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Graffiti art on the wall of an industrial unit in the 798 Art District
798 Art District
5 The garden’s Sleeping Buddha
Although it’s called the 798 Art Temple (Wofo Si) is renowned for
District (known locally as Da Shan its magnificent 15-ft (5-m) bronze
Zi), Factory number 798 is only one statue of a reclining Buddha. China’s
of the several former industrial units last emperor, Pu Yi (see p13), ended
taken over by artists and galleries. his days here as a gardener.
The 798 features many of Beijing’s
China National Film
best galleries, including UCCA and 7
Pace (see pp30–31). Museum
9 Nanying Road, Caochangdi Village,
Chaoyang • 8435 5959 • Bus: 418
from Dong Zhi Men • Open
9am–4:30pm Tue–Sun (last adm
3:30pm) • Adm • www.cnfm.org.cn
Reportedly the world’s largest, this
film museum is housed in a glass-
and-steel structure and features 20
exhibition halls, an IMAX theater, a
digital projection theater, and several
35mm theaters. Over 100 years of
Chinese cinema are represented by
1,500 films and 4,300 stills from the
works of 450 film-makers.
Lily pond, Beijing Botanical Gardens
Beijing Botanical
6 CHINA’S PEOPLES
Gardens
China’s 1.35 billion population includes
6259 1283 • Bus: 331 from Summer about 55 different ethnic minorities,
Palace or 634 from Xizhi Men each with their own languages and,
• Open 7am–5pm daily • Adm in many cases, distinctive customs.
• www.beijingbg.com Though rich in culture, and varied,
About a mile (2 km) northeast of together these ethnic minorities make
up only eight percent of the population,
Xiang Shan Park lie these pretty with the main group, known as Han
gardens, containing some 3,000 Chinese, accounting for the rest.
plant species and pleasant walks.

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