I am back from a quick visit to Beijing and lectures at the Beijing Foreign Studies University. The trip just confirmed my addictions to coffee and social media, but I also loved the buzz of the city, friendly people and tasty food.
There is a lot to say about cities and agglomeration in China. After a week I was still
slightly lost and it felt like there is always more Beijing just across the
horizon, but it was very interesting.
One of the places we visited was
the 798 district. It is an old industrial area that has been converted into an
arts district with galleries, cool little shops and restaurants. The scale is
huge. In other places this would be a few streets and one anchor site, but in
Beijing it really is a whole district. I have not read anything about this
particular site, the impacts or future plans, but enjoyed it a lot to walk
around in ruined old factories and see lots of sculptures, galleries with
paintings and shops filled with kitch and cool souvenirs. It is a
photographer's dream.
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