How Cultural Industry Policies Promote Urban Space Transformation: A Case Study of Beijing 798 Art District

Jiachen Luo

doi:10.6981/FEM.202511_6(11).0017

Authors

Jiachen Luo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6981/FEM.202511_6(11).0017

Keywords:

Cultural Industry; Policy-driven; Mode Exploration.

Abstract

Against the dual backdrop of accelerated post-industrial development and the continuous evolution of urban governance concepts, the cultural industry has gradually transcended the traditional service sector, becoming a core force driving urban renewal and reconstructing spatial value. Globally, cases such as London's South Bank Arts District, New York's SoHo, and Berlin's Kudam Art District demonstrate that peripheral areas once dormant due to the decline of traditional industries can fundamentally transform from "production spaces" to "cultural consumption spaces" through the intervention of cultural and creative industries. In this process, government cultural industry policies are not merely "administrative directives," but rather establish an ecosystem of deep integration between cultural resources and urban space through coordinated institutional design, resource allocation, and spatial planning, thereby reshaping the social structure, functional layout, and cultural identity of cities. As a landmark case of China's cultural and creative industry development, the 30-year evolution of Beijing's 798 Art District not only comprehensively presents the iterative logic of urban space under cultural industry policy guidance, but also reflects the complex and dynamic interactions between policy orientation, market forces, and social entities, providing a typical sample for understanding China's distinctive urban renewal path (Bianchini & Parkinson, 1993).

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