The Beijing Sanlitun entertainment area used to only comprise a few small streets of bars. Now, it has developed into a large entertainment district incorporating approximately 60 clubs and bars and over 100 restaurants, a fundamental component of Beijing nightlife. Also in the area are numerous art galleries, massage and spa parlours shops and boutiques. You’re never short of something to do in Beijing Sanlitun.
Beijing Sanlitun entertainment area can be divided up into three districts, Sanlitun North Area, Sanlitun West Area - Workers Stadium and the Sanlitun central area. The Sanlitun South Area was redeveloped into Taikoo Li Sanlitun South, an open-air shopping and entertainment complex that opened in 2008 and remains one of Beijing's major retail and nightlife destinations.
Tongli Studio, a building on Sanlitun's back street (Sanlitun Houjie) that once housed well-known bars and clubs such as Bar Blu and Kokomo, was demolished in April 2017 as part of a city redevelopment effort targeting illegally-altered buildings in the area. Beijing's nightlife scene has since consolidated around the redeveloped Taikoo Li Sanlitun complex and newer venues elsewhere in the district.
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