Photo Gallery Mass Producing Van Goghs
It was Huang Jiang who started the first art-related business in Dafen, paying workers to produces copies of famous artworks. The golden bust behind him reminds him of his glory days.
This copy painter lives and works with six other workers in a small studio.
The painters work for 12 hours a day - and earn just enough to make a living and send some money home.
The painters don't receive a fixed wage. They're paid by finished painting.
Wu Han Wu holds a photograph of the painting he's copying.
Galleries in Dafen sell the finished paintings.
Copies of famous artworks are particularly popular.
Many gallerists also sell kitsch motifs requested by customers.
Some of the paintings sold in Dafen are originals - but of doubtful quality.
A bronze hand clutching a paintbrush rises into the sky at the entrance to Dafen.
The "Dafen Louvre" welcomes visitors with a replica of Michelangelo's David.
