Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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cnr Jiuxianqiao Lu & Jiuxianqiao Beilu
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galleries 10am-6pm, some closed Mon
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403 or 909
Visiting
From Exit C of Dongzhimen subway station, take bus 909 (¥2) for about 6km northeast to
Dashanzi Lukou Nan, where you'll see the big red 798 sign. Buses run until 8.30pm.
Signboards with English-language maps on them dot the lanes. Food and drink is avail-
Galleries
Highlights include
BTAP
(Ceramics Third Street; closed Mon)
, one of 798's original galleries;
UCCA
(798 Rd)
, a big-money gallery with exhibition halls, a funky shop and a cinema
screening ¥15 films most days;
Pace
(797 Rd)
, a wonderfully large space holding some top-
quality exhibitions;
Galleria Continua
(just south of 797 Rd), another large space below
a towering, hard-to-miss brick chimney.
Cǎochǎngdì
A further extensive colony of art galleries can be found 3km northeast of 798 Art District
at Cǎochǎngdì. Bus 909 continues here.
