Behind the Velvet Rope: How Shanghai's Elite Clubs Became China's Business Power Centers

The bouncer at "Cloud 9" checks a diamond-encrusted membership card with facial recognition technology—a far cry from Shanghai's nightlife scene a decade ago. Today's elite entertainment venues have become the unlisted stock exchanges of China's

Neon Renaissance: How Shanghai's Elite Clubs Are Redefining Chinese Nightlife Culture

The Dusk Transformation As sunset paints the Huangpu River gold, a different kind of awakening occurs behind the frosted glass doors of Bund 18's "Cloud Nine" club. Here, 28-year-old mixologist Zhang Wei prepares signature cocktails using baijiu a