798 Art District

A contemporary art quarter in the northeast occupying a former state electronics factory built in an austere mid-century industrial style. From the early 2000s, artists and galleries colonized the brick workshops with their distinctive sawtooth roofs, turning the complex into the city's leading hub for modern art. Galleries, studios, bookshops, and cafes now fill the lanes, interspersed with large outdoor sculptures and surviving machinery. The blend of factory architecture and cutting-edge art is a modern counterpoint.