There is one place in southern China that accounts for one in every three smartphones, one in every two color TVs, and one in every three air conditioners sold worldwide. In 2025, the region’s total import and export volume reached 9.49 trillion yuan, ranking first in the nation for 40 consecutive years. This is Guangdong, a manufacturing powerhouse, an important trade gateway, and a driving force behind global supply chains.
But numbers only tell part of the story. Beyond its manufacturing prowess, how does Guangdong turn its industrial might into genuine global appeal? Starting this January, the “Guangdong Goods, Global Reach” campaign has been rolling out seasonal “gift boxes”—each packed with quality, creativity, and the distinctive charm of Lingnan culture—to consumers around the world. Now, let’s dive into the series of reports by Southern Finance Media Corp.’s (SFC) social media account “Glocal” to explore how “Made in Guangdong” is truly winning hearts globally.
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Celebration of Heritage: The Zhaoqing Guangfu Culture Temple Fair
Deep in the heart of Guangdong, the annual Zhaoqing Guangfu Culture Temple Fair is where tradition meets innovation. This year’s fair featured six major themes: Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), Food, Technology, Art, Song Dynasty Charm, and Local Brands, with 103 booths showcasing everything from craft demonstrations and hands-on activities to traditional snacks and creative products. From Sihui jade and Fengkai Xinghua chicken to Guangning jade carving and Longmu cultural products, nine major Zhaoqing brand pavilions let visitors take home the best local “Guangdong goods” in one go.
International visitors were captivated. Russian student Potapova Vlada tried movable-type printing for the first time and found the process “really unique and interesting”. Another Russian student, Vladislav, discovered ancient paper-making and was inspired to bring the art into his own home: “You do it on your own, so you put your soul into this art. I think it’s quite nice and wonderful”.
The fair also showcased the global reach of Guangdong’s agricultural products. Gaoyao’s cinnamon, a key player in the “Guangdong Goods Global Reach” campaign, accounts for one-fifth of China’s total production and 50% of the nation’s cinnamon exports. The region’s fermented tofu, a 200-year-old time-honored brand, was exhibited in Italy and the UK in 2025, earning the nickname “Eastern cheese” from overseas consumers.
What we see here is just a glimpse of a much bigger trend. In the first three quarters of 2025 alone, Guangdong’s agricultural imports and exports surpassed 263.24 billion yuan, reaching 214 countries and regions worldwide. Shaoguan’s edible fungi alone have been exported to 22 countries. And Maoming’s lychee exports surged by over 96% year-on-year in 2025, with total value exceeding 80 million yuan.
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Where AI Meets Fashion: Guangdong Fashion Week Puts Innovation on the Runway
When the world thinks of high fashion, Paris and Milan usually come to mind. But this April, the spotlight was on Guangzhou, southern China, where Guangdong Fashion Week kicked off with a distinctly futuristic flair: immersive AI fashion experiences, robot runway performances, and a stunning convergence of fashion and intelligent technology.
Over the following week, Guangdong’s hottest hits took center stage—from eco-friendly fabrics and green fibers to smart wearables, with a series of innovations representing the future of the industry making their official debut. As China transitions from a manufacturing hub to a creative powerhouse in fashion, Panyu is leveraging Guangdong Fashion Week to adopt new technologies, processes, materials, and equipment.
Industry leaders are fully on board. Qu Jing, Vice President of Huimei Group, explained: “We want to combine AI with beauty and fashion”. Her company brought that vision to life with robot greeters, AI models on the runway, and immersive AI-powered settings throughout their space. Zhou Xuhui from Zhejiang ShineMo Technology demonstrated how AI can help designers find inspiration, change colors and materials with a single click, and by streamlining these steps, cut new style development time by around ten times compared to traditional processes. AI can even replace costly marketing services, including models, photographers, makeup artists, and lighting crews, reducing annual marketing costs from over 1.3 million yuan to around 100,000 yuan. Fang Jianhua, Chairman of Huimei Group and founder of the Inman brand, put it succinctly: “Integrating fashion with AI isn’t a matter of choice, but an essential step we must take”. The event brought together industry, technology, culture, and consumption, propelling Chinese fashion and Guangdong-made products into the global spotlight.
Racing Ahead: Jiangmen’s Motorcycle Industry Takes the World by Storm
On the racing circuit, ZXMOTO’s championship win at the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) Portuguese round sent shockwaves through the global motorcycle community. But what many didn’t know was: the winning bike’s helmet, exhaust pipes, and the ceramic cylinder in its engine were all made in Jiangmen, Guangdong—China’s first “National Motorcycle Industry Demonstration Base”.
Jiangmen’s motorcycle industry is built on a solid foundation. With over 110 major motorcycle enterprises above designated size, including 24 whole-vehicle manufacturers, the industry recorded a total industrial output value of over 41.8 billion yuan in 2025, up 23.7% year-on-year. Motorcycle production reached over 5.4 million units, nearly 1 million more than in 2024. In Duruan Town alone, more than 300 parts suppliers form a complete industrial chain—meaning a full motorcycle can be assembled without ever leaving the town.
This industrial strength has powered impressive export performance. In 2025, Jiangmen’s motorcycle and parts exports exceeded 21 billion yuan, up over 40% year-on-year. Whole-vehicle exports reached 19.27 billion yuan, a 47.7% year-on-year increase, accounting for 24.5% of the national total. Products are shipped to over 80 countries and regions, including Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Three Jiangmen-based companies ranked among China’s top 10 motorcycle exporters in 2025.
Strong government support has also been crucial. In 2025, Jiangmen facilitated 22 manufacturers in completing export license registrations and provided export support services to 37 authorized enterprises. The local trade promotion council issued 1,848 certificates of origin for motorcycles, covering exports worth approximately $271 million and helping reduce tariffs by about $13 million.
Jiangmen’s motorcycles are not just going global. They are racing through the global value chain, driven by scale, quality, and branding, continuously elevating the reputation of “Made in Guangdong”.
From temple fairs to race tracks, from fashion runways to dinner tables—that’s what “Guangdong Goods, Global Reach” truly stands for: a warm invitation for the world to taste, to experience, and to connect with the best of Guangdong.
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