Another highlight from Beijing (and serious deficit in Shanghai) is the vivid underground art scene. While Shanghai has to content itself with a (mildly underground) art street (Taikang Lu) and a few scattered galleries, Beijing has an old industrial district now converted into row after row of fantastic art galleries. The area is so large one can refer to the 'thriving underground Beijing art scene' by simply pointing to this single area, eliminating any doubt about whether such a thing truly exists or not. The same definitive claim can unfortunately not be made in Shanghai.
There are some truly spectacular former industrial plant turned gallery conversions, such as the one pictured here.
And should there be any doubt regarding the will of these artists to offer a few necessary (and sorely lacking) political critisms, look no further.
To add to the whole...well, mystique of the areas ambiance and atmosphere, are pipes running throughout the area emiting puffs of steam continually...
Incidently, if you are ever looking for the space of all spaces to stage a little bash, this place pictured below is without any question the place to make it happen.
Yes, that's right, China - Number One! Umm, well...perhaps.
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