Collector uses restored ancient houses to showcase contemporary art

In three well-restored traditional Chinese houses built several hundreds years ago, a show featuring oil paintings, art installations, videos and mixed media works in Shaoxing, in East China's Zhejiang province, provides a strong visual contrast between traditional architecture and contemporary art.

The show involves works by both established and young emerging artists.

Artist Tong Tianqing's installation of bamboo with engraved characters is in a courtyard in an old building dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), a typical Hui-style house that features white walls.