Shanghai After Dark: How China's Cosmopolitan Capital is Redefining Nightlife Culture The velvet rope outside Shanghai's "Cloud Nine" club parts discreetly as a facial recognition system verifies reservations - a far cry from the neon-lit KTV parlors that once dominated the city's nightlife. This scene encapsulates the dramatic evol
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