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Arts
Běijīng's arts scene has flourished over the past two decades, fuelled by China opening up to the outside world and
the subsequent influx of new ideas from overseas. Virtually lobotomised during the Cultural Revolution, the capit-
al's creative faculties have sparked into life and found some space. Visual arts in particular have prospered. From
its humble beginnings in the 798 Art District, Chinese contemporary art has achieved global recognition. But
Běijīng is also the unofficial capital of China's film industry, the home of its finest bands and the best place to catch
the enduring vitality of the traditional Chinese performing arts. Whatever your tastes run to, you'll find it in
Běijīng.
The eternal Běijīng versus Shànghǎi ǎ i argument occurs in the arts too. The capital is grittier
and edgier than its southern counterpart, and is slightly less obsessed with making money.
For those reasons, and despite its authoritarian reputation as the centre of CCP power,
Běijīng attracts far more creative talent than Shànghǎi. ǎ i.
 
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