” in the international market is constantly expanding and improving.
In the turbulent international situation and the complex and changing economic environment, the foreign trade situation of China’s lighting appliance industry has gradually adjusted to the normal development trend. In the first two months of 2024, China’s exports of “lamps, lighting devices and their parts” were 7.21 billion US dollars, an increase of 30.5%. Among them, integrated lighting products using LED light sources have developed rapidly. At present, the Middle East and Southeast Asian markets, especially the “One Belt and One Road” countries along the product exports have risen steadily, the Southeast Asian market has become an important destination for industry exports, but also the ancient town lighting industry development of new business opportunities.
Recently, with the release of a number of favorable policies such as the “Action Plan to promote large-scale equipment renewal and replace old consumer goods with new ones”, it has accelerated the renewal and transformation of the construction and municipal infrastructure fields around the country, supported production enterprises to eliminate backward equipment, and promoted the high-end, intelligent and green development of the industry. The road expansion, park renovation, road and bridge construction, and investment in public facilities in key projects in Guangdong and Zhongshan have attracted attention, demonstrating the great vitality of the development of the Greater Bay Area.
In the face of intense turbulence, we should seek new opportunities in a stable environment. When the economy is trapped in stock development, lighting people should actively look for new breakthroughs. “China lighting capital” Guzhen has distinct market demand and industrial chain supply advantages, and is working towards the direction of gathering high-quality talents and enhancing scientific and technological innovation ability. It is believed that under the leadership of Party committees and governments at all levels, enterprises and businesses will jointly enhance confidence, accelerate the development of new quality productivity, and will solidly promote the high-quality sustainable development of the lighting industry in ancient town.
Ouyang Jinquan, Deputy mayor of Zhongshan Municipal People’s Government, said: At present, the Shenzhen-China Channel will be opened soon, Zhongshan is actively integrating into the development of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, vigorously building a provincial reform and innovation experimental zone, and climbing to the bay! Zhongshan will adhere to the real economy, manufacturing, traditional industries, emerging industries, and future industries, actively cultivate and expand new quality productivity, in-depth implementation of “big industry, big platform, big project, big enterprise, big environment” five major promotion actions, and vigorously build a new era of “ten fleets” including lighting. With new technologies, new formats, new models to enable the new development of lighting and other industries, cultivate and grow Guzhen lighting and other national and provincial foreign trade transformation bases. We will deeply implement the three-year action to improve the quality of industrial products, with five “strict” five “strengthen” ten measures, comprehensively improve the quality of key industrial products such as lighting, and fully promote Zhongshan Manufacturing towards “Zhongshan fine manufacturing”, so that Guzhen lighting, Zhongshan lighting become synonymous with high quality, so that Zhongshan brand sails to the sea and illuminates the world.
Xue Zhiguo, secretary of the Party Committee of Guzhen Town, said: Looking forward to the next 30 sessions of the Light Expo, Guzhen will always adhere to the right innovation. Keep positive, we will adhere to the lighting lighting this leading industry, extended chain, complement chain, strong chain; Stick to the dream of “lighting the world in ancient town”; Adhere to the original intention of “specialization, marketization and internationalization” of the Guzhen Light Expo. Innovation, we will uphold the spirit of dare to break, dare to try, dare to be the first, continue to reform and innovation, forge ahead, and strive to build the lighting industry center, trade center, design center, information center and technology center, to create the world’s first-class lighting capital. We will adhere to the manufacturing industry, vigorously implement manufacturing enterprises “home”, “home” and “new home” action, so that more high-quality enterprises take root in the town; We will make good use of national policy platforms such as intellectual property center, market procurement trade pilot, and empower the lighting industry with science and technology; We will continue to do a good job of Guzhen Light Expo, expand influence, and create a lighting industry trade and information exchange platform.
The opening ceremony also held the “Guzhen Town 100 million yuan enterprise settlement plan investment project signing”, “Guzhen Town 100 million yuan enterprise settlement plan warehousing intention project (second batch)”, “Guzhen Town modern service industry intention project signing” and other ceremonies.
A new pattern to build a bridge of international trade
The main venue was carefully planned and upgraded, covering the whole industry chain exhibits, attracting 928 high-quality enterprises to compete on the same stage. It brings together intelligent lighting, decorative lamps, home lighting, commercial lighting, cultural lighting, special lamps, machinery and equipment, accessories and other exhibits.
In order to comply with the “Shenzhen-China integration” pattern and the lighting industry’s “Shenzhen R & D + Zhongshan manufacturing” model gradually mature trend, the main venue Hall A AD hoc “Shenzhen-China brand area”, compared with the 29th session of the area increased by 86.8%. Fully create more opportunities for new cooperation models such as “Shenzhen headquarters + Zhongshan manufacturing”, “Shenzhen chain master + Zhongshan supporting”, “Shenzhen Research and development + Zhongshan transformation”.
“Wisdom” and “ability” double C position, “specialization and special new” continue to strengthen
With the maturity of the Internet of Things and AI technology, the digital era of the smart Internet of Things has arrived. This exhibition conforms to the industry tuyere, focusing on the three major trends of smart technology, green low-carbon, and cross-border integration, and intelligent whole system + low-carbon new energy, undoubtedly standing on the double “C” position of the exhibition’s scientific and technological innovation.
The main venue comprehensively strengthens the intelligent section, taking scene application, ecological integration and user needs as the starting point, combining chip research and development, drive design, system integration, data platform and other methods, to show the technical advantages of smart lighting technology in many fields such as home, office, landscape, education, health and so on.
The exhibition continues to focus on low-carbon, cross-border, and new energy lighting applications, and the proportion of exhibitors and exhibits can be seen at the scene has also been greatly improved compared with the previous session, especially landscape lighting, foreign travel, energy storage batteries and other cutting-edge products have attracted many buyers to stop and negotiate.
The emphasis and layout in the field of “specialized and special new” is also a major feature of this exhibition. “Single product champion” products can be seen everywhere, and major exhibitors strengthen the innovation of design, process and function, and also increase the attention and support for original design.
Enjoy the event, multi-dimensional forum to illuminate the future of the industry
During the exhibition, high-end conferences were held in the main venue, bringing together industry leaders, sales experts and research scholars and other big elites to discuss new trends, new technologies and new paths for industrial development.
Sponsored by the Zhongshan City Bureau of Commerce, the “Shenzhen-China Integrated Science and Technology Innovation 2024 China Lighting Industry 3.0 development Strategy and Dawan District Lighting Innovation Technology Conference” comprehensively decrypted cutting-edge technologies and trends such as digital intelligent manufacturing, digitalization and AI dimensions.
The gold column – “Ming Online” live forum integrates real-time virtual technology, focuses on keywords such as “foreign trade layout”, “natural spectrum” and “light health”, and uses the meta-universe virtual exhibition hall for the first time to show the latest industry achievements and innovate the “digital exhibition” model.
Spring light city, enjoy the new chapter of lighting art
The principle of “the main venue is more professional and the sub-venue is more high-end” has been better interpreted in the 30th Light Expo. “Ordering activities”, “Design Week”, “Procurement festival” and other activities shook the debut, Changyou new explosive sales promotion, enjoy cross-border integration of good things.
On the opening night, the Fireworks display of the 30th China Guzhen International Lighting Fair was held in Dengdu Ecological Wetland Park. In addition, during the exhibition, the town also fully integrated the cultural resources of the city, town and village, and intensively held the “Lamp Bo 30 rites moving the city” consumption festival, “You point I send · Sharing culture” series of activities.
The 30th Huachang, Guzhen Light Expo and light Town have grown together, witnessing the rise of the lighting industry and building a multi-dimensional industrial ecosystem. In the future, the Guzhen Light Expo will strive to create a platform for innovation sharing and win-win trade and trade, and show the samples of lights integrated with industry, technology, culture and tourism.
