Even though the traffic is terrible, Chengdu is one of my favorite cities. Next time, try ” Da shi xi lu” – West big stone road, the new hot spot in Chengdu. Many good bars, clubs. “Jiu yan qiao” bar street ,like Su Gong Ti in Suzhou, is also worthy visiting.

Compared to bars in Suzhou, atmosphere in bars in Chengdu is way much better than those in Suzhou. I remember back in 1999, HK Phoenix TV even had a special edition on Chengdu bars & night life. Back in those old days, in a bar called “Black Panthers”, I watched many great face to face performances from Qi qing, Dou wei, and bands like “ling dian – Zero”. In 1999, Suzhou was a ghost town after 9pm – like most cities in States.