Despite having only a high school diploma and knowing little about the art world for most of her life, Chen Shaoqin is one of the most popular tour guides today at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, where most of her colleagues have formal academic backgrounds.

Before coming to Beijing, she learned about art only by watching documentaries. In 2010, enticed by the three red dinosaurs displayed at the entrance, she walked into UCCA and paid 500 yuan ($72.82) to become a member.

In her sixth year of membership at age 67, she received an invitation to become a UCCA tour guide and embarked on a new journey in the art world.