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The Culture Show: Cash in China's Attic: A Culture Show Special

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27/01/2012

Cash in China's Attic: A Culture Show Special

BBC Two - The Culture Show, Cash in China's Attic: A Culture Show Special

Andrew Graham-Dixon finds out about China's booming antiques trade.

Arts and culture magazine. Andrew Graham-Dixon travels to Hong Kong to see how China's super-rich are spending their wealth on relics from their country's imperial history.

China's antique trade is booming, with records being smashed at auction every week. But why is this market exploding now, and what makes a piece of pottery into a million pound masterpiece? Andrew Graham-Dixon travels to Hong Kong to see how China's super-rich are spending their new-found wealth on purchasing relics from their country's imperial history.

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