The Chinese art auction industry is highly concentrated in the eastern provinces, especially in Beijing. In 2021, almost half of the 680 Chinese companies with permits to hold cultural relic auctions had their headquarters and auctions in Beijing, while many regions had few or even no permit-holding auction houses. Beijing also contributed almost 77 percent of the total turnover of all art and antique auctions in the country in 2021.
Number of auction houses certified for trading cultural relics in China in 2021, by province
In mainland China, companies holding cultural relic auctions must be centrally certified by the National Cultural Heritage Administration in Beijing. Permits are not granted to foreign auction houses.
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China Association of Auctioneers. (November 13, 2022). Number of auction houses certified for trading cultural relics in China in 2021, by province [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296578/china-number-of-art-and-antique-auction-houses-by-province/
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