UK correspondent Chris Osburn went way beyond his usual realm in a recent trip to China, where he snapped some great shots of graffiti in both Beijing and Shanghai.
The first of two installments, we’re happy to report that graffiti art is alive and thriving in China. Peep some photos from the streets of Beijing right here…

UK correspondent Chris Osburn went way beyond his usual realm in a recent trip to China, where he snapped some great shots of graffiti in both Beijing and Shanghai.

The first of two installments, we’re happy to report that graffiti art is alive and thriving in China.

Osburn reports, “Similar to Shanghai, Beijing doesn't appear to have much graffiti, particularly for a city of its immense size. Still, if you know where to look, there's plenty to see. One brilliant part of town to view street art is the 798 Art Zone, an abandoned military electronics complex that's now one of Beijing's handful of thriving artist districts.”

Peep his photos here…

798's main drag

Bad panda

Tagged

Street art in the 798 Art Zone

Six pointed star

Cooling down on a hot afternoon

798 Art Zone

798 Art Zone

Stencils

"Wash Me?" This is so much better

Another example of 798 street art

Peking Town

Portrait on the wall

Taking a break

Five Luck

Five Luck

Dragon

Touched up factory wall in the 798 Art Zone

798 Art Zone wall

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