Sculpting in Time

Sculpting in Time Café was born on November 28th, 1997- a child of newlyweds “Xiao Mao” & “Zhuang Zai”, who had met the previous summer backpacking in far-off Xinjiang province. She had just graduated from the Beijing Fashion Institute; he, from the Beijing Film Academy. They married shortly after returning to the Capital and decided to use their savings (originally meant to fund his first film!) to open up a small Café named after the diaries of legendary Russian Filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky: “Sculpting in Time”. They chose a spot with a courtyard of their own in a small hutong near Beijing University’s East gate famous for its tiny bookshops. Locals and foreigners alike instantly took to the charming couple and their cozy Café and have spent many long afternoons ‘sculpting time’ since.