Now 798 is a pioneer and experimental base. Studio has developed into an artist's studio, gallery, bar, restaurant, club, sculpture factory, magazine editing room, boutique and fashion shop, creating a local attic culture. Address: No.4 Jiuxianqiao Road Transportation: Take bus No.41, 42, 45, 418, 63 and 813 at Dashanzi Station.
The new three-day tour route in Beijing has a short three-day tour in Beijing, but the itinerary is compact, which can be said to be the survival of Beijing's history and modernity. It takes a lot of effort to choose a scenic spot. Be sure to find someone who knows Beijing well! On June 23rd, 27, we arrived at Beijing Railway Station at 9: 42 a.m., then went to rest in our new home, a good friend and close friend, and then we went to 798 Factory (address: 2-4 Jiuxianqiao, Chaoyang District).
This place is not familiar to all Beijingers. My good friends, my husband and wife both study architecture, and they are all in Chaoyang District, close to their residence, so they especially recommend this place to me. It used to be the compound of the original 798 factory, namely the North China Radio Equipment Joint Factory, which was established in September 1952 and designed and built by experts from the former GDR. Its architectural design inherits the Bauhaus style and insists on meeting the needs of modern large-scale industrial production and life, which is characterized by emphasizing architectural functions, technology and economic benefits. It is a rare treasure of modern industrial architecture.
since 22, a group of artists and cultural institutions have taken a fancy to the quiet environment and convenient transportation of 798 and its surrounding factories, especially attracted by the artistic value and energy of Bauhaus architectural style, which is also rare in Asia, and have successively settled here, renting and renovating vacant factories on a large scale. This place has gradually developed into various space bureaus such as galleries, art centers, artists' studios, design companies, fashion shops, restaurants and bars. Form an international color. At present, more than 3 domestic and foreign institutions, such as Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (France), Evergreen Gallery (Italy), Time Space (China), Blank Space (Germany), Li 798/ Red Gate Gallery (Australia) and Marile Gallery (Italy), have settled in the 798 Art Zone.
At present, Beijing 798 Art Zone has become one of the first ten cultural and creative industrial zones in Beijing, and was listed as one of the first cultural and creative industrial clusters in Chaoyang District by the Chaoyang District Government in July 26. The atmosphere of 798 blocks as creative areas and cultural parks is taking shape. American Time Magazine named 798 Art District as one of the 22 most culturally iconic urban art centers. 55-79 Compare this place to SOHO The New York Times, a gathering place for contemporary artists in new york. The United States lists Beijing as one of the 12 largest cities in the world because of the existence of the 798 Art District. This shows that this is the representative place of modern Beijing culture.
What's more, this cultural area is completely open to the outside world, and anyone can come and feel the baptism and impact of art for free. Although today is Saturday, not many people came. Mainly students and artists. If it is a working day, I'm afraid there will be fewer poor tourists. Think about the huge Beijing city, capital and cultural center, and enjoy free art, let alone other cities. Although there are similar art venues in Shanghai, many of them are charged, and they are not that large.
If I am lucky enough to live or live in Beijing, I will definitely come at least once a week and be influenced by this art. I will look at the mottled red brick walls, and the graffiti with different styles complement the posters of artistic activities. In the tall factory building, the quotations of Chairman Mao in Zhu color are in harmony with modern artworks such as paintings and sculptures, and the strong contrast between history and modernity impacts my audio-visual perception.
from time to time, I recall the red era and the spirit of unity, and browse the works of art that reflect our present life in a freehand manner or abstractly or truly on the wall, on the ground and in the space, and I can't help sighing the leap of the times and the changes of life/thoughts. It's almost 2 o'clock in the afternoon. We found a Sichuan restaurant for lunch. In the art district, even the name of the restaurant is very artistic, and it is called Tianxia Salt (Sichuan Food Studio 6). Sounds like it has nothing to do with Sichuan cuisine. We enter through the back door. This hotel was rebuilt on the basis of the original factory or warehouse. The characteristics of that era can still be clearly shown on the walls and posters.
There are also interesting comments about the origin of food on the wall, which adds a little novelty to this restaurant. I served a bunch of free tea before ordering. This kind of tea is made of a special kind of leaves. The color is rust red, and there is no special taste. I heard that it can clear the fire. We ordered their specialty here, 38 yuan/portion, and everyone pinched the fish in the pot; Glutinous rice 18 yuan/serving; 12 yuan of Sichuan bean jelly/serving. Everyone's stewed fish is a bit like smoked fish in the south, but the spicy taste and sweetness go deep into the fish, which is very delicious. Sichuan bean jelly is also quite authentic, only with a beet pumpkin glutinous rice. Sweetness can not only slightly remove the spicy feeling in the mouth, but also serve as a staple food.
it's not expensive, and the food tastes good. If you have the chance to go to the 798 factory, you can try this dish! After a rest, I left the factory, but the factory was too big, and some studios were hidden in the old factory, which was not easy to find. It will take two days to have a good stroll. After all, the time of this trip is limited, so we should seize every scenic spot! At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, we took a bus and changed at Chaoyang Park to Dongzhimenwai Street (Gulou East Street). There are tall trees on both sides of this street. Walking in the shade and looking at the long road, I feel a little old Beijing. Dessert is my favorite. Here, my good friend specially recommends Sanyuan Meiyuan, a special dessert shop in Beijing (Sanyuan is a famous milk in Beijing, which was later acquired and called Sanyuan Meiyuan). There is one on this street. The facade is not big, but there are still many people. I ordered an oatmeal cheese (8 yuan), my good friend ordered a kiwi cheese (6 yuan), and we each ordered a new dark plum juice (6 yuan/cup).
after all, it's hot and requires a lot of physical strength. It's really cool to enjoy dessert and dark plum juice! I can't believe it's not enough. I also ordered two egg skins (3.5 yuan/one). The clerk said that this is the best dessert sold in their store, with the highest click-through rate. The result is cheese, which has no special taste. I feel so-so. There is also a small plate of dry cheese (5 yuan/serving). Try it. It tastes quite full. At 4: 2 in the afternoon, enjoy the perfect dessert and walk west along Dongzhimenwai Street, which is the Drum Tower. Cross a famous alley and come to Yinding Bridge in Houhai (Shichahai). After all, there are not many waters in Beijing, and Houhai has become the best place for people to relax at ordinary times, and Houhai at night truly reflects its beauty.
There are bars and restaurants all around the seaside, most of them are bars, and almost all of them have sofas in front of them. Except for the different colors, the styles are basically the same. According to my good friend's artistic vision, this kind of decoration is too similar at first, and it feels more like entering the red light district. We walked around the lake for a week, but there were ducks in the lake, and leisure people were fishing leisurely by the lake. There are many historical buildings around Houhai, such as Soong Ching Ling's former residence, Gongwangfu and Yangfang Hutong. If you have time during the day, you can visit some of them. Considering your physical strength, you can rent a bike to go to the lake, or human tricycles can take you to Hutong for a sea trip. At six o'clock in the afternoon, we were tired of walking, so we went into a bar called Sunshine on July 7th and went up to the second floor. At this time, it was getting dark. Just in time to enjoy the night view of Houhai.
I ordered a glass of Margelite Margirate(38 yuan/glass), and my good friend ordered the special cocktail of this bar, July 7th Fine (48 yuan/glass). The special cocktail is colorful, and the red at the bottom is very sweet. Mine is very strong, and the salt on the side of the cup melts the strong smell of wine in my mouth. In the middle of the night, there are even cruise ships rippling in Houhai, and the lights of the bar shoot into the lake from different angles, reflecting different colors in the lake waves. At this time, the flow of people in Houhai reached its peak and it was bustling. We sat on the second floor and looked at the people and things on the road and in the lake. It's a classic old song played in a nearby bar, and the table behind it is full of foreigners, and the chat is very lively. I gradually put my legs on the sofa.
actually, the sofa is not very clean. Maybe there are too many people, or too many people who can't drink well. Only in this way can I relax and enjoy the noise and wine quietly. At eight o'clock in the evening, we left Houhai and went to Gui Street, a famous snack street, which I have seen in travel books. Just above a section of Dongzhimen Street, there are red lanterns, the characteristic symbol of Guijie Street, on both sides of the street. Although it's just after supper time, there are still so many people. Speaking of snacks, I really want to taste the characteristics of Beijing. Maybe it's the season to eat crayfish, and most shops are promoting specialty lobsters. Later, we waited in line for a fresh fish and shrimp roast bar or something.
My good friend's husband joined us after working overtime. We ordered their special spicy crayfish (32 yuan/serving), edamame/peanut cold dish platter (7.5 yuan/serving), fruit salad (12 yuan/serving), cucumber dipping sauce (8 yuan/serving), kebabs of mutton (1.5 yuan/serving), roasted snails (3 yuan/serving) and roasted beef tendon (2.5 yuan/serving). This spicy crayfish is too spicy, and only those cold dishes can eliminate the spicy. Those kebabs are not expensive, but they are still good, especially the roasted snails. I didn't expect them to be delicious It can be compared with snails in French cuisine. The first day of eating, drinking and having fun in Beijing is over, and the next day is my self-help tour! 7-6-24 The next day, I acted alone.
the great wall is a place I've always longed for. One of the world heritages that China people have always been proud of is that they are not heroes until they reach the Great Wall, which is my primary destination today. In order to give myself more time to climb the Great Wall, I got up at 6: 1 in the morning and took the bus outside Deshengmen. This bus route is basically the same as the tour route on the first day. After all, Deshengmen and Drum Tower/Houhai are close, so I can enjoy the scenery along the way in the car. It is impossible to see through and appreciate the profoundness of Beijing in a short time. I checked other people's travel guides in advance, and I know that you can take the 919 bus outside Deshengmen to the Badaling Great Wall. However, at 7: 2 in the morning, I arrived at the south gate of Deshengmen, saw the 919 (branch line 2) line and asked the bus driver and conductor if they were going to Badaling.
they chatted and ignored me. At this time, many people nearby kindly said that the 919 (Line 1) to Badaling was waiting in line. Look, some people have been waiting here. At this time, an old man wearing blue short sleeves still hung a badge on his chest and said, please wait a moment, so I casually asked how much the fare was. I was shocked when he said he was going to 45 yuan. I saw on the internet that it used to cost more than ten dollars, but the express train only cost more than twenty dollars. Suddenly rose to 45 yuan. He also said that there is nothing so cheap now. Later, he told several other people that instead of waiting so long, it would be better for several people to charter a car together, 4 yuan for one person, which is cheaper than taking a bus. Said the bus didn't leave until people were full.
I feel more and more strange. If you really wait until people are full before driving, you may not be able to drive in the off-season. They lobbied others again. Anyway, I'm alone, so I don't need a chartered car. The person with the badge also said that we are all from the same company, with fast cars and cheap average prices.
I said your company is also strange. Why should cars divert the passenger flow of big cars? There are two pairs of young people around me. They seem to come from the same place. They strongly disapprove of chartered cars. One of the men said that there were all mountain roads, and it was dangerous for cars to pass by. If you drop us off on the road, will you really not let them kill you at will? We have been waiting, ignoring the siege of those franchise lobbies.
But seeing a lot of 919 cars coming from far away, we just can't see any cars parked in our queue. After a while, one of the young people quietly told me to go with them. We crossed a road to the east, but I didn't expect the 919 road to be on the side of the road, and there were people waiting in line. So we complained to the conductor that someone there lied that the 919 bus was waiting there. I didn't expect the conductor to say that you didn't see that they were not wearing the bus driver's clothes? It was discovered that although the man was wearing a blue uniform, he was still different from the uniform of the bus conductor in Beijing, at least there was no bus sign on his chest. I was lamenting the lack of bus stop signs and the popularity of swindlers, when I heard another man in the young couple say that it was a pity that he didn't inform others to come because he was worried that it would be more troublesome to provoke those swindlers. His girlfriend said, mind your own business, after all, you are out.
if you think about it alone, you'd better not get involved in such a thing. So I blame all this on the unclear identification and chaotic management of Beijing's public transport system. It was already 8: 8 in the morning when I got on the bus. Calm down and enjoy this free trip. The ticket price from No.99 to Badaling Great Wall is 12 yuan. If you have a Beijing bus card, you can get a 2% discount, only 9.6 yuan. Route 99 also passed through Juyongguan Great Wall. When I saw Juyongguan Great Wall, my heart was full of blood, but I still suppressed this enthusiasm. After all, Badaling Great Wall is much more famous than Juyongguan Great Wall. At 9: 5 am, I got off the 919 bus, followed the signs and walked to the gate of Badaling Great Wall.
On the way up, a stone tablet was erected that you are not a hero who can't reach the Great Wall. Of course, you can't let this go. Although only one person is traveling, you have the cheek to ask other tourists to take pictures for you. At 1: 1am, I went to the ticket office at the gate of Badaling Great Wall and bought a postcard ticket (45 yuan). Tickets are divided into key cards (probably for people who often climb the Great Wall, so paper tickets are less wasted) and postcard tickets (with four stamps and the scenery and route introduction of Badaling Great Wall). The price of the two tickets is the same. Holding the ticket in hand, I began to climb the Badaling Great Wall in my mind! The climbing route map shows two routes, one is the northern route with 18 beacon towers, and the other is the southern route with less than 1 beacon towers.
of course, I resolutely chose the northern route. At this time, there are many people climbing mountains. On the mountain of the northern line, the Chinese characters of the same dream for the 28 Olympic Games were erected, and people took pictures as a souvenir before that. I climbed and filmed, and I enjoyed it. Originally, I thought that the Great Wall was full of steps, but when I climbed, the direction of the Great Wall was high and low, with steps and smooth roads. This may be the reason why the Great Wall can meander in the mountains. Looking at the tourist souvenirs with personal names written all over the wall, I wonder why China people desecrate the ancient ruins of China in this way. Don't people have a deep sense of history? The only manifestation is the selfish sense of victory with strong possessiveness and narrow sense of stepping on the Great Wall.
suddenly, my heart was filled with a kind of inexplicable sadness. In fact, in recent years, for many tourist attractions in China, commercialization is full of culture and history, and the Great Wall is used by children as a tool to make money without exception. Any certificate of Hero Stone/Hero Slope is only given to the person who spends money after taking photos. Maybe it will make them feel that they have been to the Great Wall. These are people who apply for government approval for their own interests.