This hardback book of duotone black and white photos on imported matte paper marks a new standard in printing and book production in China. Photographer Zhu Yan used an 8 x 10 format camera to document the spaces and the people (the artists, designers, gallery owners, restaurant and bar owners, workers and staff) of Factory 798 - the new "workers" who have created the contraversial community of contemporary art in culture inside Beijing. Togher with texts by acerbic art critic Yin Jinan and photography critic Li Jiangshu, the book is more than just a photographic journal. It is an essential document of a place in time in a city struggling to find its modern identity.