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798 Art Zone

  • 798 Art Zone is famous for contemporary art and 798 lifestyle. The old workshops have gradually developed into galleries, art centers, design studios, restaurants and bars, etc., forming an international "SOHO-style art settlement" and "LOFT lifestyle".

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  • ID : 20
  • City : beijing
  • English name : 798 Art Zone
  • Chinese name : 798艺术区
  • Type : Art Zone,Calligraphy or Painting Shop,
  • Level : easy
  • Kids : Suggested
  • Elders: Possible
  • Best season : Spring and Autumn
  • Visiting length : 4 Hours
  • Distance to city center : 17 km

Introduction of 798 Art Zone

  • Also called Dashanzi Art District (DAD), 798 Art Zone is located in the Dashanzi zone northeast of Beijing. Covering an area of 600,000 square meters, it was transformed from old factories and now has become a new landmark of Beijing's urban culture. 798 Art Zone is famous for contemporary art and 798 lifestyle. The old workshops have gradually developed into galleries, art centers, design studios, restaurants and bars, etc., forming an international "SOHO-style art settlement" and "LOFT lifestyle". Many important international art exhibitions and fashion shows are held here. All kinds of sculptures and graffiti is scattered around the zone. Many travelers come to feel the art atmosphere.

Photo of 798 Art Zone

  • The photo was take in front a art gallery of 798 Art Zone in November.
  • 798 Art Zone photo

Highlights of visiting 798 Art Zone

    Art galleries, Delicious food, Art atmosphere

Helper to visit 798 Art Zone

  • Address in English : No. 2 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District,Beijing,China
  • Address in Chinese : 北京市朝阳区酒仙桥路2
  • Tel : +8610-59789114
  • Post code : 100016
  • Ticket time : Null
  • Open time : All day
  • Closing time : Null
  • Location : 798 Art Zone is around 17 km to downtown beijing

    Transportation

  • Public bus: Bus 401,402,405,445,909,946,955,973,988, or991(Dashanzi East Station)
  • Subway: Take Subway Line 14 and get off at Wangjing South Station.
  • Private car is the best method to visit 798 Art Zone with local tour operator.

Admission

  • high season : 0 RMB/person.
  • shoulder season : 0 RMB/person.
  • low season : 0 RMB/person.

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Hotel near 798 Art Zone

  • 5 star/duluxe hotel
  • Crowne Plaza Beijing Lido
  • Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing
  • Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast
  • Kempinski Hotel Lufthansa Center Beijing
  • 4 star/superior hotel
  • Metropark Lido Hotel Beijing
  • 3 star/comfort hotel
  • Holiday Inn Express Beijing Wangjing

Restaurant near 798 Art Zone

  • Najia Restaurant
  • Bianyifang（Jiuxianqiao 798 Art District Store）
  • Besides the cultural institutions, there are various cafes and restaurants from different countries in 798 Art Zone. Everyone has its unique style.
  • Ebeecake Ebeecake is a creative cake brand. With its exquisite shape, pure taste, and healthy concept, it has been welcomed by office ladies. The unique emotional code gives life to the cake. You can experience the instant happiness while enjoying delicious cake.
  • AT CAFE AT CAFE features Italian coffee. The owner, Huangshui, is a contemporary Chinese artist. The Pizza and sandwiches in the cafe are also delicious.
  • VINCENT CAFÉ (France) VINCENT CAFE is a French family-style restaurant. The owner is Vincent, a Frenchman who used to be the general manager of a famous French restaurant in Beijing. The French pancakes here are very authentic. You can fill meat and vegetables, or ice cream and fruits.
  • No. 6 Sichuan Cuisine The restaurant features authentic Sichuan dishes. Weird duck is a specialty.
    • History
    • The area where the Beijing 798 Art Zone is located was once North China Wireless Joint Equipment Factory, also known as the 718 Joint Factory. The factory was designed and built by German experts. It has a typical Bauhaus style, a model of the perfect combination of practicality and simplicity. After the completion of the 718 Joint Factory, it has made outstanding contributions to the country's economic construction, especially the construction of the electronics industry, the construction of national defense, and the development of the communications industry.
      In 1964, the 718 Joint Factory was recast as 706 Factory, 707 Factory, 718 Factory, 797 Factory, 798 Factory and 751 Factory, which was restructured as Beijing Seven-Star Science and Technology Co., LTD in December of 2000. Some unused workshops were rent by artists from around and outside Beijing. Attracted by the unique architectural style and convenient traffic, more and more art organizations and artists gathered here. They made full use of the style of the original factory buildings and transformed them into art galleries, art studios, and fashion stores. Because the artists first rent the 789 Factory, so the district was named 798 Art Zone.
      In 2003, 798 Art Zone was ranked as “one of the top 22 most culturally symbolic urban art centers in the world” by American Time Magazine.

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    • Some Typical Places in 798 Art Zone
    • At present, there are nearly 100 cultural and artistic institutions in 798 Art Zone, including art and exhibition centers, galleries, publishing houses, music studios and artist studios, etc.
    • 798 Space Covering an area of 1,200 square meters, 798 Space remains the original appearance and basic features of Bauhaus style. The building was designed by East Germany in the 1950s. 798 Space provides venues for many activities such as press conferences, fashion shows and some exhibitions. It also has leisure and dining area of 300 square meters.
    • Beijing Tokyo Art Projects (BTAP) Beijing Tokyo Art Projects is the first gallery in 798 Art Zone, focusing on contemporary art. The gallery intends to seek young and promising artists from China, Japan, Korea and other Asian regions. It has held s organized more than 13 exhibitions, including architecture, sculpture, oil painting, installation and performance art.
    • Ullens Center for Contemporary Art （UCCA） Ullens Center for Contemporary Art is a well-known contemporary art institution in 798 Art Zone. Adhering to the concept of "art can go deep into life and cross borders", UCCA hold art exhibitions and activities of public projects and research projects for viewers of more than one million every year. It covers an area of 8,000 square meters, including a large exhibition hall of 1,800 square meters and several other exhibition halls of different sizes, a lecture hall that can accommodate 150 people and is equipped with film projection and simultaneous interpretation equipment, an art Shops, a coffee shop, a children’s education center with eight classrooms and other public spaces used for gatherings, meetings, and various brand activities.
    • Beijing Art Seasons Gallery (Singapore) Beijing Tokyo Art Projects is the first gallery in 798 Art Zone, focusing on contemporary art. The gallery intends to seek young and promising artists from China, Japan, Korea and other Asian regions. It has held s organized more than 13 exhibitions, including architecture, sculpture, oil painting, installation and performance art.
    • Sui Jianguo Sculpture Studio Sui Jianguo Sculpture Studio is the sculpture factory of the China Central Academy of Fine Arts. There are various sculptures outside.

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    • Present Situation
    • At present, there are nearly 100 cultural and artistic institutions in 798 Art Zone. The company which occupies the largest area is one of the world's largest art collection and exhibition companies, Belgium Ullens Art Company. At least 300 artists live in the 798 Art Zone directly or take the art zone as their main artistic creation space. Among them, there are some foreign artists from France, the United States, Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, Singapore etc. The famous artists include Liu Suola (writer, musician), Hong Huang (publisher, publisher), Li Zongsheng (musician), Li Xiangqun (sculptor), etc. Many important international art exhibitions and fashion shows are held here. The 798 Art Zone has become a new landmark of Beijing's urban culture. More and more people have come to the 798 Art Zone to visit, learn, exchange, and purchase artworks.
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