2 editor picks across China.
2 live music worth the night across China, editor-ranked. All China guides.
The Jazz Bar inside the Fairmont Peace Hotel on the Bund in Shanghai hosts the Old Jazz Band nightly, the holder of a Guinness World Record title.
OrderA seat near the stage for the 18:30 first set, before the room fills for the later, livelier set.
TipThe cover charge is a minimum spend usable on food and drink, so order accordingly rather than paying twice.
School Bar at 53 Wudaoying Hutong in Beijing is an underground rock live-music bar hidden in the hutong, with bands playing on almost every night.
OrderA live rock set, then wheat craft beer or the Kansas sausage, the two items BiteEscape's 2026 guide suggests.
TipBiteEscape's guide lists opening hours of 20:00 to 00:00 and bands on almost every night; it calls the entrance hidden, so allow time to find number 53.
Private tour · 2 hours
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