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During my first visit in Beijing, I was unexpectedly introduced to the tradition of the Chinese hostess club. Passing an unsigned non-descript building in Wangfujing district, a beautiful Chinese woman in a black dress ushered me over her way. As she led me into the building I realized I had no clue where she was taking me, but she was gorgeous so I didn't really care. She put me into an elevator and sent me up to the 4th floor. When the doors opened up, I saw a large group of incredibly beautiful Chinese girls, wearing shimmering gold dresses, cut at the mid-thigh like a mini-skirt. A host guided me into the club, which I found out was called the 'Oriental Pearl'. Part nightclub, part cabaret, part bordello, it was a nocturnal playground for bureaucrats, foreign businessmen and the like. I perused the drinks list and selected a Long Island Ice Tea. Not sure what they brought me, but it didn't taste a damn thing like a Long Island. I gradually consumed the strong syrupy concoction while enjoying a series of Chinese karaoke ballads sung by beautiful Chinese girls. Then, some professional dancers came out with a guy that was a singer, and did a few numbers (seen in photo here). After that, people started taking the dance floor, similar to how you would see in a Western style disco club, although the Chinese dance style is much more modest and restrained. Eventually, my waiter came up and asked me if I wanted to pay 200 yuan to have one of the lovely girls in the gold dresses come and join me at my table. I declined, being unaccustomed to paying for the privilege of sitting with someone. Realizing the whole spectacle was just a cover for a prostitution racket, I left the Oriental Pearl, wondering why heaven on earth always came with a high price tag. Years later, I don't think this club still exists, but this should give you an idea of what hostess clubs are all about... Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: Wangfujing street, within a couple blocks of the Crowne Plaza.
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As to me the 700-year-old Wangfujing street is not the most interesting street in Beijing but it is probably the most famous and busiest. Because of its easy access to the major roads, high land prices and high density of retail and service business and the high degree of population flow, Wangfujing is now considered the city’s central business disctrict . I don’t like it too much now, its modernazition leading up to high-rocket prices and hundred-years old small typical spots giving place to world renowed brand names. Everything you buy is relatively more expensive than in the rest of the city. Even the food in this area is also more expensive. No wonder why Wangfujing street is reputed by locals as a "golden street". What attracts me in Wangfujing is definitely not its night food street, the snacks here just make me cry (for the tourists, however, the snacks must be kind of delicacies), what attracts me, I was saying, it is the Xinhua Bookstore and the Beijing Foreign Languages Bookstore, nice places to spend all day, reading, reading and reading. As to eating in Wangfujing I only like the “Gou bu li” restaurant that sells some of the best steamed buns in town (check it NOW). Another thing I like about Wangfujing is that you can freely walk around because much of the road is off-limits to cars and other motor vehicles Wangfujing is located in the Dongcheng District of Beijing. The street has an extention of 1,150 meters, from Wangfujing Nankou to Dengshi Xikou. Wangfujing is served by Line 1 of the Beijing subway (at the southern end of the street). Line 1 is an important subway line for you because is the only one that runs through the centre of Beijing (it runs from Pingguoyuan (west) to Sihui East (East), through beneath the extended Chang’an Avenue and the commercial areas of Xidan, Wangfujing and Dongdan. It also has two stations in both sides of Tiananmen). Theme: OtherAddress: Dongcheng DistrictDirections: Take Line 1 of the Beijing subway and get off at the Wangfujing station (this station is located in the southern end of the Wangfujing street).Website: http://www.beijingtraveltips.com/trail/wangfujing/wangfujing.htm
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