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Shanghai Nightlife

"Night Shanghai" is a very felicitous name to describe the nightlife of Shanghai. The amalgamation of lighting and neon, as well as the bustling traffics and passerby are the characteristic of shanghai nightlife. The weak phoenix trees baked by the sun at the daytime as if obtain vital force again from the night’s enthusiasm and uproar. The nightlife is a scene of Crystal’s amativeness—bright and sheer, never fastness, never tireless.
As a common understanding, Shanghai has the most colorful night life in China, but if you have ever participated, you may feel it is probably the most colorful one in the world!
A great place to do some people watching in Shanghai at night is the Huangpu Park and the Bund. The bund has been a symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years and is a popular destination for tourists. Walking along the Bund at night is a fascinating site, as the entire Pu Dong skyline is illuminated, including the Oriental Pearl TV tower and the 2nd tallest building in the world-Jin Mao Tower.
Cultural enthusiast can find in Shanghai large-scale performances of acrobatics, musicals, opera, dance, theatre, and classical and contemporary music. New state-of –the-art theatres and auditoriums have attracted the likes of Yo-Yo Ma, Luciano Pavarotti, Diana Krall, the Kirov Ballet, and touring companies of Les Miserables and Cats, etc.
Nightclubs and bars are blooming and can be found everywhere. Xin Tian Di offers the most choice and favorable appreciation. It collects international galleries, fashion shops, themed restaurants, coffee house and bars. The arrival of more and more boutiques, designer shops and luxury goods stores continually adds to the enjoyment of Xin Tian Di.
Fuxing Park, located at No.2, Haolan Road, Shanghai, is the only well-preserved French park in China, so people also call it "French Garden". Thereinto, Park 97 is a most popular destination. Three popular food and entertainment groups, Baci Restaurant of Italian cuisine, Tokyo Joe Restaurant with its Japanese cuisine and the California Club from Hongkong Lan Kwai Fong make up Park 97. Compared with that in Xin Tian Di, nightlife here is not that showy but exudes and everlasting glamour. With elegance, exoticism, top-rand wine and music, Park 97 has its special charm.
Nanjing Road is considered to be the "No.1 commercial street in China". Here along its 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles). You will find over 600 shops that on average are visited by some 1.7 million people each day. If you like shopping, do not miss it.
Tea Houses in Shanghai open 24 hours a day. Apart from enjoying a lone taste of tea, you can invite several friends and play or just chat. Once you are here, you can experience all this for yourself. Fashionable entertainments are favorites with young people. When night falls, Shanghai bathes in the light of various entertainment venues. Nightclubs, Karaoke, Discos, Bars and Coffee houses are all popular at night time meeting places.

The Bund Night Scene
The Bund is a must see when watching in Shanghai at night. The Bund concentrates almost all of the beauty of the shades in Shanghai, attracting agminate folks to enjoy the night. Many tourists are attracted by its illuminated night scene.

Xin Tian DI
Shanghai Xin Tian Di has many visitors. If you are visiting Shanghai for the first time, it is much safe to go Xin Tian Di for the nightlife. Xin Tian Di, the most fashionable area cultivated in the distinctive Shikumen Buildings. However, every building has a modern interior and its unique bares, shops and restaurants are more and more popular with the tourists.

Fu Xing Park
Fu Xing Park is another area for nightlife, which is also a recreational park. The only time Fu Xing Park feels hectic is between midnight and 04:00 am, and Park 97 inside the Fu Xing Park is reviewed as the most beautiful bar in Shanghai by public.

Nanjing Road
As the most famous Pedestrian Street of Shanghai, Nanjing Road collects most hundreds of Modernize commercial Mansions, China’s time-honored shops and specialties stores, where it is possible to pick up a bargain or enjoy a tasty morsel to eat.

Tea House
When the shops in Nanjing Road are closed, the tea house really come into their own and the night is still young. The tea house here opens for 24 hours. You can enjoy the quiet here or invited several friends to have a chat

Shanghai Acrobatics Show
Acrobatics is an interactive art. Every body, young or old, educated or not, can easily appreciate. Without language and culture barrier, you certainly feel the influx of adrenaline in your flood. Watch and experience the professional acrobatic group do really unforgettable show to your amazement and satisfaction.