PUBLISHED MARKET GUIDE
Beijing Unveils Measures to Establish International Cultural Relic and Artwork Trade Exhibition Hub
New policy outlines district-specific roles to boost Beijing's global trade in cultural relics and artworks.
Beijing has issued a set of measures to foster the development of international trade in cultural relics and artworks, aiming to establish the city as an international exhibition hub for this trade. The measures outline a top-level design that integrates this trade with the city's urban enhancement, with specific roles for Shunyi and Chaoyang districts.
Independently written English guidance based on cited public sources. Every public guide is human reviewed; it is not an official translation of the source publisher.
Policy Overview
Beijing has taken a series of measures to foster the development of international trade in cultural relics and artworks, enhance the trading system, and establish the city as an international exhibition hub for the trade, according to a policy document published on the official Beijing government website.
The measures define 'cultural relics' as those that may legally be exhibited and traded as outlined in Article 2 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics, and 'artwork' as outlined in Article 2 of the Measures for the Administration of Business Operation of Artworks.
Top-Level Design and District Roles
The policy advances top-level design to foster a deeper integration of the international trade in cultural relics and artworks with Beijing's urban enhancement. It encourages districts to cultivate unique services and application scenarios through enhanced cooperation and innovation across departments and at different levels, supported by Beijing's leading position in cultivating a national culture center.
Key district roles are specified: Shunyi District is to be the center for cultivating an international hub for the circulation of cultural relics and artworks, leveraging the functional and carrying advantages of the Tianzhu Free Trade Zone to gather global resources and create a one-stop service system covering the entire chain. Chaoyang District is to be the center for cultivating an international hub for cultural relic and artwork exhibitions, using its capacity for pooling international resources to provide a comprehensive design for exhibition, trading, and settlement, supporting the growth of new business forms.
Public sources
Editorial process
Editorial review and corrections
This guide received human editorial review. Use its public sources and review date to assess the current information boundary.
Request an editorial correction