Xin Dong Cheng. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] I remember those sun-filled afternoons at Xin Dong Cheng's courtyard home in the late 1990s. Every weekend he had an artist salon where we would gather sipping champagne amidst leafy bamboo gardens, meeting China's up coming creators as they displayed their work. Many were from other provinces, with studio-in-residence at Xin Dong Cheng's home, which had become a gallery. His courtyard was tucked into a tiny narrow side alleyway branching from Dong Tangzi Hutong in the old Manchurian section of Beijing's eastern district. From ambassad...