Beijing, China

798 Art Zone

798 Art Zone, Beijing

The 798 Art Zone is Beijing's contemporary art district in Dashanzi, Chaoyang, set in a 1950s Bauhaus-style electronics factory. Artists began moving into the former factory warehouses from the late 1990s into the early 2000s, turning them into galleries, studios and cafes.

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Location

Coordinates: 39.989057, 116.48793

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