Dafen village not just an art factory

Updated: 2011-08-16 10:01

By Huan CAO & Huang Lan (chinadaily.com.cn)

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Located in Shenzhen's Buji town, covering an area of 0.4 square km, Dafen village is the most influential oil painting base in the world.

There are over 10'000 artists, Painters, decorators and art dealers in Dafen.

There are over 1,100 shops trading oil paintings and related products.

Dafen village not just an art factory

Video: Huan CAO & Huang Lan

Voiceover: Chris Clark

Producer: Flora Yue

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Shenzhen is located at the southern tip of the Chinese mainland on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Pearl River and neighbors Hong Kong.

The brainchild of Deng Xiaoping, the country's first special economic zone was established here by the Chinese Government in 1980. It has been a touchstone for China's reform and opening-up policy since then.

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