Photo: Rebirth of a communist weapons factory into gallery space

798 Art Space, Beijing, China

Originally built by the East Germans for the Chinese as an electronics and weapons factory in the 1950's.

The 640,000 square meters complex lay abandoned for many years before artists moved in to revive the area and create their studios here. It now houses scores of studios, art galleries and hip restaurants and is one of the up and coming tourist attractions in Beijing.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/798_Art_Zone