Source: cctv.com

08-09-2008 16:35

Special Report:   Having A Blast in Beijing
 Special Report:   2008 Beijing Olympic Games

798, or "qi jiu ba" (if u wanna give the cabbie directions) is Beijing's renowned art district, housed in military factories built in the Bauhaus style.

798, is Beijing's renowned art district, housed in military factories built in the Bauhaus style.
798, is Beijing's renowned art district, housed in military 
factories built in the Bauhaus style.

From an industrial past, it eventually became the studio residence of radical artists searching for low-cost space.

798, is Beijing's renowned art district, housed in military factories built in the Bauhaus style.
798, is Beijing's renowned art district, housed 
in military factories built in the Bauhaus style.

Today, 798 is the most concentrated area for artists and creative offices in Beijing, located about 20 kilometers away from the commercial center of the city. Here's Michele Lean with more.

 

Editor:Liu Fang