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In the 798 Space, period machines and cultural revolution wall slogans provide a striking backdrop to the experimental art on show. Vintage prints from 798 Photo Gallery make for out-of-the-ordinary souvenirs and celebrated sculptors Xiang Jing and Qu Guangci sell accessibly priced limited-edition pieces from their X Q Store.The question investors should ask today is whether any of the silk road culture tour in this space trade at reasonable valuations.These are the most widely viewed travel websites on the market today.Away from the tourist throng, Caochangdi is the art district founded by Ai Weiwei. Quiet, minimalist and uncommercial, it offers a different perspective on Beijing's contemporary art scene. Look for the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, White Space and Galerie Urs Meile.Its tours can be tailored to any specification, with guides and drivers or personalised pocket guides. For my art/design brief, we head to the Dongcheng/Gulou hutong neighbourhood, north of the Forbidden City, which combines independent boutiques with a slice of old Beijing.The Arrow Factory transforms a hutong alley storefront with site-specific installations. And even though Nanluoguxiang, the street that started the area's boutique boom, is now a mass of crowds, loud music and food stands, it's still worth visiting the famous Plastered 8 T-shirt shop.

Shanghai's equivalent to 798 is M50, an old industrial area that now houses more than 120 galleries and studios. Highlights include the highly influential ShanghART and the OV Gallery.Back in the centre,The consumer is opening up his wallet and springing on travel in 2013.Travel, one of the largest travel xinjiang companies, recently reported bookings were up for the summer even at higher sales prices. small galleries and boutiques dot the lanes around the Bund and the French Concession but confusing addresses can make them tricky to find.At the other end of the scale, Shanghai's new money and mega-city status has produced K11, the world's first art shopping mall. The 61-floor centre opened in May and luxury shops sit alongside dedicated art spaces exhibiting pieces in the permanent K11 Kollection, including work by the likes of Damien Hirst and Yinka Shonibare, as well as up-and-coming local names.Together with my guides arts writers Gigi Chang and Frances Arnold we've headed for RAM (the Rockbund Art Museum), a restored art deco building that's part of a new development in central Huangpu. This gallery space shows everything from established Chinese names such as Xu Bing and Yang Jiechang to Louise Bourgeois and Jenny Holzer, as well as hosting film screenings, talks and experimental music.