every yeari proded 3,000 to >> reporter: artise used to produce up to 75% of the brld's duplicates. these were ordera souvenir shop in amsterdam. each cvas earns him just $5, though he knows they're sold for much more. he often spends 14 hours a day, seven days a week painting duplicates. >> ( translated ): people say painters here in dafen village are no better than copy machines. we started before things became digital, and theuantity was huge. every copy was almost the same, as if done by machine, but it's not. it's done by hand and there's a process. and by this process, we become better artists. >> repter: he lives in dafen village, and dreams of making his mark on china's art scene. his timing could bjust right. once notorious for forgeries and fakes, china's art market is now forging ahead.g this isn't a mad dash on black friday. it's the race to grab a seat at one of the country's most prestigious auction houses, china guardian. closed $822 million of sales.on third of all art global sales are now made in china. t an country's new wealthy cl here, ink paintings, paper fans a