Masterpieces Painted By The Chinese

A Van Gogh? You’ve got it. A Dali? You’ve got it. A Rubens? You’ve got it. A Lichtenstein? You’ve got it. Could it be that the Chinese are the world’s best and most versatile painters. There is even a village in Shenzhen called Dafen dedicated to mass producing replicas of old masterpieces. Place your order now and impress you friends.

1 A painter eats his lunch in a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

2 Painting brushes are placed for sale at a shop at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

3 Pigment tins are placed on the roof of a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

4 A painter works on an oil painting next to a portrait of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong in his studio selling the portraits of U.S. President Barack Obama (bottom L), China's President Hu Jintao (top C) and late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (top R), at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 24, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

5 A two-year-old boy, the son of a vendor, sleeps next to oil paintings at a gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 26, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 26, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

6 A vendor waits for customers in a gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 26, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 26, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

7 A painter works on a portrait in a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 24, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

8 A logistics company worker carries oil paintings for packaging at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 26, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 26, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

9 An oil painting of Buddha is seen through window grills at a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 26, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 26, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

10 A vendor smokes as he waits for customers in a gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 24, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

11 A painter eats noodles for lunch in the kitchen of a rental house, which also contains his art studio, at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province, April 26, 2011. To date, the painter has lived in the village for around two years and his monthly income is about 2,000 yuan ($307). Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 26, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

12 A painter rests on his bed in a rental house, which also contains his art studio, at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 27, 2011. To date, the painter has lived in the village for around two years and his monthly income is about 2,000 yuan ($307). Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

13 Painters joke as they work in a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

14 Sixteen-year-old painter Wang Jingang works on nine pieces of decorative paintings at the same time in a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

15 Painters sleep in a rental house, which also contains their studios, at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

16 Painter Jin Yuanhong works on an oil painting in a rental stairwell, which also is his gallery, at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 24, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

17 Painting brushes are seen for sale at a shop at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

18 A woman decorates frames outside a gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

19 A two-year-old boy, the son of a vendor, watches cartoons at a gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 24, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

20 A painter works on a Marilyn Monroe portrait in a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 27, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

21 A vendor sleeps while waiting for customers outside his gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 24, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

22 A worker looks at painter Zhang Wanping work on a Chinese painting on the roof of a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

23 A painter prepares to work on decorative paintings in a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

24 Used tubes of pigment paste are disposed of in a paper carton at a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

25 A painter walks towards a studio holding canvas used for painting, at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

26 Painters rest while painting picture frames black at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 26, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

27 An artist paints picture frames black, on the roof of a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 26, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

28 A logistics company worker carries oil paintings before packaging them at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 26, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

29 Painters work on oil paintings in a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

30 Painters gather the decorative pieces after a day's work in a studio at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

31 A worker packs canvas for painting at Dafen Oil Painting Village, in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, April 25, 2011. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

32 Painter Zhao Xiaoyong works on a portrait of Van Gogh in his gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Zhao said he has sold more than 70,000 copies of Van Gogh's paintings, with the price ranging from 200 to 1,500 yuan ($30-$230) a piece. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

33 Painter Zhao Xiaoyong works on a portrait of Van Gogh in his gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Zhao said he has sold more than 70,000 copies of Van Gogh's paintings, with the price ranging from 200 to 1,500 yuan ($30-$230) a piece. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

34 Painter Zhao Xiaoyong works on a portrait of Van Gogh in his gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Zhao said he has sold more than 70,000 copies of Van Gogh's paintings, with the price ranging from 200 to 1,500 yuan ($30-$230) a piece. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

35 Painter Zhao Xiaoyong works on a portrait of Van Gogh in his gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Zhao said he has sold more than 70,000 copies of Van Gogh's paintings, with the price ranging from 200 to 1,500 yuan ($30-$230) a piece. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. Picture taken on April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee

36 Painter Zhao Xiaoyong works on a portrait of Van Gogh in his gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Zhao said he has sold more than 70,000 copies of Van Gogh's paintings, with the price ranging from 200 to 1,500 yuan ($30-$230) a piece. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

37 Painter Zhao Xiaoyong works on a portrait of Van Gogh in his gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Zhao said he has sold more than 70,000 copies of Van Gogh's paintings, with the price ranging from 200 to 1,500 yuan ($30-$230) a piece. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

38 Painter Zhao Xiaoyong works on a portrait of Van Gogh in his gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Zhao said he has sold more than 70,000 copies of Van Gogh's paintings, with the price ranging from 200 to 1,500 yuan ($30-$230) a piece. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

39 Painter Zhao Xiaoyong works on a portrait of Van Gogh in his gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Zhao said he has sold more than 70,000 copies of Van Gogh's paintings, with the price ranging from 200 to 1,500 yuan ($30-$230) a piece. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

40 Painter Zhao Xiaoyong works on a portrait of Van Gogh in his gallery at Dafen Oil Painting Village in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province April 25, 2011. Zhao said he has sold more than 70,000 copies of Van Gogh's paintings, with the price ranging from 200 to 1,500 yuan ($30-$230) a piece. Dafen village, a suburb in Shenzhen, is believed to be the largest mass producer of oil paintings in the world. Artists here manufacture some 60 percent of the total global trade volume, according to China Daily. Thousands of artists and dealers rent shops or exterior walls on buildings to display and sell oil paintings, but they will soon need to find other places as the local government has pledged to ban the practice in an effort to brush up its image before the upcoming Universiade, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Lee

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