More BEIJING

Well we may be on the edge of town but it is the cutting edge. The CaoChangdi is great. Mostly working but trying to take in some sites and sample what Beijing has to offer at night.  Before CaoChangdi there was 798, the first incarnation of the 'artzone' here. It is one ring road closer to the centre. Like all 'artzones' the boutiques are poised to take it over. Nonetheless it is the 'go to' place to see contemporary work and is pretty amazing. Very near us is the brand new architectural bauble, the National Film Museum the home of all things dealing with Chinese cinema. 

798 Art Zone is housed in an old munitions and military high tech district.

Alley way CaoChangdi

The great spiral ramp of the hall at National Film Museum. The walls are illuminated by LED and change colours, running through the entire spectrum

A hair and makeup department dummy

J with a maquette of the Monkey King set

A painting based on the making of a re-enactment historical film

Mosquito cam

diorama

Movie sets and maquettes 

There are two sets of figurines of famous Chinese films. These are about 24 cm  high.   In another part of the museum there are larger Madame Tussaud's-esque versions. I prefer these ones. Pictured above is the White haired girl

movie stars have talent

Street scene

Zoetrope

Fish drama

pet bird on the street in 798