Special supplement: Pioneering Guangdong records many 'firsts'

Guangdong province has been a pioneer in many fields in China's drive toward reform and opening-up.

In 1978, the Fangcun district in Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong, took the lead in the country in deregulating the prices of fish and vegetables.

Also that year a handbag enterprise was founded in Dongguan city of Guangdong that was the first in the country to use the business model of processing raw materials for clients, or assembling goods and processing according to samples and engaging in commercial trade.