Friday, March 16, 2012

Beijing's 798 Art District

Construction workers break for lunch in Beijing's 798 Art District Friday, March 16, 2012.




Sanitation workers collect and move trash by bicycle Friday, March 16, 2012 in Beijing's 798 Art District.

Graffiti adorns the walls of an alleyway Friday, March 16, 2012 in Beijing's 798 Art District.

Graffiti adorns the walls of an alleyway Friday, March 16, 2012 in Beijing's 798 Art District.

Statues stand in an alleyway Friday, March 16, 2012 in the middle of Beijing's 798 Art District.

Crushed ceramics fill the space under a glass floor Friday, March 13, 2012 in an upscale potter's studio in Beijing's 798 Art District.

Graffiti adorns the walls of an alleyway Friday, March 16, 2012 in Beijing's 798 Art District.

A construction worker strolls past graffiti along the Beijing Art District's main thoroughfare Friday, March 16, 2012.

One of many nationalist statues adorns the streets of Beijing's 798 Art District Friday, March 16, 2012.

A graffiti artist cleverly uses a national symbol on an alleyway wall in Beijing's 798 Art District.

A fake advertisement in Beijing's 798 Art District.

One of many nationalist statues adorns the sidewalk in Beijing's 798 Art District Friday, March 16, 2012.

Students from The IU School of Journalism take a break for lunch Friday, March 16, 2012 in one of Beijing's many 798 Art District eateries.

Graffiti adorns the walls of an alleyway Friday, March 16, 2012 in Beijing's 798 Art District.

Graffiti adorns the walls of an alleyway Friday, March 16, 2012 in Beijing's 798 Art District.