Chengdu nightlife
January 15, 2008 – 12:06 amSo now You hang around in Chengdu and You have no clue what to do in the evening? Let’s have a tour to the destinations Chengdu has to offer. Before You head into nightlife You should eat something in one of the many restaurants this city has to offer. Then You can head to the southern part of the city where the nightlife has it’s hotspots.
One drawback of the nightlife being focused in the south is, that in case You live in the northern part You have to make a long trip by taxi each time. There is one club in the center of the city in walking distance from Tianfu square. This club is one of the oldest if not the oldest club in Chengdu. It’s called 美高美 měi gāo měi. Although it’s a little hidden You can recognize it from it’s large windmill made of neon lights.
This is MGM Chengdu. You could take a bus to either Tianfu square or YanShiKou and then walk the last 100 meters to get there. Weekdays it empties around 1 o’clock. At Friday and Saturdays there is a crowd until well past 2 o’clock. They feature nice Techno and hard House music.
Another good idea is to check out the clubs in the south. My favorite is the Babi club. There are two Babi Clubs: Babi Yi (Babi One) which features more soft music a little hip hop and latino (I’ve been there only once). The other is the Babi Er (Babi Two) which I really like. They have great house music. The crowd there is always happy, super friendly and if You chat them up, they are happy to invite You to get drunk. See an inside picture of Babi 2 Club Chengdu :
In the road where there is the Babi Club You will also find more clubs like the 他和她 (tā hé tā - He and She). I don’t like Ta he Ta because they try to maintain some atmosphere of exclusivity. However it just feels cold in there. In the same street is another cool club called “Sucre” or “Sugar Club”. I’m not sure about the exact name, but if You make it to the Babi2 it’s only 2 minutes away by foot.
If You belong to the more relaxed crowd then You might enjoy the hemp bar which is a major hangout for Westeners.
Lately a lot of new clubs opened in Chengdu, but my stay was to short to check em all out. Just make sure You don’t live too far in the north if You like to party a lot. The girls in these clubs are easy going and often speak some level of English. The exception is the Mei Gao Mei which has mainly local visitors and only few English speaking guests. Maybe You can hook up with a Chinese woman in these places to improve Your Chinese.
I wish You a great stay in Chengdu.
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5 Responses to “Chengdu nightlife”
Looks like some really good swinging places. I’m actually planning on traveling to Asia in the next few years, so this is good information for me.
By Chris on Jan 15, 2008
Is-it noisy inside?
By Chinese on Jan 16, 2008
Thanx for Your comments
Yes, it’s a little noisy inside, but that’s ok for dancing.
Babi2 Club has some areas in the front and in the back outside the building for relaxing. There it’s relatively quite.
MGM consists of a main loud dancing area, but also features a nice lounge with background music.
Except for a few winter months it’s very warm outside, even during the night. You can always go outside to relax and enjoy the beauty of the city lights. There is no need to be afraid of catching a cold.
By Junjie on Jan 16, 2008