Young people crowd the pop-up academic bar launched by the social media platform Xiaohongshu in Shanghai in early September. [Photo provided to China Daily] Dubbed "academic bars", drinking holes that ...

In a cozy bar, soft jazz music plays as colorful cocktails glimmer. A speaker passionately presents philosophical ideas, while the audience, relaxed yet engaged, tosses questions. Dim lights create an ...

From the outside, the dusty, maroon-colored Huaqing Commercial Building looks just like any other Chinese office building built in the early 2000s. What it truly is, however, is an entertainment hub ...