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While Wang Wei (王微), wife of art investor and billionaire financier Liu Yiqian, isn't China's only "super-collector," she is, in our opinion, one of the more interesting. Read More

Even with mainland Chinese collectors becoming more discriminating and increasingly passing up mid-range works at recent auctions, Zeng, perhaps China's most sought-after blue-chip artist save for Zhang Xiaogang, has remained virtually unscathed. Read More

This week, the newest Hurun Rich List finds that China not only has a new wealthiest man, it's becoming increasingly difficult for the country's business elite to make the top 50. Read More

So-called "passion funds," investment vehicles that specialize in luxury collectibles like art, fine wine, diamonds and rare musical instruments, at times met with a cool response in China in years past, but now they're once again catching on. Read More

This week, the Shanghai-based billionaire financier and Chinese art "super-collector," Liu Yiqian shared his predictions for the country's art and auction markets with Beijing Business Daily. Read More

Taking over the former Tomson Business Center building in Shanghai's Pudong district, close by the Shanghai New International Expo Center, the Dragon Art Museum will expand the original 8,000 square meter space to 12,000 square meters. Read More

This week, Art Finance magazine spoke to Wang Wei about her new museum, her more overt focus on collecting "Red Classics", and the role of the collector in building a stronger arts culture in China. Read More

Following the lead of auction stalwarts like Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei and an ever-increasing number of entrepreneurs and investors, it appears that Chinese celebrities are now joining the ranks of the country's "new collectors." Read More

During this week's Art Power awards ceremony, Sina's Art Collection Channel interviewed Wang Wei, the wife of the Shanghai billionaire Liu Yiqian and one of China's small coterie of super-collectors. Read More

This week, BMW and Art Value Magazine held the fourth annual "Chinese Contemporary Art Power" awards ceremony in Beijing's 798 arts district, celebrating the work of some of China's top artists, curators, galleries and arts institutions. Read More