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Visitors may also watch prize-winning cartoons such as Upheaval in Heaven by Monkey King, and The Little Frogs Looking for Moms created with a clever use of Chinese folk art and ink painting skills by such masters as Zhang Guangyu and Wan Laiming.
For Zhong Hongqi, a former village leader in Shifang, Sichuan province, a visit to the exhibition is a journey back in time.
When he was a young man, the 68-year-old bought copies of ink works by masters such as Pan Tianshou and Qi Baishi to decorate the blank walls of his thatched house.
Wang Chengwei, a college student from Harbin, Heilongjiang province, caught an overnight train to see the exhibition. "The exhibition serves as a multimedia textbook for me about the landmarks and legendary pieces in Chinese art history, with original works, detailed explanations by guides, and academic lectures by art professors during the show."
But many big names are missing, such as Fang Lijun, Yue Minjun and Zeng Fanzhi and their red-hot contemporary art pieces.
"It is impossible for a single show to give the most inclusive chronology of fine arts in New China," explains Liang Jiang, a key member at the committee and renowned art critic from Beijing.
"And the academic committee for the organization of the exhibition has spent months deciding upon the selection of each and every specific title for the exhibition.
"They have agreed that only time-tested works and generally acclaimed works by middle aged and young artists ought to be put on show."
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