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The latest edition of Art Beijing, the capital's major annual fair of art and design, has made a comeback to the National Agriculture Center from April 30 to May 3. More than 1,000 works of art brought by some 190 cultural institutions are on show.

During the preview night on April 30, nearly half the featured art galleries from home and abroad sold works shown at their booths. Sculptures and paintings priced between less than 1 million yuan ($150,000) and several thousand yuan were well-received among collectors, showing greatly varied and diversified tastes for the consumption of art defining the capital's art market.