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  • Our trips 2018, part 2

    Our trips 2018, part 2

    Dear Readers, It has been a tradition on this blog to take a look back at some of the places we visited last year. In Part 1, we posted photos of places we visited in the second half of 2018. Here are the places we visited in the first half. Click on the links, where…

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  • Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing

    Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing

    After a stroll through the 798 Art Zone with NKL (see previous post), he took me to the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (中央美術學院; CAFA) in Beijing. CAFA is an art academy managed by the Ministry of Education of China. It is considered one of the most selective schools in the country.…

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  • 798 Art Zone, Beijing

    798 Art Zone, Beijing

    While I was in Beijing, I met my high-school friend NKL who is in the art business there, and he took me to see the famous 798 Art Zone or 798 Art District (798艺术区). By the way, I am not sure if the pile of bicycles in front of the 798 sign is art or…

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