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Nightlife in Beijing
(China news service)
Updated: 2006-06-21 16:37



When the moon rises and streetlights shine, Beijing's nightlife begins,
but by no means does the hustle and bustle of the city cease. For those
who love nightlife, the nighttime is the right time in the city of
Beijing.

You may see bars and clubs filled with people, right next to karaoke
(KTV) bars welcoming waves of who like to sing. However, with so many
choices, it can be difficult to decide which is best for you. Here we lay
out the ups and downs of each.

Some say the level of your salary is determines the kind of nightlife you
choose. This is partially true.

Higher salaries mean harder work and longer hours, so for office workers,
entertainment really only occurs at night. These employees usually spend
their nights eating, drinking or singing songs, so Beijing's restaurants,
bars and KTVs are always filled with people.

Sanlitun, the west gate of Chaoyang Park and Houhai are some of Beijing's
most famous bar streets, where nightlife-lovers crowd the streets, even
on weekends and holidays. If this sounds like your kind of place, it is
often better to make reservations in advance.

KTV bars provide a more relaxing option to kill time throughout the
night. Party World and Melody are two of the most popular KTVs in
Beijing. Many office workers like to sing songs after work, and
reservations are necessary. The price of a KTV room is different
according to the time of day. Between 8pm and 12am, rooms are most
expensive, and after 12am, the price becomes much lower, providing
incentive for those who consider themselves true night owls.

Wining and dining with good friends at a nice restaurant is yet another
great way to spend the hours of the night. There are various kinds of
food in Beijing. The most famous, however, are the snacks. Longfusi and
Wangfujing both have snack streets, and Guijie is Beijing's most
well-know gourmet street, filled with small restaurants. The two snack
streets close by 10pm, but many restaurants in Guijie stay open late into
the night, providing a unique energetic atmosphere after most other
restaurants have long since closed.

A popular way of discovering new restaurants is through the Internet.
Many young people working at offices often gather in large groups of
people acquainted through the Internet to try some of the smaller, harder
to find restaurants. This is a good way to discover those "hidden
delicacies" and make friends at the same time.

How about people with lower incomes? Surely they enjoy nightlife, but in
a slightly different way. As opposed to bars, where a small bottle of
beer costs RMB25, many smaller restaurants offer bigger bottles of
Yanjing Beer (local Beijing beer) at the price of 3 yuan. Spicy cool
noodles, grilled mutton skewers and cool beer; a perfectly pleasant way
to spend a summer night.

Nightlife in Beijing doesn't have to mean long, noisy and tiresome. Many
choose to spend their nights going for a walk in the streets, watching
movies or surfing the Internet. As a metropolis, Beijing provides all
kinds of recreational activities, although it is up to you to decide what
you enjoy most.
















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