A city without an art district can not be deemed as a true art city. Supposing that if Paris doesn’t have Centre Pompidou and New York doesn’t have the SoHo neighbourhood, these metropolises would only be art cities in name. At present, one of the most famous art districts in Beijing is 798, which is called a “contemporary art workshop”.
If it is the first time you visit 798, you will be attracted and enchanted by all these things in the abandoned factory of Bauhaus-inspired style: the interleaving pipelines, rows of old workshop houses, a riot of colourful scribbles and various galleries everywhere. In this distinctive space constructed by the walls painted with blocks of white and red, you can experience almost every kind of contemporary art, from experimental ink and wash, image art, to political pop and gaudy art.
798 Art Zone is named after the 798 factory which was built in 1950s. It is located in the northeast corner of Beijing. Characterized by the feature of modern art, it has now become the exhibition center of Chinese culture and art. It is also the world-famous centralized area of cultural and creative industries. It frequently holds important international art exhibitions and art activities as well as fashion shows. Many world-famous political figures, movie stars and social celebrities have not been able to resist the art zone's attraction and have come to pay a visit.
