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• Home How the Foshan furniture market works and how to plan three days in Lecong.
• The Foshan furniture market The whole market explained in one page: where it is, how big it is, and how it is laid out.

The halls

One page per building, with what it sells, who it suits and what to know before you walk in.

• All halls The directory of every hall covered here.
• Louvre International Furniture Exhibition Centre
• Sunlink Furniture City, North Area
• Sunlink Furniture City, South Area
• Empire Furniture City
• Dongheng Furniture City
• Dongming Furniture City
• Nanhua Furniture City
• Red Star Macalline, Foshan

What to buy

By category: which halls to walk, and what to check on the showroom floor.

• What to buy where The category index.
• Sofas
• Beds and Bedroom
• Dining Tables and Chairs
• Office Furniture
• Cabinets and Storage

Guides

The practical side: planning, checking, packing, paying.

• All guides The guide index.
• Your First Buying Trip to Lecong
• How to Fill a Container Properly
• Checking Quality on a Showroom Floor
• Paying a Foshan Supplier
• Minimum Orders: What Is Real and What Is Negotiable
• Negotiating in Lecong Without Wasting Anybody's Time
• Getting Samples Out of Foshan
• Buying in Person Versus Buying Online

Notes

First hand write ups rather than reference pages.

• All notes The notes index.
• What I Actually Think About Buying Furniture in China
• The Things I Got Wrong, and What They Cost Me
• Working With an Agent, Honestly

Finding and working with suppliers

• Finding furniture suppliers in Foshan
• How to buy furniture from Foshan, step by step
• Wholesale buying in the Foshan market

About this site

• Common questions The questions people ask before their first trip.
• About this guide Who writes it and how it is put together.
• Site index This page.