The China National Academy of Painting, or CNAP, announced the official launch of the China Fine Arts Center on May 15 in Beijing.

Jointly established by CNAP, the Hong Kong General Nice Group and the China International Exhibition Center, the China Fine Arts Center functions as a comprehensive art hub for art creation, exchanges, exhibitions, sales and circulation.

To ensure the authenticity of the artworks, the center only accepts and sells works of living artists.

The first construction stage of the center will be a 12,500-sq-m space with 52 studios and two public exhibition halls.

"Through the platform, we hope to build up good interactions between artists and collectors, and promote the maturity of China's art market," said Zhang Jiangzhou, director of CNAP.