NY1 VIDEO: The China Institute Gallery, once the undiscovered gem of the Upper East Side, is now the undiscovered gem of Lower Manhattan. It has just opened at its new expanded home on Rector Street. NY1's Stephanie Simon takes you on a tour in this Arts report.

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NY1.COM EXTRA: Stephanie Simon first covered the China Institute Gallery back in 1999, although that was not the original plan as described in her current story. Here is a look back at that very first story.