Beijing 798 Art Zone: More than usual tourist site

Visitors watch paintings at an art gallery at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2008. The area occupied by Beijing 798 Art Zone today was once the place for Beijing North China Wireless Joint Equipment Factory. Attracted by the Bauhaus buildings and convenient transportation in this quiet area, artists began to gather to open their workshops here since 2001. Thus Beijing 798 Art Zone has become an assembling place for various cultural and artistic forms including sculpture, painting and independent art studio of photography etc. (Xinhua/Du Huaju)

Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2008 shows a sculpture displayed at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China.(Xinhua Photo)

Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2008 shows a group of sculptures named "Twinborn" displayed at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

A visitor takes photos of sculptures at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2008 shows a sculpture displayed at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua Photo)

A girl watches sculptures at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2008 shows pottery sculptures at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua Photo)

Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2008 shows a sculpture called "Soldiers from Heaven" on the roof of a building at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China.(Xinhua Photo)

A young couple have their wedding photos taken at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)

A man watches a gear wheel left behind by a factory workshop at an art squre at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)