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Instead of  portraits, Chinese art focuses on subjects such as Chinese characters and landscapes.\u003cbr/\u003eBut since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, art has been taken  over by the socialist principle -- it exists to serve the Communist Party.\u003cbr/\u003eMountains and waterfalls have been replaced by the faces of labourers, soldiers, and  peasants.\u003cbr/\u003eThis painting, said to be the longest scroll painting in the world, shows farmers  throughout the seasons.\u003cbr/\u003eThere are also abundant pictures of China's leaders, including the late Deng Xiaoping.\u003cbr/\u003eThis artist's work focuses mainly on nature, but he says he painted Deng out of love for  the late leader.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (Mandarin)\u003cbr/\u003e\"The beach, it represents (the) Shenzhen (Special Economic Zone) in 1979. The ocean,  that's the (Hong Kong) Special Administrative Region. So in a way, it represents the  return of Hong Kong to China and the 'one-country, two systems' plan.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Liu Chengqi, Artist\u003cbr/\u003eAlso popular, as well as political, are artworks from China's Cultural Revolution of 1966  to 1976. The work reflects a turbulent time when most of today's young artists grew up.\u003cbr/\u003eMany of the paintings show Red Guards - young people asked by Chairman Mao Tse- tung to \"guard\" the Chinese revolution and advance the concept of a classless society.\u003cbr/\u003eLast year, during China's autumn auction season, famous paintings from the Cultural  Revolution commanded high prices on the auction block.\u003cbr/\u003eWorks that were used on propaganda posters and postage stamps were the most  sought after.\u003cbr/\u003eSome, like this painting of Chairman Mao as the \"people's red sun\" were purchased for  hundreds of thousands of U-S dollars.\u003cbr/\u003eBut although bidding was hot last year, art dealers feel that in the long-term their value  will be more nostalgic than monetary.\u003cbr/\u003eThe tone and market of Chinese art has changed significantly since the time when  politics were paramount.\u003cbr/\u003eOnce considered summarily pornographic, nudes now comprise a large part of almost  every art exhibition.\u003cbr/\u003eThe toleration and widespread display of nudes demonstrates the relative freedom that  Chinese artists now enjoy. But while the exhibitions attract many onlookers, they are  rarely sold to private Chinese buyers.\u003cbr/\u003eAvant garde and abstract work are still on the fringe of the Chinese art market.\u003cbr/\u003ePaintings like these at the private Red Gate Gallery, in one of Beijing's top hotels,  interest mostly foreign buyers.\u003cbr/\u003eThey require more interpretation than mainstream works, and may have a veiled political  meaning, so these artists are rarely displayed in state-owned galleries.\u003cbr/\u003eAccording to Red Gate Gallery Director Brian Wallace, artists are free to paint and sell  their work, as long as they avoid taboo subjects.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are restrictions when it does come to exhibitions, and there are a couple of  taboos, and one is very strong political work. No one's really willing to exhibit those in  their spaces, and any work which the Ministry of Culture or the Chinese authorities  deem as pornographic, which is a pretty broad description on their part.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Brian Wallace, Director, Red Gate Gallery\u003cbr/\u003eAlthough beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, in China the definition of what  constitutes art remains with the government.\u003cbr/\u003eBeijing, China - 22 August 1997 and file\u003cbr/\u003eBeijing, China 22 August 1997\u003cbr/\u003e1. Exterior of China International Exhibition Centre\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide shot of crowds entering exhibition centre\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide shot of crowds going up stairs\u003cbr/\u003e4. Medium shot of sculpture on display\u003cbr/\u003e5. Public Security Officer takes a closer look at sculpture\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide shot of calligraphy scrolls\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close-up of calligraphy\u003cbr/\u003e8. Pan from crowd to scroll painting\u003cbr/\u003e9. Medium shot of Deng Xiaoping painting\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide shot of girl looking at Deng painting\u003cbr/\u003e11. Artist and other conference participant looking at and commenting on Deng painting\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close-up of Deng's face\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Liu Chengqi, Artist\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide shot of Red Guard woman painting with onlookers\u003cbr/\u003eFile - Beijing, China 17 October 1996\u003cbr/\u003e15. Zoom in from auction room to auctioneer\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide shot of Cultural Revolution painting\u003cbr/\u003e17. Pan from depiction of peasant to depiction of worker\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide shot of Mao Tse-tung painting\u003cbr/\u003e19. Medium shot of woman bidding\u003cbr/\u003eBeijing, China 22 August 1997   \u003cbr/\u003e20. Pan from painting of woman dressed as Red Guard to nude\u003cbr/\u003e21. Close-up of Red Guard face\u003cbr/\u003e22. Medium shot of man looking at painting\u003cbr/\u003e23. Pan from woman taking photo to display of nudes\u003cbr/\u003e24. Wide shot of nudes displayed in cubicle\u003cbr/\u003e25. Shot of figure looking alluringly over shoulder\u003cbr/\u003e26. Close-up of avant-garde painting\u003cbr/\u003e27. Close-up of painting depicting many figures together\u003cbr/\u003e28. Pan from painting to gallery owner working at desk\u003cbr/\u003e29. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brian Wallace, Director, Red Gate Gallery\u003cbr/\u003e30. 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