In 2004, the grand opening of the first Shenzhen Cultural Fair, Dafen Oil Painting Village as a branch venue, created a new exhibition model of the main branch venues complementing each other, 20 years, we have persevered, with a unique theme, exquisite works of art, diversified art activities and significant cultural industry development momentum, successfully held a series of wonderful activities. With the help of the powerful platform of the Cultural Expo, the cultural business card of Dafen Oil Painting Village has been promoted to a deeper level, and has become the only sub-venue in Shenzhen that has been holding the Cultural Expo for 20 years.

On the evening of May 20th, the opening ceremony of the Dafen Oil Painting Village Branch of the 20th Shenzhen Cultural Fair was held in the hall on the second floor of Dafen Art Museum.The leaders and guests attending the opening ceremony were:Vice Chairman of the Association for the Promotion of Chinese Culture, Director of the Cultural Industry Working CommitteeWANG Yongzhang,Liang Yu, Director of the China Artists Association, Vice Chairman of the Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Secretary of the Party Group and Chairman of the Shenzhen Federation of Literary and Art Circles,Shang Hui, Director of the Theoretical Art Committee of the Chinese Artists Association,Hu Gengxiang, Executive Deputy Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee,Shang Boying, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and President of Shenzhen Radio, Film and Television Group,Yi Yukun, Member of the Standing Committee of the Longgang District Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department,Chen Xiangbo, Vice Chairman of Guangdong Artists Association and Chairman of Shenzhen Artists Association,Zhu Yuhua, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Longgang District Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau,Qiu Zhi, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Buji Street,Zhou Jianxin, Dean, Doctoral Supervisor and Professor of the Institute of Cultural Industries, Shenzhen University,Lin Nan, Chairman of Longgang District Federation of Literary and Art Circles,Zhuang Guodong, Member of the Party Leadership Group of Longgang District Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, Director of Public Cultural Service and Industry Promotion Center,Chen Xiangbing, Dean of the School of Arts of Shenzhen University and Vice Chairman of Shenzhen Artists Association,Li Kanghua, Deputy Dean, Ph.D. Supervisor and Professor, School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiaotong University,Xiao Huaide, associate researcher of the Cultural Development Strategy Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Arts,Chen Wenhua, Professor of School of Management, Shenzhen Information Vocational and Technical College,Liu Yajing, full-time vice chairman of Longgang District Federation of Literary and Art Circles,Wen Zhenfei, Vice Chairman of Shenzhen Artists Association,Qi Jie, member of the Party Working Committee, Propaganda Committee and United Front Work Committee of Buji Street,Zhang Chuang, Vice Chairman of Shenzhen Artists Association and Chairman of Futian District Artists Association,Lu Shengshe, Deputy Secretary-General of Shenzhen Artists Association,Wang Ying, Deputy Director of the District Cultural Promotion Center,Xiao Xinxia, Deputy Director of the District Cultural Promotion Center,Yang Yanling, Director of the Cultural Development Center of Dafen Oil Painting Village and Director of Dafen Art Museum,Hong Bilun, Chairman of Dafen Co., Ltd.,Liang Jian, Vice Chairman of Shenzhen Artists Association and Deputy Director of Dafen Art Museum,Zhang Ke, Deputy Director of Dafen Oil Painting Village Cultural Development Center and Deputy Director of Dafen Art Museum,Wang Xiaozhen, Secretary of the Party Committee and Stationmaster of Dafen Community Workstation,Xu Liyi, Director of the Cultural Relics and Museums Department of the District Cultural Promotion Center,Yang Gang, Director of Culture and Art Operations, Shenzhen Region Urban Operation Division of China Resources Land,Zhang Jingjing, General Manager of the Planning and Design Department of the Urban Renewal Division of China Resources Land,Wu Zhijian, Vice Chairman of Dafen Co., Ltd.,bigHuang Jiang, the first person in Fen Oil Painting Village, is the main person in charge of Dafen Artists Association and Dafen Art Industry AssociationFriends in the news media.
Over the past 20 years, leaders and people from all walks of life who have been caring for and supporting the development of Dafen's cultural industry gathered together to gather outstanding galleries and merchants on the spot to promote and sign contracts, and give full play to the communication and trading functions of the fair.


Qiu Zhi, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Buji StreetOpening remarks. He mentioned Dafen Oil Painting Village was born in the fertile soil of reform and innovation in Buji, and is the first batch of "National Cultural Industry Demonstration Base" in the country and the first in Shenzhen, the pioneer of the Shenzhen Cultural Fair branch venue and the holder of the record of the Cultural Expo branch venue, in 2020, it was successfully created as one of the first ten "characteristic cultural blocks" in Shenzhen, and in 2023, it was awarded the practice base of the "Literature and Art and New" agglomeration area of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

Yi Yukun, member of the Standing Committee of the Longgang District Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, said in his speech at the opening ceremony that Dafen Oil Painting Village has never been absent in the past 20 years, and this year it will celebrate its 20th birthday together with the Cultural Expo, and the number of Longgang branch venues has been the largest in the city for 14 consecutive years, reaching 13. In recent years, Longgang District attaches great importance to cultural construction, increases investment in Dafen Oil Painting Village, realizes the reconstruction and upgrading of architectural space, and reshapes cultural operations, and has carried out nearly 200 million yuan in comprehensive renovation of Dafen Oil Painting Village and renovation of Dafen Art Museum.

Liang Yu, Vice Chairman of the Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Secretary of the Party Group and Chairman of the Shenzhen Federation of Literary and Art CirclesatThe opening ceremony remarksTwenty years ago, the Shenzhen Cultural Fair officially opened, marking a new stage of development for China's cultural industry. Standing at a new starting point, we must give full play to the advantages of Shenzhen's cultural industry, and promote the high-quality development of the cultural industry with firmer beliefs and more pragmatic measures.

With the theme of "condensing the vitality of industrial innovation and building an international block of cultural tourism", the Dafen Oil Painting Village branch venue of the Cultural Expo aims to promote cultural exchanges and international cooperation, stimulate the vitality of local cultural innovation, and promote the integrated development of culture and tourism industry. The Dafen Oil Painting Village Branch will continue to uphold the fine tradition of the Cultural Expo, and plan and hold a series of wonderful cultural activities, including a series of wonderful activities such as "Chasing the Waves to the Future - Contemporary Art Exhibition", "Dafen Art Industry Symposium on the 20th anniversary of the Cultural Museum", "Dafen Gallery Alliance Exhibition", "Dafen Art and Creative Market", "Art Museum Night", "2024 Shenzhen 12th Painting Vocational Skills Competition" and a series of wonderful activities. These activities are committed to promoting the high-quality development of regional cultural industries and cultural undertakings, and make the Dafen Oil Painting Village branch venue a model of cultural innovation and a frontier of cultural and tourism integration.
The 20th anniversary of the Dafen Oil Painting Village Branch of the China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Fair is a memorable milestone. Since the first Cultural Expo was held in 2004, Dafen Oil Painting Village, as the only one that has served as an important venue for 20 consecutive sessions, has a unique cultural industry development model, rich and colorful cultural activities, perfect infrastructure and an inclusive and open attitude.It has injected a strong impetus into the vigorous quality of China's cultural industry. Through the Expo, we can see the vitality of cultural resources for the development of urban culture, art and industrial upgrading. Looking forward to the future, we will continue to uphold the spirit of innovation, openness and cooperation to promote the sustainable development and prosperity of the cultural industry and cultural undertakings.
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