一年一度的中国艺术博览会自1993年举办以来,已连续成功地举办了6届。作为目前国内规模最大、展出内容最为丰富的国际性艺术交流和艺术品交易的盛会,它具有社会影响大、学术推介有勷、画商集中等优势。经中华人民共和国文化部批准,’99中国艺术博览会定于1999年9月15日至19日在北京·中国国际展览中心举行。艺术博览会是当今世界艺术市场的主要形式。90年代初,中国艺术市场开始启动,并日趋活跃,显示出强大的生命勷。为了进一步培育和引导我国 The annual China Art Fair has been held successfully for six consecutive years since it was held in 1993. At present, it is the grand gathering of international art exchange and art trade with the largest scale and the most abundant exhibition contents. It has such advantages as great social influence, academic promotion, and medium business attraction. With the approval of the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, the ’99 China Art Fair is scheduled to take place at the Beijing China International Exhibition Center from September 15 to September 1999. Art fairs are the main form of art market in the world today. In the early 1990s, the Chinese art market started and became increasingly active, demonstrating a strong life span. In order to further nurture and guide our country