On day three in Beijing I checked out a place known as 798 Art Zone or 798 Art District if you’re a local, and as you can see it’s jam-packed full of some the coolest sculptures on the planet, not only this but the whole site used to be a military factory about 50 years ago leaving some great historic buildings dotted around to snap away with your camera (there’s even an old locomotive!). I also visited the Summer Palace unfortunately but not uncommon here, the smog had got really bad so proved difficult to get the snaps I envisioned but still got a few lucky breaks!
798 Art Zone Photos
Sometimes your wandering around and you spot something going on out the corner of your eye ~ this was one of them momentsStrange fruit.Entrance to the 798 Art Zone in BeijingWhat was I saying about smoking… oh yeah...Map of the 798 Art Zone, Beijing’s culture shock! Next 2-8 snaps are from here.Paper mache or is that bronze?Close-up of the African boy bronze sculptureAfrican boy bronze sculpture in the 798 Art ZoneGorilla family sculpture, 798 Art Zone, BeijingOn cloud nineMr Postman in silver ~ can you spot how many times I appear in the reflection? answers on a postcard to...Runners from the Beijing Olympics? That’s what I’m thinking here…Red dinosaurs ~ lucky they are caged up! wouldn't want a Jurassic Park scenario going onClose up of the Dinosaur as seen in my original Beijing photo album.Some kind of futuristic horse with two heads, or is it the shape-shifting T-1000 from Terminator II?Ace Cafe Beijing ~ cool locomotive!One of the things that makes 798 so interesting apart from the art are the 50-year old decommissioned military factory buildings in its surroundings, this old train track and unique architecture in the background of this photo for exampleHuge boat blade, I added an effect on this photo to give the impression of it spinning around, well hopefully!Disused railway, 798 Art Zone, BeijingChinese guard playing candy crush saga, could well be...Laying a golden egg of a message this one.Another shot of these old military factorys, like the grittiness of this building plus the boat blade fanBig Brother 'is' watching you798 is built around an old military factory which makes for some interesting photo opportunities.Book seller, and a very important part of Chinese culture the written word ~ like the lightbulb on the end of the pole hereSinging statues that I'm pretty sure are made by the guy in the posterEntrance to one of the many galleries.Jaws, made out of broken glass.
General Beijing, Hutongs & Summer Palace Photos
No honkin’Amazon delivery Beijing style!How to keep warm on a moped in the winter months of China.Custom scooter, Hutong area, BeijingBack alley of a Hutong away from the skyscrapers & city offices of Beijing.Pair of worn shoes, Hutong area, BeijingDinner preparationCourtyard residences, Hutong area, BeijingCar/3-wheeled-bike vehicle I spotted whilst walking around one of the Hutongs in BeijingTemple view in The Summer PalaceThe detail on this temple was very cool, I like the hundreds of little yellow tiled Buddas on the facadeDetail of one of the ceilings in the Long corridor, Summer PalaceBonsai tree & temple in The Summer PalaceA Chinese girl waiting to cross a busy street, destination unknown…
