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Sculptures of Buddha and Bodhisattva (Guanyin) for export at Canton Trade Fair, Guangzhou, China, 1979. In the last three decades the international fair has expanded its physical quarters with brand new exhibitions halls, its reach with an online component, and its offerings, with an increasing variety and number of Chinese brand name. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN.
The Canton Fair, officially known (until 2007) as the China Export Commodities Fair and