Shanghai artist brings Monet to the mall

Adrian Cheng is not surprised at the sight of hundreds of people waiting on a weekend morning to see the Claude Monet exhibition at K11.

Cheng created K11, which claims to be the world's first art mall. It's located in downtown Shanghai on Huaihai Road. The exhibition-the first of the French painter in China-is expected to receive more than 300,000 visitors by the time it ends in mid-June.

Cheng, 35, is the third-generation heir to one of Asia's most wealthy family businesses. His family owns the Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd, which is the majority shareholder of Hong Kong-based New World Development Company Ltd.