The name Xidan (literally, “West Single”) came from the paifang that existed on one of the streets there.In this context, the name “Xidan” refers to the single (单) paifang that existed on the west side (西) of the city.
The paifang was recently rebuilt, and now stands at the Xidan Culture Square.
798 Art Zone, is a part of Dashanzi in the Chaoyang District of Beijing that houses a thriving artist community, among 50-year old decommissioned military factory buildings of unique architectural style. It is often compared with New York’s Greenwich Village or SoHo, but faces impending destruction from the forces driving Beijing’s urban sprawl.
The area is often called the 798 Art District or Factory 798 although technically, Factory 798 is only one of several structures within a complex formerly known as Joint Factory 718.
Through word-of-mouth, artists and designers started trickling in, attracted to the vast cathedral-like spaces. Despite the lack of any conscious aesthetic in the Bauhaus-inspired style, which grounded architectural beauty in practical, industrial function, the swooping arcs and soaring chimneys had an uplifting effect on modern eyes, a sort of post-industrial chic. At the artists’ requests, workers renovating the spaces preserved the prominent Maoist slogans on the arches, adding a touch of ironic “Mao kitsch” to the place.
In the days of Joint Factory 718, Dashanzi was chosen for its peripheral position well outside the city center. The artists who later moved there were coming from the edges of the city as well. Today however, the area sits right on the strategic corridor between the Capital Airport and downtown Beijing along the Airport Expressway.
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Imagine to have a visit into the Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty a hundred years ago? and watch how the Emperor did his daily job? or have a lesson with the archery teacher? or just desguised as a princess to play around the Royal Garden of the Forbidden City ?
Now the Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time is available to download and you can visit some parts of the Forbidden City, and you also may chat with other visitors online.
As the highest building in the Olympic Village, the multi-functional Broadcasting Tower serves as the hub for international broadcasting.
It is about 132 meters high, made up of 7 pyramids structure, large part of its surface is glass, the whole tower looks very exquisite and ingeniously, so in Chinese, it is also named as “Ling Long Tower”.
This building was hand over into operation since July 1st of 2008.
China World Trade Center Phase III is located at the junction of the East Third Ring Road and Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue, the core of Beijing Central Business District (CBD).
Jianwai SOHO is located at 39 East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing. The buildings have a total gross floor area of 700,000 square meters on a site of 169,000 square meters. Jianwai SOHO includes 20 high rise towers and four villas.
Beijing Yintai Centre is located in the core of Beijing’s Central Business District. It is a three-towered structure with the central tower rising 250m high and the two flanking towers about 186m. The central tower consists of Park Hyatt Beijing, Penthouses and Residences.
Beijing Capital Airport, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. For more information about Beijing airport, you can visit their official website here.
The full name of B.U.A.A. is Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, visit the official website on this venue.
