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Graffiti in 798

Updated: 2009-08-14 11:06
(chinadaily.com.cn)

 

An art-lover? Go to 798 Art Zone in Beijing. Mottled red-brick wall,Scattered orderly industrial plants, crisscross pipelines, slogans of different ages on the wall. Uniformed workers and fashion visitors form an unique scenery. History and reality, industry and the arts perfectly fit here.

Beijing 798 art zone lies in the 718 factory of Beijing Sevenstar Science and Technology Co., LTD.(short for Sevenstar Group) Jiuxianqiao Road, Dashanzi Area, Chaoyang District.

A total construction area of 230,000 square meters assembles many cultural elements such as galleries, design studios, art exhibition spaces, artists’ studios, fashion shops, restaurants etc.

In 798 Art Zone, there are nearly 400 organizations including galleries, artists’ private studios, cultural companies like animated cartoon, television media, publishing, design and consultation, which comes from different countries and regions around the world.

798 Art Zone has become an exhibition center of Chinese culture and art, an influential cultural creative concentration area home and abroad.

Editor: Wu Chuanjing | Photos: Gao Zhijian

 
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