The 2nd Annual Beijing 798 International Tattoo Convention took place last weekend, with tattoo artists from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, North America, and Europe on hand to sell their services to the public, and to compete in a variety of different tattoo design competitions. more ›

This series of photos by Ren Shulin and currently displayed in Beijing's 798 district shows scenes of daily high school life thirty years ago at Beijing Middle School No. 171. more ›

France24 reports:

The buoyant market for Chinese contemporary art over the last few years has made millionaires in the country. But the financial crisis has led to a massive slump in demand for works.

Chinese blogger Hairong Tiantian (海容天天) is at it again. In her latest installation art performance at Beijing's 798 art district (otherwise known as Dashanzi), she shed her clothes and holed herself up in a metal cage for ten days. During part of the performance, she would be pushed around in the cage by a male assistant. Hairong Tiantian says this was a show on women's rights and an expression for women to walk free from their dependence on men. Describing the performance as the most successful she's ever done, she shrugs off all the criticism by netizens, saying she is not out to do this for fame. more ›