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<br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />D NATIONAL <br />GEOGRAPHIC <br /> <br />!~~)!~~!~4~. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />OutdoorlceRlnks 35! OnFootParkClty 4O! Go Now, Oakland <2 _...._ <br />Prague Hotel Deals 46 ,I Spain's Chocolate Cafes 48 ;' New Zealand Drive 50 ~_ <br /> <br /> <br />SMART TRAVELER <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />[ TRAVEL AT ITS BEST ] <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />II <br />II <br />,I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />New clusters of galleries are adding vitality to the worlds cities. I By LAWRENCE FERBER <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />WHO SAYS there's no money <br />for the arts? A cornucopia <br />of annual arts fairs, including <br />An Basel and PULSE Con- <br />temporary Art Fair, both in Miami. anTacts <br />worldwide unention in carly December. <br />let one needn't wait for un art show for <br />u eullUml energy bM~1. Many L,rgc cities <br />huve vibrant c1uslers of galleries and con- <br />lemporary art spaces: Miami's Design <br />Dislrict, London's l:ust End, 'lilt! New <br />York's \'\'est Chclsc:i arc among Ih~ best <br />known. Here are four other huz;'ing art <br />Zones to slrolltl1rough. <br /> <br /> <br />BEIJlNG, CHINA: 798 ART DISTRICT <br />(\S Beijing labored furiously 10 complete <br />d'azzling sports facilities for Ihe 2008 <br />Olympics, a complex of East German- <br />deSigped'.l ~.~~ ~auhuus-sl}'lc munitions <br />factorics to the dty's northeast emerged as <br />I)ne of China's most exciting new tourist <br />attractions. Conveniently accessed by bus <br />or taxi from the dty cemer, the 798 Arl <br />District, located in thc area known as <br />Dushanzi, is home to more than 70 galkrics, <br />plus studios, eaf~s, shops, and a 30'room <br />boutique hotel (YI House Art Hotel), <br />Easily pernmbul:lled by foot, the bnd- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Arl/Or'Ite"..,pleSeijinli'S 798 District boasts <br />outdoor Installations (above) and galleries such <br />as thO Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (top). <br /> <br />30 ."i.HIOs.n t,F.OHR.\I'IIIC. rJolH'l!l.F.k : SIH'jBI"~K"Dl!GIL\IRi!N tOla <br />