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Chinese art is art that, whether ancient or modern, originated in or is practiced in China or by Chinese artists or performers. Early so-called "stone age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of simple ceramic and sculptures.

This early period was followed by a series of art dynasties, most of which lasted several hundred years. The Chinese art in the Republic of China and that of overseas Chinese can also be considered part of Chinese art where it is based in or draws on Chinese inheritance and Chinese culture.

One of the areas that has revived art concentration and also commercialized the industry is the 798 Art District in Dashanzi of Beijing.

The artist Zhang Xian gang sold a 1993 painting for USD $ 2.3 million in 2006, which included blank faced Chinese families from the Cultural Revolution era.

Some of the biggest names such as Stanley Ho, the owner of the Macau Casinos as well as Stephen Wynn, a casino developer, would capitalize on the art trends. Items such as Ming Dynasty vases and assorted Imperial pieces were auctioned off.

Other art works produced in China or Hong Kong was sold in places such as Christi's including a Chinese porcelain piece with the mark of Emperor Qianlong sold for HKD.

A 1964 painting "All the Mountains Blanketed in Red" was sold for HKD. Auctions were also held at Sotheby's where Xu Diphthong's 1939 masterpiece "Put Down Your Whip" sold for HKD $72 million.

The industry is not limited to fine arts, as many other types of contemporary pieces were also sold. In 2000 a number of Chinese artists were included in Documental and the Venice Biennale of 2003.

China now has its own major contemporary art showcase with the Venice Biennale. Fuck Off was a notorious art exhibition which ran alongside the Shanghai Biennial Festival in 2000 and was curate by independent curator Fang Boy and the artist Ai Wee-wee.