Hu Yanyan says that results will still be “healthy”

Frieze welcomes UK’s new visa rules for visitors as event’s co-founder prepares to “increase the dialogue” with Chinese artists and galleries

The fair's long-term goal has been to crack the Chinese market

At least three major art institutions opened last year and a similar number are expected to open in 2013

Is this change in China a cause for celebration?

While ancient art and ceramics remain popular, Contemporary Chinese art is taking off at home, and buyers outside the mainland are slowly looking toward Western art

Sotheby’s goes west as art centres spring up beyond the traditional coastal base

The days when buyers would pay top prices for any work seem to be over, as a maturing market becomes more selective and sensitive to change in the global economy

Loyal collectors and galleries keep contemporary show on the map

Figures saw buyers losing interest in the genre, before they regained confidence early last year

But emphasis is still on traditional works, with less understanding of contemporary art

Sotheby’s auction sold out but buyers still predominately international

Tastes remain mainly traditional

While the stereotype of Chinese collectors includes a focus on traditional and historical Chinese art, these collectors buck the trend

“Is a new generation turning to contemporary art?”

Yet the EU's share of the market is steadily declining and the US may already have lost its lead

Dealers keen to work with eager Chinese collectors

While the Russians are branching out, Indian collectors don't stray far from home

Despite state subsidies and heavy promotion, not everyone is feeling the benefit

The series will go on show at the Faurscho gallery in Beijing

Telecoms millionaire, restaurateur, hotelier, reality TV producer, gallery owner and collector

Chinese auction house data deemed unreliable and misleading as not all artists have made it to the salesroom yet