789 Art District

Packed with local and international galleries, art centers, and countless cool restaurants, shops, and bars, the 798 Art Zone is undoubtedly China's most famous center of contemporary art. It began as a vast factory complex producing military equipment and components for the communist movement. Most of the original buildings have been preserved, giving this modern cultural zone – one of Beijing's trendiest districts – a distinctly dystopian edge. Contemporary art meets communist history in this fascinating enclave of international galleries housed in China's model factory complex of the 1950s...