Beijing Exhibition Centre (BEC), China

With its timeline starting back in 1954, Beijing Exhibition Center (BEC) comes as the first-ever massive comprehensive exhibition venue in Beijing. It features, among others, the genuine inscriptions of late Chairman Mao Zedong and was once honored by the presence of late Premier Zhou Enlai at its ribbon-cutting ceremony. Beijing Exhibition Center stands as the core arm of Capital Tourism Group Corporation and is holding vice presidency of China Exhibition Hall Association at the moment. As the first ISO-9001-certified in the exhibition sector of Beijing, Beijing Exhibition Center is well-positioned to “play host to cross-border exhibitions, including business and technical events”. Arguably, it can meet virtually all hardware standards for modern international exhibitions industry-wide following its radical retooling and face-lifting in infrastructure and facilities in 2000. Beijing Exhibition Center is situated at Xizhimenwai Avenue, Xicheng District, which lies at the heart of Beijing’s business center. It borders Zhongguancun Science Park in the north and Financial Street and the seats of many state-level authorities in the south. Within walking distance from it are Beijing Zoo traffic hub in the west and Xizhimen Subway Station, light rail terminal and the Beijing North Railway Station in the east. It is conveniently located as it is accessible in every direction and neighbors many top-rate deluxe hotels, banks, post offices and shopping malls. Beijing Exhibition Center is a CE (Convention and Exhibition) group that provides integrated services ranging from art performance through catering to hospitality. Under its umbrella are some big well-known players in relevant fields. They are: BEC Exhibition Branch Co., Ltd., BEC Theatre, Moscow Restaurant, BEC Hotel and Capital Advertisement Corporation, among others. Alongside these strong players, Beijing Exhibition Center has under its name, Beijing Capital Exhibition International Co., Ltd. (a joint venue of Mesago and BEC) and BEC Performance Corporation which specializes in CE and performance event organization. With the backing of well-established and well-functional structure, state-of-the-art management expertise and customized service system as well as full-fledged supporting facilities, BeijingExhibitionCenter has emerged as a modern and comprehensive CE center. It is committed to its core competence of exhibition and conference organization as it moves ahead along many other pathways of catering, entertainment and hospitality. Beijing Exhibition Center has 12 massive exhibition halls. On the premise are 22,000 m2 of indoor exhibition space, 10,000 m2 of outdoor exhibition space and 15,000 m2 of parking lot. Beyond its sound and solid infrastructure like water and power supplies, air-conditioning and communication facilities, it is also complete with auxiliary facilities that encompass theatre, auditorium, multi-function hall, conference room, negotiation room, VIP room and catering outlets. All these speak volumes of its enormous capacity to cater to different needs as they arise. It has a strong and proven track record since its creation, as it has been the single best venue for thousands of commercial and trade exhibitions of various types, domestically and internationally alike. All these events it has hosted have led to closer and stronger international communication and cooperation on economic, trade, technical and cultural fronts. Going forward, Beijing Exhibition Center will stay committed to creating a welcome place for friends from all walks of life and all corners of the world. With full-fledged facilities and customized services, we are ready to meet and partner with you right at BEC!