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With its range of restaurants, bars and shops, there’s so much more to Beijing’s 798 Art District than just contemporary art galleries. Make sure you set aside some time to explore everything this area has to offer.

When the East Germans built this Bauhaus-style military complex in the 1950s, they never would have imagined they were laying the foundations for China’s most progressive artistic precinct, the 798 Art District. Yet when the Chinese troops moved out in the 1990s, contemporary artists moved in, transforming this decommissioned factory district into a hotspot of modern art, culture and design. From avant-garde galleries to cutting-edge food and drink, these are the best things to do in Beijing’s 798 Art District.

The red Communist slogans adorning the curved roofs of this hangar-like building are one of the most recognisable landmarks of the 798 Art District, and the modern masterpieces on display aren’t bad either. Founded by Huang Rui in 2003, 798 Space hosts contemporary exhibitions, a cinema, a restaurant and a bookstore.

UCCA, another of the 798 Art District’s must-visit galleries, was founded by private Belgian collectors Guy and Myriam Ullens in 2007 to exhibit an exciting collection of local and international artists in an atmospheric three-storey Bauhaus structure. Other avant-garde galleries to add to your to-do list include the Faurschou Foundation, Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, Whitebox Art Center, Springs Centre of the Arts, Hive Center for Contemporary Art, PACE, Gallery Yang, Zhu Bingren Art Museum, Mansudae Art Studio, BTAP… the list goes on and on and on.

Driven by US expats and enthusiastic locals, Beijing is home to one of Asia’s most exciting craft beer scenes, which well and truly stretches into this artistic enclave. Ram Brewpub is a friendly bilingual microbrewery offering nine taps of domestic and imported beers – try the house-brewed and Ram Silver Hand Weiss – as well as a crowd-pleasing pub-grub menu.

With Maoist mantras and Socialist sculptures sprinkled around the industrial alleyways, artworks aren’t confined to the four walls of the 798 Art District’s many galleries. Lace up your walking shoes and spend some time strolling around the area to appreciate the murals, statues and graffiti that cake the factory walls. Keep an eye out for Sui Jianguo’s stack of caged dinosaurs, the stencil pieces around the 798 Live House and the headless bust of Chairman Mao.