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BEIJING — I arrived at Dongfeng Art District one afternoon, a 20-minute drive east of the more famous 798 and Caochangdi arts districts in northeast Beijing. It’s a short but somewhat winding drive away from the shinier parts of Chaoyang District, Beijing’s most economically-developed area. “Dongfeng” means ”East Wind,” and the area hosts a number…
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I got to spend the afternoon at the 798 Arts District in Beijing China yesterday, and I have to admit it was a pretty awesome thing to go do. In the longer run, it is good to see modern and classical Chinese art in the same spot, an... Read Post

If Beijing has a Chelsea, 798 Art Zone, then surely it has a Williamsburg. That "alternative" neighborhood is Caochangdi (???), an art village whose name literally means "grassy plain." According to legend, Ai Weiwei moved out here ... Read Post

On Places, An Xiao Mina describes her volatile year in the Beijing arts district of Caochangdi, which was being threatened with demolition. Read Post