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Beijing’s edgy art zone: 798

By Tim Gingrich | Published: April 19, 2008

I first heard about this place from a documentary film producer in 2004. 798: A one-time military factory in Beijing that had been converted into an artists’ village. Not long afterward, I heard people lamenting that this creative corner of the city was fast becoming commercialized.
我2004年就听说北京最牛的艺术博物馆是798。原来的军工厂变了艺术家的工作室。不过，过一段时间人就开始说这个地方已经商业化了。
Now, three years later, I finally found my way [...]

Posted in Experiences, 中文 (Chinese) | Also tagged art, 中文 | 1 Comment

Beijing’s Google gears

By Tim Gingrich | Published: March 28, 2008

Remember when Google was just a search engine that made really good use of white space? Well in case you haven’t noticed, Google is in the advertising business now. No Web site banner or margin (or other white space for that matter) has been spared.
So when I recently ran into this Google-branded sanlunche (a kind [...]