The Beijing space of Galleria Continua, the Italian gallery founded in San Gimignano, was one of the early international arrivals in 798 and remains among its more ambitious. The high warehouse ceilings suit the gallery's taste for large-scale installation and sculpture, and the programme mixes well-known international figures with Chinese contemporary artists.
Like its neighbours it is free to enter and easy to fold into a half-day in the district. The surrounding lanes hold dozens of smaller galleries and studios, so it pays to leave time to wander rather than make straight for any one space.