File Photo of Andrew James, a Briton fascinated by contemporary Chinese art, opened his own art gallergy in Shanghai.

  When one thinks of art from China, a number of things jump to mind, including ancient Ming Dynasty vases, Peking Opera, paper cutting, calligraphy and so on.  And while those art forms are revered world wide, a new trend has been developing in China the last while… the concept of contemporary Chinese art.  More and more Chinese artists today are being recognized world wide not for the classical forms, but for pushing the boundaries to express their interpretation of modern China.  So just how well is the contemporary art scene here in China developing?  And how much interest is there on the international scene for buying the new Chinese art?  Ni hao, you're listening to  People In the Know, your window into the world around you, online at crienglish.com here on China Radio International.  In this edition of the show we'll be talking about the Chinese contemporary art scene.  So let's get started.

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First we'll talk about the market today for Chinese artists.  Dr. Mei Jianping is a professor of Finance at the Chueng Kong Graduate School of Business and the co-founder of Mei & Moses Fine Art Price Indices. 

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And after we take a short break, we'll talk to a foreign art dealer working here in China.

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Ni hao, you're listening to  People In the Know, your window into the world around you, online at crienglish.com here on China Radio International.  I'm Paul James in Beijing.  In this edition of the program we're talking about the development of the Chinese contemporary art scene.  For more on this we're joined on the line now by Mr. Andrew James, Owner of the Andrew James Art Gallery in Shanghai.

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And with that we wrap up this edition of  People In the Know, online at crienglish.com here on China Radio International.  As China continues to grow and develop, one should expect to see more and more young and upcoming artists developing and growing their talents as well.  Questions or comments for us can be sent to people@cri.com.cn.  For Executive Director Zhao Yang and Producers Chen Mo and Xu Yang, I'm Paul James in Beijing.  Enjoy the day.