The Culture Show

Season 0, Episode 25

Episode Title: Cash in China's Attic: A Culture Show Special

Air Date: 2012-01-27

Overview:

China's antique trade is booming, with records being smashed at auction every week. But why is this market exploding now, and what makes a piece of pottery into a million pound masterpiece? Andrew Graham-Dixon travels to Hong Kong to see how China's super-rich are spending their new-found wealth on purchasing relics from their country's imperial history.