reach consensus with a long-game approach to redevelopment. Leading with clear principles and detailed guidelines, the plan was an opportunity to codify the values of the district. To address the city's concerns, connections from nearby transit stations were strengthened, historic buildings were cataloged, and guidelines for their preservation and adaptive reuse were outlined. Next, a long-term strategy for obtaining revenue from new building leases was realized. A proposed arts school, artist-in-residence program, and requirements that tenants are involved in a creative industry provided cultural institutions with a sense that 798 would attract new talent and ideas. Last, multiple parks and plazas responded to community desire for more public open space. By the end of 2007, it was decided that the area would continue in its current format of a special art zone. In 2009, the area has been refurbished and is thriving. 798's abandoned factory buildings have been transformed into new museums, galleries, and cafes. Fallow fields and once hidden courtyards have reemerged as settings for outdoor sculpture, fashion shows, and other cultural events. The roads have been repaved, new galleries have opened, and a cafe culture is emerging. What began as a small collection of ephemeral studios and other workspaces has become the third most visited destination in Beijing, after the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. See also 50 Moganshan Road Book references Huang Rui (黄锐), editor (2004). Beijing 798: Reflections on Art, Architecture and Society in China (798工厂：创造北京的新艺术街、建筑、社会). Hong Kong: Timezone 8 / Thinking Hands (现代书店艺术书屋 / 思想手设计). . Zhu Yan, with contributions by Yin Jinan and Li Jiangshu (2004). 798: A Photographic Journal.. Hong Kong: Timezone 8. . Ye Ying (叶滢), Transmutation 798《窑变798》, New Star Press, Beijing, 2010. References External links Official website of 798 Art Zone Website of 798 Art District Xiao Changyan (July 5, 2004). End of an era? China Daily. Tang Yuankai (June 10, 2004). 798: Beijing's Art Community. Beijing Review 47 (23). Artists find new haven (April 2003). China Daily. Beijing's Art Scene (July 2008). 北京公社 (BEIJING COMMUNE) at 798 Adam Lindeman, "Betting on China" in The New York Observer (June 9, 2010) CCII International Design Center in 798 Art Zone Tanja Barnes (December, 2015). "Virtual Tour of 798 Art Zone in Virtual Reality" Roundme Arts in China Chaoyang District, Beijing Chinese art Arts districts Neighbourhoods of Beijing