And what better way to celebrate this accomplishment than with a bucket of fried chicken? Last week, KFC introduced an advertising campaign in mainland China celebrating 40 years of “reform and opening up,” the catchphrase that defined the era.

Kentucky Fried Chicken is celebrating its 1,000th store in the Guangzhou market in China, according to a press release. KFC entered the China market in 1987 with its first restaurant in Beijing's Qianmen neighborhood. The first KFC store in Guangzhou ...