Inside China's painting factory

June 8 2015

Video: BBC

Here's a short BBC film about the famous Da Fen painting factory, where you can buy a 'Van Gogh' Sunflower for peanuts. The founder now says there are too many people trying to copy his copies, so he's turning to 'original' art instead.

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