Textile Town

China has 3 art districts, in which former factories are converted into private art studios. Beijing's 798 Art Zone seems to be the biggest/most well known, but Xi'an just started one of its own in March 2007. Using the buildings of former textile factories built in the 50's, the artists work and put their art on display for anybody to see. After accidentally walking into grounds of a factory still in operation, we found Textile Town.

Terracotta Warriors in Action

Xi'an's Drum Tower

little boy on a carousel

a close-up of the same boy

the view down the hall

This guy's art was mostly downstairs, with his Hummer parked inside as well, but his living area was up on the second floor. You can see his bedroom behind the glass walls.

The photos obviously can't capture the art compared to the real thing, but it was neat to see different forms of art, and the creativity in using factory space to show off personal talent.