北京一夜 One Night in Beijing

What can I say, I love KTV. In china Karaoke is so different. It’s not something that happens in a groggy old pub where every Tim, Dick and Harry watches and has to put up with your singing. No, KTV in China is more than that and is a national passed time.

I was amazed when I went into my first Karaoke bar in TianJin. We went into a tower block, and went up onto the 20th floor. Stepping out of the elevator there were corridors upon corridors of doors with rooms, just like a hotel. But, unlike a hotel, behind each door was your very own karaoke lounge, complete with a coffee table to place your beers and snacks down on.

The selection of English songs was quite poor, so I’ve been learning a few Chinese songs so I can smash up the karaoke floor next time I go. Here’s a video of me singing along to one of my favourites 北京一夜 One Night in Beijing

李华