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Visiting Shanghai for EPOWER 2027
Last updated 15 October 2026
- 📅 Dates: 3–5 June 2027
- 📍 Venue: SNIEC (2027 venue unconfirmed)
- 🏙️ City: Shanghai, China
- 🗣️ Local language: Mandarin Chinese
EPOWER is a Shanghai trade fair for electric power equipment and technology, covering generation, transmission, distribution and electrical engineering. The 2027 dates are confirmed. The venue is expected to be the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), but it is not yet confirmed, so check the organiser's site before you book a hotel next to it.
Always confirm opening hours, registration and any last-minute changes on the official event website before you travel. The dates and venue here come from our trade-show list, and we update them when organisers announce changes.
Venue and getting there
If the show is at SNIEC in Pudong, Longyang Road station (Lines 2 and 7, plus the Maglev terminus) and Huamu Road station (Line 7) are the nearest stops.
From Pudong International Airport (PVG), the Maglev reaches Longyang Road in about eight minutes. From Hongqiao Airport or railway station, Line 2 runs east to Longyang Road.
Shanghai's metro is fast, cheap and signed in English. Taxis are metered, but have your destination written in Chinese for the driver.
June is the start of the plum-rain season in Shanghai: warm, humid and often wet. Carry a compact umbrella.
Book the practical bits
Partner links for the trip: a hotel near the venue, an airport transfer, mobile data from the moment you land, a car if you need one, and travel insurance.
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Business etiquette in China
- Offer and receive business cards with both hands, read the card for a moment, and don't write on it or put it straight in your back pocket. A card with a Chinese side is a real advantage.
- Address people by surname and title (for example 王总 Wáng zǒng, “Director Wang”) until they invite you to use a first name.
- WeChat is the main channel for business contacts and follow-up; many visitors share WeChat QR codes rather than email addresses at the stand.
- Seniority matters: greet the most senior person first and expect the senior person to lead on decisions.
- At a banquet, wait to be seated, let the host make the first toast, and hold your glass slightly lower than a senior person's when you clink.
- Mobile payment is everywhere. Set up Alipay or WeChat Pay with a foreign card before you travel, and carry some cash as a backup.
- Direct refusals are rare. “We'll study it” (我们研究一下 wǒmen yánjiū yíxià) often means no, or not yet.
Key Mandarin Chinese phrases for the show
English will carry most conversations at an international trade show. Still, opening with a greeting in Mandarin Chinese and knowing how to ask for a stand, a taxi or a slower repeat makes the trip smoother and leaves a good impression. The pronunciation guides are approximate; tap through to our free course for audio.
| Mandarin Chinese | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 您好 | nín hǎo | Hello (polite form — use it with new business contacts) |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | Hello (everyday form) |
| 很高兴认识您 | hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín | Very pleased to meet you |
| 我叫 … | wǒ jiào … | My name is … |
| 我是 … 公司的 | wǒ shì … gōngsī de | I'm from the company … |
| 这是我的名片 | zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn | This is my business card |
| 请问 … 号展位在哪里？ | qǐngwèn … hào zhǎnwèi zài nǎlǐ? | Excuse me, where is stand number …? |
| 您会说英语吗？ | nín huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma? | Do you speak English? |
| 请慢一点说 | qǐng màn yìdiǎn shuō | Please speak a little more slowly |
| 我听不懂 | wǒ tīng bu dǒng | I don't understand (what I hear) |
| 可以加微信吗？ | kěyǐ jiā Wēixìn ma? | Can we add each other on WeChat? |
| 多少钱？ | duōshao qián? | How much is it? |
| 请给我发票 | qǐng gěi wǒ fāpiào | Please give me an official receipt (fapiao) |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | Thank you |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | You're welcome |
| 干杯 | gānbēi | Cheers! (at a business dinner) |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | Goodbye |
Want to go further? Start the free Mandarin Chinese course or browse the travel phrasebooks by city.
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A print-ready PDF with every phrase from our Shanghai guide, plus dialogues and etiquette notes: handy in a jacket pocket on the show floor. $9, or $19 for all 8 city packs.
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For exhibitors and engineers
Planning stand visits, technical meetings or supplier sourcing at EPOWER 2027? TransformerPath has an engineering-focused guide to the show: EPOWER 2027 on TransformerPath.
Questions or corrections: contact LanguagePath or email languagepathorg@gmail.com.