Beijing 798 Art District, Beijing

Name: Beijing 798 Art District
Address: Beijing, China
Telephone: +86 10 6436 9612

#177 among attractions in Beijing

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Facts and practical information

798 Art Zone, or Dashanzi Art District, is a complex of 50-year-old decommissioned military factory buildings boasting a unique architectural style that houses a thriving artistic community in Dashanzi, Chaoyang District of Beijing. The area is often called the 798 Art District or Factory 798 although technically, Factory #798 is only one of several structures inside the complex formerly known as 718 Joint Factory. The buildings are within alleys number 2 and 4 on Jiǔxiānqiáo Lù, south of the Dàshānziqiáo flyover. The area is anchored by the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, the largest and most visited venue in the area. In recent years, it has been the main venue for the annual Beijing Queer Film Festival and Beijing Design Week. ()

Local name: 798艺术区 Coordinates: 39°59'1"N, 116°29'13"E

Address

朝阳区 (东直门)Beijing China

Contact

+86 10 6436 9612

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Day trips

Beijing 798 Art District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Side Park, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Aura Gallery, China Railway Museum.

1.3 miSW
Park
Side Park, Beijing
34 min walk • Side Park is a public park in Beijing. The highlights of Side Park include the scenic landscape park, elderly activity area, children's activity area, fitness and entertainment areas and fishing areas.
~1990 ftN
Sleek gallery for contemporary art
UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
10 min walk • UCCA Center for Contemporary Art or UCCA is a leading Chinese independent institution of contemporary art. Founded in 2007. Located at the heart of the 798 Art District in, China, it welcomes more than one million visitors a year.
0.5 miE
Museum, Art museum
Aura Gallery, Beijing
14 min walk • The Aura Gallery is an art gallery in Beijing, China.
1.5 miNE
Museum
China Railway Museum, Beijing
39 min walk • The China Railway Museum is a Chinese museum preserving locomotives that have operated on the railways of the People's Republic of China. The museum offers a total exhibition space of 16500m² and 8 exhibition tracks.
1.1 miNE
Museum
Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing
28 min walk • Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, is a non-profit art centre in Beijing established in 2007 by photographers RongRong and inri. Three Shadows is the first contemporary art space dedicated exclusively to photography and other lens-based art in China.
1.2 miNE
Museum, Art gallery
Caochangdi, Beijing
31 min walk • Caochangdi was an urban village and renowned arts district located in the Chaoyang District of northeast Beijing at the intersection of the 5th Ring Road and Airport Expressway.
~510 ftN
39°59'6"N • 116°29'13"E
Triumph Gallery, Beijing
3 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
1.2 miSW
Bridge
Siyuan Bridge, Beijing
31 min walk • Siyuan Bridge is a large, complex overpass in northeastern Beijing, China. Similar to Wuyuan Bridge further north and Sanyuan Bridge further south, it links three roads instead of just two for a normal overpass.
0.9 miN
Postmodern architecture
Wangjing SOHO, Beijing
24 min walk • Wangjing SOHO is a complex of three curvilinear asymmetric skyscrapers in Wangjing in Beijing, China, between central Beijing and Beijing Capital International Airport. The towers contain both office and retail space.
~1590 ftSE
Neighbourhood
Dashanzi, Beijing
8 min walk • Dashanzi is a 1 square kilometer area in the Chaoyang district of Beijing, northeast of the city center. It lies along the Airport Expressway between the 4th and 5th Ring Roads, south of the Dashanzi Qiao flyover and opposite Wangjing.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Beijing 798 Art District?

Nearby attractions include Triumph Gallery, Beijing (3 min walk), Dashanzi, Beijing (8 min walk), UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (10 min walk), Aura Gallery, Beijing (14 min walk).

How to get to Beijing 798 Art District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Beijing 798 Art District:

Metro

Gaojiayuan (11 min walk)
Wangjing South • Lines: 14 (16 min walk)

Bus

大山桥东 • Lines: 696 (12 min walk)
高家园 • Lines: 4 (20 min walk)