2003
Origin of SIGN CHINA
The exhibition was held from April 2 to 5 at Guangzhou Gymnasium, with 121 companies participated, even under the shadow of SARS, the epidemic.

2004
The show was relocated to Chinese Export Commodities Fair Liuhua Complex and held in every March ever since. Together with the first NEON SHOW and PHOTGEX, 181 exhibitors participated in the event.

2005
Origin of LED CHINA- the first exhibition of LED based products in the world
Igniting the first contact between classic signage and digital signage
The first organization in Guangzhou to hold the event across two different venues, but with better segmentation of exhibiting products
Exhibits in Liuhua Complex: LED, neon sign, engraver and laser machine, signage/light box/POP
Exhibits in Jinhan Exhibition Center: large format printer, desktop printer and printing consumable, photographic and digital imaging
Two venues of five product sectors with exhibitor number soaring to 431, which became quite a story in the sign community.

2006
The participation of the first leading enterprises of LED display built a solid foundation for LED CHINA
As the new advertisement carrier, LED display won unanimous recognition from outdoor media and advertisers for its energy efficiency, environment protection, and perfect combination of audio, light, shape, colour and dynamic. The participation of Liantronics, Unilumin, Absen, LAMP and other leading enterprises of LED display, build a solid foundation for LED CHINA. The exhibitor number of the show reached 544, attracting 38,433 visitors to join.

2007
Debut of the first and unique deluxe shell stan
The exhibition received wide attention and recognition from various industries. The number of exhibitors continued to rise to 708, and the number of visitors reached 40,378.

2008
Rapid expansion and relocation to Pazhou Complex
The opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games was the first time to show the beauty of China to the world with LED displays, promote the development wave of LED displays have been applied to outdoors such as the World Cup, NBA, World Expo, the Asian Games, G20,etc. There is no doubt that LED display has become the leading role for large scale events, commercial performance and city lighting projects.
At the same time, as the rapid expansion of exhibition scale, SIGN CHINA, LED CHINA and NEON SHOW were relocated to Pazhou Complex, the most advanced exhibition hall in Asia at that time. In 2008, the number of exhibitors was up to 803 and the visitor number was 40,648.

2009
Keep stable in the face of financial crisis
Despite the global financial crisis struck in 2008, no directly impact was made to the sign and LED industry, except the shrinking of desktop printing industry. The number of exhibitors remained at 806, while the number of visitors reached 46,015.

2010
Joint Venture with UK listed company UBM
In order to bring SIGN CHINA and LED CHINA to a more international stage, Trust Exhibition Co., Ltd successfully cooperated with UBM, a UK listed company, UBM Trust Co., Ltd. With the global influence and advanced management experience from UBM, the exhibition has stepped into a steady progress period.
The number of exhibitors rose to 1,006 and the visitor number reached 49,674.

2011
LED CHINA has become to the world’s preeminent LED exhibition
The scale of LED CHINA has doubled compared to the previous edition, showcasing the most complete LED industry chain from LED chips, LED packaging, LED equipment to LED lighting, LED display and LED illuminant.
The number of exhibitors soared up to 1,237, with visitor number up to 59,819.

2012-2013
Progressing steadily during the financial crisis
Under severe circumstance such as market recession and global financial crisis, participation in exhibition was an important way to show the brand stability. In 2012, the number of exhibitors was 1,325 and the number of visitors was 62,910. But in 2013, even when the market was still under a slow recovery, the number of exhibitors ascended to 1,530 with an unprecedented visitor number of 77,182.

2014
SIGN & LED CHINA became one of the most influential exhibitions in the world
While China’s manufacturing industry was growing rapidly, the development of advertising signage, LED display and lighting was boosting as well.
In 2014, 1,583 companies participated in the show, while 1,083 of them were in fact LED companies. The number of visitors rocketed up to 88,502, where 12,773 of them coming from 167 overseas countries and regions, making SIGN CHINA and LED CHINA one of the most influential exhibitions around the world.

2015
Relocating to Shanghai, an upgrade to an international finance center
In order to comply with the national call of industrial upgrade, to improve the international influence of the exhibition and to better promote the branding of exhibitors, SIGN CHINA and LED CHINA was strategically and successfully relocated to Shanghai New International Expo Center and was re-scheduled to be held in every September.

2016
Debut of O2O2O, a combination exhibition + internet
Launched by UBM and Alibaba B2B sector, the online-offline-online trading platform, O2O2O, made its debut during SIGN CHINA & LED CHINA 2016. This Integration was aimed to offer more business opportunities for exhibitors and buyers, both online and offline.

2017
Unveiled the first Future Sign Academy Summit & Innovation Theatre
The Sign and Advertising Industry Survey Report was released during the first FSA annual summit. Meanwhile, Innovation Theatre gathered dozens of advertising signage and LED companies for new product release and sharing of innovation. Both events were highly praised by the attendances.


2018
Introducing China International Advertising Festival Awards
Introducing the first SIGN & LED Industry Museum
Introducing the SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING EXPO
Except for the fascinating exhibits of classic advertising signage, digital display and digital signage, participants can attend the 2nd FSA annual summit, China International Advertising Festival Awards shortlisted winner showcase and SIGN & LED Industry Museum. All of which will definitely worth your visit.
In 2018, 984 companies exhibited at the show. 33,624 visitors participated, where 5,043 of them coming from 121 overseas countries and regions. SIGN & LED CHINA has been attracting oversea buyers from over 110 countries and regions. SIGN

2019
SIGN & LED CHINA in Shenzhen
The First Successful Launch
In response to the policy of “The Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Greater Bay Area”, SIGN CHINA has a new exhibition in Shenzhen, the leading economic city in China. Shenzhen and its surrounding cities are the distribution center of traditional advertising signage, LED and digital signage. It’s very easy for visitors to visit exhibitors onsite and then their factories which are just nearby. SIGN & LED CHINA Shenzhen also conformed to local advantages and making itself a leading global event of top-notch traditional sign and the most complete LED industry chain & digital signage.

2019
SIGN & LED CHINA in Shanghai
Brand Upgrade
UBM Trust put forward the concept of commercial Display, which is highly integrated by SIGN CHINA, LED CHINA, DIGITAL SIGNAGE, Commercial Display & Integrated System, Retail China and LDI China, with an ultimate goal of providing more business opportunities and application solutions for the industries of sign, advertising, LED and digital signage.


2020 Physical & Virtual Exhibition
Shenzhen
LED CHINA 2020 and its concurrent events were successfully held 1-3 September after they have been postponed twice because of COVID-19. It presented an “all-in-one” event which comprised a wide range of vertical market sectors of LED display with 572 exhibitors. The exhibition welcomed 15,207 buyers, included 167 buyers from 31 countries outside China. LED CHINA Live Online Webcast Platform (Live.LEDChina.com) received attention from 125 countries and regions and near 150 thousand times of visit over the exhibition period.

2020 Physical & Virtual Exhibition
Shanghai
The exhibition welcomed 14,887 buyers from 33 countries and regions, including Japan, America, Korea, Afghanistan, Brazil, Mongolia, Singapore, Turkey, Canada, France, India, Italy, Malaysia, North Korea, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Taiwan China and HongKong China. SIGN CHINA Live Online Webcast Platform (Live.SignChinaShow.com) received attention from 97 countries and regions and 71,712 times of visit over the exhibition period.

2021
Guangzhou
3.22-24 Nan Fung International Convention & Exhibition Center
Shenzhen
4.14-16 Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center
Shanghai
9.16-18 Shanghai New International Expo Centre