Foshan International Furniture Expo Mall is the newest addition to Shunde furniture city. This mall was formally opened last year (2013) housing over 1200 shops selling over 3000 domestic and international brands. This mall is relatively new therefore rent is cheaper as compared to established malls such as the Louvre. The benefits of lower rents and overheads are passed on to the customer by way of offering lower and competitive prices.
IFEM fact sheet
Foshan Int'l Furniture Expo Official Name: Foshan International Furniture Expo Mall (IFEM)
Address: 189 Foshan Middle Avenue, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Opening Hours: 8:30 am to 6:30 pm, everyday
Products: Furniture, Sanitaryware, building material, soft furnishing, lights, decorative products
Number of shops: 1200+
Number of brands: 3000+ domestic and international
Area: 800000 square meter
Number of floors: 9 floors, built upon 355 x 255 meters
Parking: 6000 cars
The mall boosts of a five star hotel, luxury spa, business center, restaurants & cafes. It also has a gigantic LED TV screen with display area of 1250 square meters, which is claimed to be world's largest outdoor HD LED display.
Address: 189 Foshan Middle Avenue, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Opening Hours: 8:30 am to 6:30 pm, everyday
Products: Furniture, Sanitaryware, building material, soft furnishing, lights, decorative products
Number of shops: 1200+
Number of brands: 3000+ domestic and international
Area: 800000 square meter
Number of floors: 9 floors, built upon 355 x 255 meters
Parking: 6000 cars
The mall boosts of a five star hotel, luxury spa, business center, restaurants & cafes. It also has a gigantic LED TV screen with display area of 1250 square meters, which is claimed to be world's largest outdoor HD LED display.
Inside Foshan Furniture Expo
Layout and floor plan of the furniture expo
The entire expo mall is color coded similar to the metro so that the buyers can easily identify the area they want to visit.
Red color - Area A for international, classic and hotel furniture
Orange color - Area B for international, classic and office furniture
Green color - Area C for modern furniture, lights and home furnishing
Blue color - Area D for building materials, lights, decorations and home furnishing.
Red color - Area A for international, classic and hotel furniture
Orange color - Area B for international, classic and office furniture
Green color - Area C for modern furniture, lights and home furnishing
Blue color - Area D for building materials, lights, decorations and home furnishing.
There is a spa on the 9th floor and a grand restaurant serving fusion Chinese and western dishes.
Outside view
How to go to the foshan international furniture expo
From Guangzhou to Foshan IFEM:
Taxi: Guangzhou is about an hour away from Foshan IFEM. The most convenient and direct way would be to take a taxi. Most of the taxi drivers from Guangzhou would go to Foshan either by meter RMB 180 or at negotiated fare between 150 to 200 depending your negotiation skills. The return fare would also be similar.
Bus: There is a regular bus service between Foshan and Guangzhou. In Guangzhou, one can take bus from Fangchun or the main bus terminal located near the railway station. The terminal station in Foshan is far from the Expo so it is better to avoid this route.
Metro: Asian games also saw the development of latest Guangfo line of the metro that connects Guangzhou to Foshan. Take Yellow colored line 1 to the end (Xilang station) and transfer to Guangfo line, continue your journey until the final stop (Kuiqi Lu station). Once you get down you will find many taxis waiting to take you to Foshan IFEM for metered fare of RMB 8
The entire journey can be completed in 45 minutes to one hour depending upon your boarding station in Guangzhou.
Taxi: Guangzhou is about an hour away from Foshan IFEM. The most convenient and direct way would be to take a taxi. Most of the taxi drivers from Guangzhou would go to Foshan either by meter RMB 180 or at negotiated fare between 150 to 200 depending your negotiation skills. The return fare would also be similar.
Bus: There is a regular bus service between Foshan and Guangzhou. In Guangzhou, one can take bus from Fangchun or the main bus terminal located near the railway station. The terminal station in Foshan is far from the Expo so it is better to avoid this route.
Metro: Asian games also saw the development of latest Guangfo line of the metro that connects Guangzhou to Foshan. Take Yellow colored line 1 to the end (Xilang station) and transfer to Guangfo line, continue your journey until the final stop (Kuiqi Lu station). Once you get down you will find many taxis waiting to take you to Foshan IFEM for metered fare of RMB 8
The entire journey can be completed in 45 minutes to one hour depending upon your boarding station in Guangzhou.
Guangfo Line, Image source: Wikipedia CC by SA 2.5
From Hong Kong:
By Ferry: One can ride a ferry from Star piers or HK International Airport to Nansha port and take a taxi to Foshan.
By Bus: CTS, Go-Go Bus and Eternal East, all three have regular bus service from the Hong Kong city and airport to Foshan.
You can read more by clicking link about the transfer from Hongkong to Foshan.
By Ferry: One can ride a ferry from Star piers or HK International Airport to Nansha port and take a taxi to Foshan.
By Bus: CTS, Go-Go Bus and Eternal East, all three have regular bus service from the Hong Kong city and airport to Foshan.
You can read more by clicking link about the transfer from Hongkong to Foshan.
Hotel near foshan international expo mall
In recent times, the economic boom in Foshan area has also witnessed the opening of international hotels such as Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza, Hilton and Swissotel. There are other Chinese 3 star hotels for the budget conscious visitors.
Hilton Hotel - 127, North Ling nan Avenue, Foshan. Phone 00 86 757-83069999
Crown Plaza - 118 Fen Jiang Middle Road, Foshan. Phone 00 86 757 82368888
Swissotel - 1 Chen Men Tao Road West, Foshan. Phone 00 86 757 82362888
Although they are respected hotel chains, but the quality of service of these hotels is a far cry of what they offer in big cities like Guangzhou or Shenzhen. This is one reason most of serious buyers prefer to stay in Guangzhou and travel one hour each way to Foshan. In addition, Fortune Hotel Shunde Ronggui GuiZhou Road East No. 3（容桂桂洲大道东3号）Tel：0757-26627075(工作时间)、28878304（非工作时间) is also a favorite.
Hilton Hotel - 127, North Ling nan Avenue, Foshan. Phone 00 86 757-83069999
Crown Plaza - 118 Fen Jiang Middle Road, Foshan. Phone 00 86 757 82368888
Swissotel - 1 Chen Men Tao Road West, Foshan. Phone 00 86 757 82362888
Although they are respected hotel chains, but the quality of service of these hotels is a far cry of what they offer in big cities like Guangzhou or Shenzhen. This is one reason most of serious buyers prefer to stay in Guangzhou and travel one hour each way to Foshan. In addition, Fortune Hotel Shunde Ronggui GuiZhou Road East No. 3（容桂桂洲大道东3号）Tel：0757-26627075(工作时间)、28878304（非工作时间) is also a favorite.
looking for A place to eat in shunde?
Shunde, apart for furniture is also famous for Cantonese food. In recent times, all famous chefs have recreated fusion food based on old recipes from Shunde area. There is a saying in Chinese which means "If you are eating in Guangdong, you are eating in Shunde" probably because chefs in this province are mostly from this city.
Those looking for Indian or vegetarian food can also check this list.
Those looking for Indian or vegetarian food can also check this list.
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