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New regulations prevent Chinese masters' works from traveling abroad

A NOTICE introducing a restriction on the overseas travel of artworks created by late Chinese masters was recently issued by China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage.

Aimed at art pioneers who passed away after 1911, the notice encompasses all the artworks created by 41 big name artists including Wu Guanzhong, the father of modern Chinese painting; and Feng Zikai, the forerunner of manhua (Chinese comic books), preventing them from traveling outside of the country.