Survey to identify the most endangered sections will begin in Inner Mongolia

Despite generations of collecting and a favourable tax regime, the island faces formidable competition

Major exhibitions open in south China, showing there is more to Pearl River Delta than vast factories

Chinese city is first in Asia to host global congress

Photographer Rong Rong brings touch of Provence to home province of Fuijan

Recipients include the Ullens Center, K11 and M+

Mu Xin Art Museum honours artist and poet whose work bridged Chinese and Western cultures

With varying reports on sales, dealers’ biggest complaint is that the collector base has stayed static while competition has grown

Yayoi Kusama and Random International are latest victims of China’s copycats

Natural history museum is more receptive than city’s art spaces

But a new edition of the auction house’s First Open series with emerging Chinese artists also did well

But without adequate camera surveillance, the site’s historic objects are still at risk of vandalism

Geng Jianyi says the recreation of his early painting Hairdressing 2 is not by him

Event’s first iteration in Asia includes five Chinese artists but no female nudity

The artist known for his controversial graffiti, paintings and sculptures has his first retrospective in Wuhan

At handover, the French dealer and collector Christian Deydier says he hopes all the objects taken from ancient tombs will “return home and be united”

Standout works include an installation by Ai Weiwei, one of the first at a Chinese fair since the government lifted a ban on his art

The leading gallery ShanghArt has moved into the emerging arts district, along with artists and private collectors

Installation is a hit at Yuz Museum but Random International surprised to discover imitation already open

But city's first international fair, SH Contemporary, isn’t back this year

Islam is the focus of north-west China’s first contemporary art institution

Alternative art festival launched in Beijing draws on pioneering work of Nanjing Outsider Art Centre

Artist surprised after four exhibitions are allowed to open in Beijing—but international travel is still off-limits