on the first night we were hosted by yaoyao. a local culture manager we got connected thru our network.. thanks pfadfinderei!

she showed us all the relevant clubs within a 3 hours ride thru the city.. about 6 clubs.. 30 min each.. with transport.. this was a real rush.. but it was funny and interesting regarding our mission to find out how youthculture works here in beijing: fusion club, the mix, cargo club..
it's almost like in every european city.. but the crowd is chinese.. the only difference: servants! in each club about 50 people running arround trying to make you comfortable but making you uncomfortable: you hold a cold cigarette in the hand and instantly you have a lighter under your nose.. you throw the cigarette on the floor.. promptly is somebady picking it up.. and they are not cool.. the are just servants for the crowd! and they are treated like that. one reason: they are all not from beijing! beijing people wouldn´t do this job!

on saturday we had dinner at the green t. house.. it is known for its overwhelming interior- and food design.. it's the place to impress visitors.. we were told.. but in the end it was just really expensive and the design reminded us a bit to a drug-addicted-everage-us-designer: more kitsch than style!

but we had a very nice evening with our guests: kathrin guethoff and georg warga from interone, a part of bbdo-worldwide. on the left side: sascha and lars krueckeberg from graft architectures (we know them from our pecha kucha)
they also gave us a brief overview about their experiences here in beijing.

afterwards we left to the world battle of the bands final at yugong yishan club where we met our second guide: liù (a music manager from france) she introduced us also to the owner of this subculture place lue zhiqiang.. he was living for 7 years in berlin and imported some of his experiences.. his club is voted thru the last years as 'best live-club of beijing'.. nice guy!

watch the video to get an impression what the final of the world battle of bands was like.. incredible!

afterwards we went to another student and expads party at a more or less illegal place.. but this story i will tell you tomorrow..

stay tuned..