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In the Chinese village of Dafen near the town of Shenchzhen annually produces 5 million paintings - 50%of the global market. The average price of crafts is $ 40. Draw their 12,000 artists. The most advanced bench in Dafen today introducing assembly-line production of paintings.

In an area of 4 square meters. km centered about 350 art companies, which employs 2,000 "major artists" and 10 thousand apprentices. In the year that they produce 5 million paintings - it is 50%of the global market for such craft. In the U.S. the Chinese have been able to win 60%of the local market - their pictures are sold in hypermarkets, even Walmart. A global hotels and did 95%of supplied pictures from Dafena.

Each year, the number of "major artists" increases in Dafen by about 100 people, apprentices - at 400-500. In 1989, the site of world production of paintings was a swamp.

The average cost of oil paintings, $ 40, although there are paintings and 6-8 dollars. Very rarely, the price may reach 60-80 dollars. Annual export of paintings from Dafena brings $ 280 million.

"Top artists" can earn up to 600-800 dallarov per month, there are journeymen payment by the piece - 30-40 cents a picture (of their earnings 100-300 dollars per month).

The most advanced bench-studio now introduce pipelined way of writing patterns when each of the artists and apprentices only renders any one item. This increases production by 30%.

On the day when the "old method" 1 "chief designer" and help him produce 08.10 05.04 apprentices paintings. Their working day is 12 hours and the working week - 6 days.
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