Beijing, Galaxy SOHO | Walking Tour | 4K Ultra HD | *COVID testing inside*

Recorded in May 2022, in Beijing, China. This video takes place in the district of Dongcheng. Running from north to south in the eastern 2nd Ring Road. The walking tour is approximately 1.2 kilometers long. It begins on Sanfeng Road and winds its way up to the second ring road crossing before ending inside Galaxy SOHO, where massive covid testing is taking place. Galaxy SOHO is a Beijing-based urban development project. It is the first of three skyscrapers planned by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid in Beijing, together with Wangjing SOHO and Leeza SOHO. It was built between 2009 and 2012. The complex is designed in a curvilinear pattern with four asymmetric continuous buildings. It has a surface area of 330,000 m2. The building's parametric design was influenced by traditional Chinese courtyards.