A visitor poses with a robot adorned with a traditional Yingge dance headdress at the 139th China Import and Export Fair, commonly known as the Canton Fair, which opened in Guangzhou yesterday. According to the organizers, the fair has attracted a record-breaking number of over 32,000 participating enterprises, including more than 1,200 from Shenzhen. The fair will run in three phases until May 5. First held in 1957, the Canton Fair takes place twice a year in Guangzhou. It is the longest-running among China’s comprehensive international trade events and has long been hailed as a barometer of the country’s foreign trade. China News Service