Again, the distinction, bewildering on the surface, makes sense transposed to contemporary China: you can engage in the free market, and make every calculation that the University of Chicago demands.

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Inaugurated with fanfare at 9 a.m. on Feb. 5 in the China Art Gallery, "China's Contemporary Art Exhibition" displayed some 300 pieces by 186 artists.

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It is interesting to observe the varying motivations for luxury consumer purchases in contemporary China.

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Some of the biggest challenges involved in writing and teaching about contemporary China are linguistic and terminological.

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Mr Sigg, who has travelled around much of China over the past quarter-century collecting its contemporary art, has yet to be convinced by all this talk of a boom in museums.

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The historic background provides some perspective on Sudan's contemporary relationship with China, which revolves around oil and infrastructure.

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The Linden Centre seeks to immerse visitors in rituals of everyday life in the village and let them experience age-old traditions rarely practiced in contemporary China.

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"The way people buy has changed completely, " says Amelia Johnson, owner of the Hong Kong gallery Amelia Johnson Contemporary, which represents artists from Macau, Japan, Malaysia, Australia and China.

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