Beijing Then and Now: Brian Wallace

For our October Issue, we invited local personalities to recreate photographs that inspired fond memories. Here are the stories behind those snapshots and those Beijingers, in their own words.

Brian Wallace, China World Trade Hotel, 1995

Brian Wallace, China World Trade Hotel, 2011

THEN

What year was it? 1995.

Where's the original location? Mezzanine Level, China World Hotel Lobby.

Who is in the photo? Brian Wallace.

What were you doing there? Red Gate was located there for a few years.

What were you doing in Beijing? Running the Red Gate Gallery.

NOW

Who is in the photo? Brian Wallace.

What are you now doing in Beijing? Running the Red Gate Gallery for 20 years.

What has changed for you? Everything.

What has changed in the city? Everything.

Anything else you'd like to add? I hope it continues to change.

Click here to see the October issue of the Beijinger in full.