The Top 10 Photographic Spots Around Beijing
1: Beijing 798 Art District
Accessibility:5star
Best Photographic season:All Year Round
798 is an art district, similar to New York’s SOHO district and Minneapolis’ River Walk. The factories were built in 1950s and had German style architecture. Most of the factories in 798 went out business in the 1980s and have left empty through out 1990s. Since 2002, individual artists started to rent empty factory floors and turn them into show rooms. However, most of the activities were grassroots and the rumor of immediate demolition of the area was always on the background of the area development. In 2006, Beijing municipal government decided to put in resources to build this area not only as show rooms for individual artist but as a creative and design center for clothing manufacturers. Today, this area is filled with artist