Who would have guessed, ten years ago, that Sanlitun in Beijing would be making a name for itself alongside New York and London as one of the nightlife capitals of the world. It truly has something for everyone, just like the better known cities - from country & western at The Minders Cafe and Nashville, jazz at the Comma Bar or Jazz-Ya, live music and Chinese pop at Girls and Boys Club, and foreign DJs at Bar Blu. The locals love interacting with the foreigners in Sanlitun, and indeed, many of them are half French, half English, half Chinese themselves! Hotels in Sanlitun are just as individual, artistic and unique as the bars and nightlife establishments - we look at the best boutique hotels in Beijing to complement a bar-hopping, beer-downing, and shouting-over-the-music stay in Sanlitun.
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