As soon as we
walk into the nightclub I can feel the energy in the room. Anywhere you look
there are people dancing, drinking, and having a good time. The place was
bigger than it appeared from the outside. TVs were mounted on multiple walls
around the room, playing various visualizations moving in sync with the music.
We were quickly greeted by two beautiful hostesses who gladly showed us to an
available table. As we walked through the crowd of people I got a better look
of the club around me. There was a bar on the far right side of the wall with
many assorted liquors. There was a large raised dance floor in the middle of
the room with two smaller raised dance floors off set from them. Behind the
large dance floor in the middle was where the DJ was stationed with, what
seems, to be his own personal bar centered on him. This place would be an
American smokers dream. Since I've arrived in China I have noticed that people
are allowed to smoke practically anywhere they wish, and when they finish their
cigarette they can throw their butts wherever they may lie.
We arrive at our
table and were quickly greeted by a server. John seems to have already met with
the young man before. As they were talking I take a look at which I guess was
the drink menu that was on the table. Unfortunately it was all written in
Chinese and I couldn't read one word of it. The only thing I could make out is
what I could only guess what could be the prices. John and the server exchange
idle banter, afterwards the young man grabs us a drink menu in English. John
orders our drinks for us, and the server shortly returns with twelve bottles of
Budweiser. The cost of the drinks was almost 180 Yuan, which is just under $30
USD. Overpriced for such a petty beer in my opinion, but I guess here it is
considered an import and not a domestic. As we drink our overpriced beer we
scan the room to see what kind of trouble we could get into. The night
continues on and various songs are played, both foreign and familiar.
The night continues on and we see various
live performances. Of course they were all songs that were foreign to me. Even
though I couldn't understand the lyrics to the song it did not stop me from
enjoying the show. At first there was a young man who stood on the middle stage
and sang a song I would guess was from the 90’s due to the music videos that
were playing on the TV screens in the background. He performed three different
songs then walked off into the back of the nightclub. The DJ continues his
routine of getting the crowd pumped up and onto the dance floor. Later another
performer appears, but this time a woman walks up onto the dance floor. Her
routine is more intricate. She performs a few songs then the room grows dark.
During this time the staff brings up a faux iron cage on the middle dance
floor. Two women are inside step inside the cage and are dressed in old
traditional Chinese clothing. Soon the spotlights shine onto the women in the
cage. The woman from before stands on one of the adjacent dance floors and
begins to sing a slow tempo song. The women in the cage begin to dance in sync
with song. Suddenly the tempo picks up and the women in the cage strip off
their clothing to reveal a more risqué leather outfit. Their dance routine also
makes a drastic change. Let’s just say that it involves ice cubes, candle wax,
and just leave it at that. It was definitely a sight to be seen. The night goes
on and it is getting late. We decided to call it a night and headed back to our
hotel.
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