Sightseeing tour of the seventh day
Description:
1. Beijing Overview
2. 798 Art Zone, Art Zone 798
798 is an art zone in the northeastern part of Beijing on the territory of a half-abandoned factory. Currently, Arts Zone 798 covers an area of about 1 square kilometer and has dozens of different studios, galleries and exhibition halls. On its territory, numerous exhibitions of contemporary Chinese and foreign art, works of both little-known young authors and classics of modern art, such as Andy Warhol, are constantly held.
In addition to galleries and studios, residential buildings, numerous shops selling art objects, books, souvenirs and antiques, various cafes and restaurants are located on the territory of the art zone.
3. Olympic Village in Beijing
The Olympic Village is located in northern Beijing. From the north to the Olympic village adjoins the Olympic Forest Park, in the south it borders the national stadium "Bird's Nest". On an area of 660,000 square meters (66 hectares), 42 residential buildings were built that can accommodate 16,000 athletes. The face of the Olympic village was the grandiose stadium "Bird's Nest", which received its name due to its similarity with a metal nest, which was supposedly made by a giant bird. Near the stadium is located the swimming complex "Water cube", whose walls and ceiling are a plastic coating - today there are numerous light and music shows.
4. sanlitun
Sanlitun Bar Street or simply Sanlitun. From the name it can be seen that this street is especially different with numerous bars, of which there are more than 30.
Thanks to this, Sanlitong is the most attractive for nightlife, attracting not only tourists, rich or fashionable youth, but also Chinese celebrities. Also not far from here you can find the international brand stores of most famous companies and many popular hotels, ready to open their doors strolling on Barnaya Street.
5. Grand National Theatre
It was built for the 2008 Olympics and its appearance caused a lot of controversy. The National Theatre can accommodate about 6,000 people in its four halls at a time. In the center is an opera hall, seating 2,400 people, designed for opera, ballet and dance productions. The concert hall is designed for 2,000 people and is used for classical and national music concerts. The 1035-seat theatre is designed in Chinese style. It hosts both modern performances and performances of traditional folk theater.