Beijing 798 Art Zone: More than usual tourist site
2008-08-06 02:57:37 GMT2008-08-06 10:57:37 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2008 shows a sculpture displayed at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China.(Xinhua Photo)
Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2008 shows sculptures displayed at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua Photo)
Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2008 shows a sculpture displayed at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua Photo)
Visitors watch paintings at an art gallery at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)
Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2008 shows a group of sculptures named "Twinborn" displayed at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
The area occupied by Beijing 798 Art Zone today was once the place for Beijing North China Wireless Joint Equipment Factory.
Attracted by the Bauhaus buildings and convenient transportation in this quiet area, artists began to gather to open their workshops here since 2001. Thus Beijing 798 Art Zone has become an assembling place for various cultural and artistic forms including sculpture, painting and independent art studio of photography etc.
