Hangzhou takes building an Oriental Leisure Capital as a goal, and the nightlife is an important embodiment. "Having what, or not, what is strong or weak, how to do or what to do", after the investigation into 14 entertainment patterns and 10701 places such as the teahouses, bars, Cafes, characteristic blocks, leisure squares, the result shows that the locals like teahouse best. Sipping tea in a teahouse now has become a new favor among tourists from both home and abroad; having fun in KTV is popular within all-aged people; totally unwinding yourself in bars and clubs is always popular; enjoying Hangzhou's local traditional operas in a theatre is a wonderful choice for music lovers. The centers of Hangzhou nightlife are mainly distributed in Wulin and Yan'an Road, Westlake district, Wushan Square, Yellow Dragon, Shuguang, Baochu Road, and West part of the city. Now let TOC be your guide of this amazing joy-seeking journey!
"Do as the Romans do"
Graceful Teahouse
To Hangzhou, water is its soul; in the teahouse of Hangzhou, water is of great importance. Hangzhou natives are partial to teahouses, partial to delicacy and harmony. In teahouses, they can relax themselves by sipping aromatic Longjing Tea, chatting with friends, appreciating local folk arts etc. What great enjoyment it is!
Wushan Teahouse
It is located in the flower-and-bird city building of Wushan Square, a square with pleasant sceneries and excellent position. Here in Wushan Teahouse, complete tea varieties and all kinds of yummy snacks are available. Next to the ancient Hefang Street, after the happy time in the teahouse, you can also get down and roam along the street, digest and stroll, very enjoyable. Wushan Teahouse is well-decorated, serving with hot dishes, fried dishes, cold dishes, different rice porridge, Chinese and western snacks, nuts, glace fruit, fresh fruit, etc.
A: the leisure box is equipped with television, on-line big hit available.
B: self-service tea exempt box expense.
C: business box equipped with computer, surfing online available.
D: Japanese-style box, different style.
E: the open balcony private room, enjoy Wushan sceneries.
F: more than 90 boxes, containing 4 seats to 40 seats different-sized boxes, may hold 800 people at service simultaneously.
G: the elegant plain central hall may simultaneously hold 120 people, equipped with 150 inch digital projections.
Mingren Teahouse
It is located at the beautiful West Lakeside, southern end of Baochu Road, facing Youth Palace in the east. Featured with quiet, elegant and fresh atmosphere, pleasant sceneries, evergreen flowers and trees in four seasons, Mingren Teahouse is honored as "green teahouse" and "the cutting-edge teahouse" in Hangzhou.
The teahouse may hold simultaneously 300 customers at service, and has boxes and private rooms of all sizes from 4-8 seats to 10-30 seats. The spacious and bright hall is uniquely decorated, which may hold 50-80 customers at one time. It is an ideal place for get-togethers to hold business management forum and enterprise activities. Entirely new get-online service facilitates business negotiations, while spacious and free underground parking making come-and-go more easily. Fragrant tea and delicious snacks, adept skills and performances, polite and warm service can make you feel at home while enjoying your time.
Hangzhou Acrobatic Troupe
Hangzhou Acrobatic Troupe was founded in 1957. It is an artistic and cultural organization with a large number of talented acrobats who enjoy high reputation internationally performing here. In the past 40 years, based on the inheritance of fine tradition of acrobatic arts, they have gradually formed a graceful performance with severity, a unified artistic style and fresh flavor of Jiangnan by borrowing others and engaging in innovation.
In the past 40 years, thay have constantly been improving their performance, carrying out the pursuit of exploration, so that they bring up many outstanding artistic talents. Now the troupe is in possession of 3 National First-grade Performers and 5 National Second-grade Performers, majority of which are youth at the peak of artistic performances. In these 40 years, they have been been a lot of countries such as U.S., Germany, Britain, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong etc., winning great awards and deafening applause.
Dongpo Grand Theatre
Dongpo Grand Theatre is situated in No.10, Dongpo Road, which is a professional theatre with a novel style, advanced design and complete facilities. The stage is equipped with two lift turntables of different sizes. The stage machinery, the light and the sound equipments are all state-of-arts. There are also a great number of auxiliary equipments available such as performance monitoring, intercommunication system, VIP room, offices for performers and service room. Over the past decade, the theatre has received more than 500 well-known art troupes, and has won high domestic popularity. In the year 2004, Dongpo Grand Theatre cooperated with Gold Coast Company and put on a full-length special show of tourism and culture named "The Night of West Lake", which has achieved the goal to give publicity to Hangzhou and West Lake, and made great effort to build a good cultural market in an artistic atmosphere.The theatre also undertakes conferences, celebrations, lectures and gathering activities for state organs, schools, enterprises and institutions.
Address: No.10 Dongpo Road
Postcode: 310006
Phone number for business: 0571-87065031
Phone number for booking: 0571-87085997
Nightlife in Hangzhou
Recommended clubs and bars
Fire Cicada Bar
Fire Cicada Bar, located in Nanshan Road, is a popular bar that has its unique charm to attract customers. Its excellent musical performance groups and lively atmosphere show its unrestrained passion and energy. In the bar, one can not only enjoy excellent services, but also can sing with the band and get his own records in the special recording studio provided in the Bar as a souvenir if he likes.
Since the foundation of bar, Fire Cicada Bar takes the initiative to cooperate with associations to hold all kinds of social activities. For example, when holding the Annual West Lake Beer Festival and Bars Cultural and Art Festival in Hangzhou City, Fire Cicada Bar spares no efforts to prepare all arrangements. In addition, as a member of Hangzhou Bar Association, Fire Cicada Bar can always come up with useful advice for further development.
SOS Club
SOS Club is the first multi-functional tridimensional entertainment complex in China, featuring electric sound, culture and visual arts as well as pioneer concept of choreographic art, presenting the new trend of 360-degree tridimensional DISCO of future amusement. Inside there is 360-degree full-motion tridimensional dancing stage, also a wine chest of flying "giant" and European romantic and simple partyroom design style, unconventional KTV,etc.
Tel: 56836699
Address: 3F, Henli Mansion, NO.5, Huanglong Road
How to get there: take bus No.21 and 82
Business Time: 8p.m.-5a.m.
Per capital consumption: 50-200 RMB
Stall: free parking space available.
Innocent Age Book Bar
What is a good place for those people who like reading to gather together? Bars might be too noisy, restaurants and teahouses are lack of atmosphere. Frankly, Hangzhou does need some places for us to sit there peacefully to put forward some profound thought. Fortunately, there is a book bar called "Innocent Age", which is located near the intersection of Wensan Rd. and Yingtan Rd. This bar features its cultural flavor, large selection of literature books and all kinds of magazines. The English corner on every weekend is also very popular among English speakers and laerners.This is a great place to meet old friends as well. 18 Yuan for a cup of green tea and what impresses me most is that the thing in my cup is a tea bag from Lipton. Set meals are also available, but nothing special.
Address: 29 Wensan Road (W)
Business Time: 10:00 - 2:00 (the next day)
How to get there: take bus NO. 24, 41, 65, 900
Booking Hotline: 0571-87968178
Editor's words:
Welcome to Hangzhou-the Oriental Leisure Capital! You have thousands of reasons to enjoy thousands of superb arenas in the city. Anyway, whatever you prefer, do set your heart free!
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