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April 14, 2008
Very Hip, Very 798.
I guess I can't ignore my new life in Beijing forever on this blog. I'll have to post something every once in a while if I'm gonna keep my friends and family happy.
The good news is that the two weeks I've spent so far in Beijing have been awesome. Really. The air has been clean, the cherry blossoms are blooming, and I've been checking out fantastic restaurants, live music, scenic watering holes, and even was invited to an honest-to-god barbecue. I'm also meeting lots of very interesting people.
One thing I hadn't done in all my visits to Beijing over the years — until yesterday — was to check out Beijing's much talked-about art scene, with its nexus in the 798 art district up towards the airport. I took a few photos while strolling around this über-hip post-industrial gallery paradise and thought I'd share them with you below:
I fear that posting photos of 798 will label me a newbie amongst the elite Beijing blog corps, but to hell with it! I am a newbie, and after three years in Xinjiang I'm enjoying the capital like a kid in a candy store.
Now if I could only find a way to pay for my lavish new big-city lifestyle...
posted April 14, 2008 at 08:42 PM unofficial Xinjiang time | HaoHao This!
Comments
Some of the Graffitti work looks like it may have been done by activist western backpapers; but I do hope some Beijingers are opposed to the big Mac. Yure not going there are yu Michael? James
Posted by: James at April 15, 2008 06:32 AM
@James: Not quite sure what you're asking, but yes, I'm a huge supporter of the Big Mac both philosophically and financially.
Posted by: michael at April 15, 2008 09:19 AM
get into that american junk food michael its good fr ya. Im wit ya man...
Posted by: James at April 15, 2008 10:27 AM
Nothing good in any city can be "up towards the airport." Surely you are not yet familiar with Beijing geography or your reports of 798 (has anyone used numbers to designate "hip" districts since the 80's?) are greatly overstated.
Posted by: charlie at April 15, 2008 12:15 PM
Yes, I hope you get the $$$ to pay for your wonderful city slicker life. By the time Tania and I get it together to visit, you should know all the great and wonderful places to take us. Maybe you should put out a call for a sugarMomma.
Posted by: bo0gTheFirst at April 16, 2008 04:31 PM
I dunt know bout yall but I find fgotograf 4 very sexual? James
Posted by: Jmaes at April 16, 2008 05:14 PM
That's the one thing I wish I hadn't missed when I was in Beijing. And seeing as I never plan to return, I guess I'll never have the chance.
Posted by: China-Matt at April 17, 2008 04:43 PM
You really need some sort of contact form on your blog when people are looking to help you get a job.
Been reading your blog for, well, a while now. Send me an email if your interested in something to support your "lavish new big-city lifestyle." Seriously.
Posted by: Dan at April 18, 2008 07:03 PM
Clearly I need to be patient with the page-loading.
Posted by: Dan at April 18, 2008 07:05 PM
@Dan: Sure, I'll get in touch... and there is an "email" link on the main page in case anyone else ever needs to get in touch with me.
Posted by: michael at April 19, 2008 10:55 AM