At a Beijing auction in November a painting by Liu Xiaodong, one of the so-called cynical realists, sold for $2.7m, the highest price ever paid for work by a contemporary Chinese artist.

刘小东，号称愤世嫉俗的现实主义画家，他的作品于11月在北京一次拍卖中被人以270万美元买走，这创造了当代中国艺术品最高成交价格的记录。

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Guo Moruo, outstanding contemporary Chinese writer, poet, historian, playwright, archaeologist and social activist, died of illness in Beijing at the age of 86.

郭沫若，中国现代杰出的作家、诗人、历史学家、剧作家、考古学家和社会活动家，病逝于北京，享年86岁。

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Five years ago, when one talked about contemporary Chinese art, one would always focus on what was emerging from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.

五年前，要谈论中国当代艺术的城市格局，肯定是说北京、上海与广州。

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