Motorcycles on display at the 126th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, on Oct 16, 2019. [Photo/VCG]

The 126th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened Tuesday in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province.

About 25,600 exhibitors from home and abroad are hosting exhibitions for the autumn session of the biannual fair, long regarded as the barometer of China's trade performance since it was established in 2007.

This year, it has a total exhibition area of about 1.19 million square meters.