Beijing: 798 Art District (艺术区)

Anyone seen my coke stash? I’ve got some art to create and I need to be in the right state of mind… 798 was a former military industrial complex, used by the commies in the 50’s with some help from the East Germans and their Russian comrades. What’s fascinating is that several of the factories [...]

Beijing: Qianmen Street (前门街)

A part of my excursion to the nation’s capital during the Labour Day weekend was a little side trip to the recently refurbished Qianmen Street. Qianmen means front gate, cause the street runs right in front of the front gate to a certain infamous square and the Forbidden City. Naturally I picked a day of [...]