The first Gallery Weekend last year saw the attendance of top gallerists, artists, dealers and directors of world-class museums from New York and London, among other places.

Wang Yifei, the director of Gallery Weekend Beijing, tells China Daily that they hope to show to these influential figures the creativity of Chinese artists and domestic art institutions.

Gallery Weekend Beijing this year has been brought together not only international galleries' spaces in Beijing, including Pace Beijing and Galerie Urs Meile, which have been operating in the city for many years and participated in the first edition, but also local galleries, such as Ginkgo Space and Triumph Gallery, which reflects a continuous development of home-grown art patrons.

Tang Xin, the director of Taikang Space who has participated since the first edition, says Beijing still boasts rich art resources, although it has felt over the recent years the pressure from Shanghai, a rising star in the art market, and other places such as Guangdong and Hubei provinces.