Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Beijing 798 Art Zone, online tour 798 Art Zone with exquitsite pictures

798 Art Zone Views 




As the development and continuous construction of many buildings and architecture, Beijing has absolutely become a metropolis ranking a leading position among the world. Meanwhile, lots of characteristic area can be found in Beijing , such as Houhai Bar Street , Wangfujing Shopping Street . Those renowned area in China has played an important role and make Beijing has become a fashionable city. 798 Art Zone is one of the most famous and contemporary area in Beijing which attracts many artist, poet, or painters from home and abroad.

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 5:   Visitors walk past sculptures in front of an exhibition hall during the 2007 Beijing 798 Art Festival on May 5, 2007 in Beijing, China. The festival, displaying contemporary art, will be held from April 28 to May 12 at the Beijing 798 Art Zone.

798 art zone is the most important and biggest art area in Beijing . The whole area was transformed from abandoned electronic factory, and 798 refer to the name of the factory (factory always named by number in revolutionary times.)The art area of 798 can trace back to 2003, at first an abandoned factory was rent to a freelance painter by cheap price, and then he opened his own art gallery with a spacious site, it is hot welcomed by many artists and the area has become the largest gathering place for artists.798 art area .798 has become China’s indispensable hub of contemporary art and nowadays it is the most interesting art place to visit in Beijing.

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 5:  Sculptures of Chinese artist Ren Hongwei, titled

When entered the art area, you will discover that 798 still preserved the appearance of old factories, rusty steel construction and historic banner, or abandoned site, whole scenes memorized the past of 798 factory and old city .However, new art gallery, cafes, museums, contemporary exhibition vividly stands in 798 area nowadays, they make the whole area to become the epitome of Beijing city-perfect combination of modernity &tradition. 


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