The studio of brothers Wu Xuewei and Wu Xuekai can be found behind a black door whose two panels are each painted with a row of seven short white lines along the inner edge. Seen from a distance the door resembles a traditional man's jacket buttoned in the middle. "I moved to 751 so I could breathe its artistic air anywhere and anytime around here. Many music groups play here, and there are always art exhibitions and art lovers in the park; they are my source of inspiration," says Wu Xuewei.

    751 has given Chinese designers the first fashion release platform all of their own. In the past, seasonal releases were done at China World Hotel and a few other five-star hotels in the capital. Last year D.Park became the permanent and sole venue for all fashion shows and releases of China Fashion Week.

    According to Wang Qing, chairman of the China Fashion Association, they picked out the Zhengdong Group's deserted factory facilities to build D.Park, aiming to inject new vitality into the industrial leftovers. D. Park covers 30,000 square meters, and there will be three stages of construction. The first, an experimental stage, is expected to achieve an annual production value of RMB 1 billion, providing employment for 500 people. The second stage is meant to form a basic industrial chain. By the third stage the park administrator hopes a scale operation and an international fashion release platform will have emerged.