Beijing after dark

Nights are long and crowded in Beijing. Two decades ago, the only opportunity for nighttime entertainment was either heading to the opera or watching acrobatics. Today the 'beautiful people' has the choice between live music, disco and karaoke while the poor living in the few surviving hutong have to be satisfied with a walk and a chat; the transsexual ''drag queen'' meet in their secret rooms while in makeshift hairdresser shops young prostitutes are waiting for the next client....Customers...
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Nights are long and crowded in Beijing. Two decades ago, the only opportunity for nighttime entertainment was either heading to the opera or watching acrobatics. Today the 'beautiful people' has the choice between live music, disco and karaoke while the poor living in the few surviving hutong have to be satisfied with a walk and a chat; the transsexual ''drag queen'' meet in their secret rooms while in makeshift hairdresser shops young prostitutes are waiting for the next client....Customers at Tango Karaoke Club.
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