Art
Miniascapes: nature's miniatures
Updated: 2011-02-23 17:10
(Chinaculture.org)
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Second, related exhibits are held frequently at home and abroad. There have been national and international miniascape exhibits every year since 1979. The exhibits have greatly increased the popularity of miniascapes. Third, related books, journals and newspapers are emerging. According to incomplete statistics, in the last 10 years, newly published books on miniascapes have amounted to 50. Fourth, the export volume of Chinese miniascapes is increasing every year, since China began to participate in international exhibits. The primitive elegance of Chinese miniascapes makes it very popular in the international market.
Now, the Chinese miniascape industry has gone global, but worldwide popularity of miniascape art was a gradual process.
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