Source: CCTV.com

06-27-2008 10:17

The Han Meilin Gallery opened in Beijing, Wednesday, boasting an entire collection donated by painter Han Meilin. This is China's biggest gallery to be named after a single donor.

The Han Meilin Gallery opened in Beijing, Wednesday, boasting an  entire collection donated by painter Han Meilin.(Photo: CCTV.com)

It's in the Tongzhou district of Beijing. The gallery is a sprawling building covering ten thousand square meters. Now it his home to over 2000 pieces of art, including paintings, calligraphy, sculpture and folk handicrafts.

The Han Meilin Gallery opened in Beijing, Wednesday, boasting an entire collection donated by painter Han Meilin.(Photo: CCTV.com)

All the works were donated by Han Meilin, who is one of the most established painters in modern China. This is the second gallery to be named after Han Meilin. The first was opened in in 2005 in Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang province.

Both galleries are open to the public free of charge.

Editor:Liu Fang