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Dafen re-invented: Painters find new markets amid push for creativity

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The village of Dafen in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen used to produce the most oil paintings in the world. But many painters that started off copying foreign masterpieces have turned to original works amid flailing Western demand. Thousands of painters have come and gone as the village re-invents itself into a creative hub. How do locals find new sources of income and gain the respect of the international art world? CGTN's Huang Fei takes you inside China's largest oil painting village to find out.

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