神州萌兽祭 (China National Furry Party)

神州萌兽祭 2015 (China National Furry Party 2015)

神州萌兽祭 (China National Furry Party) was held July 18–19, 2015 on floors 1–2 of Nan Fung International Convention & Exhibition Center in Guangzhou. FurConsCalendar identifies it as mainland China’s first large furry convention and describes its aim as introducing furry culture to a wider audience. Contemporaneous attendee posts and a published group photo corroborate the event. Sources: https://www.furrycons.cn/cnfp/2015-jul-guangzhou-con ; https://www.weasyl.com/journal/90447/in-guangzhou-for-furry-event ; https://www.weasyl.com/~kakurady/submissions/1115747/2015-group-photo ; https://dogpatch.press/2016/10/25/furry-fandom-southeast-asia/