ROOTSHOUSE - The swankiest, ratpackyist jazz joint in Guangdong Province
RootsHouse is the coolest and swankiest place in Shenzhen. It hosts many jazz bands from around China. In fact, they try to bring in the best acts they can find in any number of genres of music. Cocktails are reasonably priced. Here is an article I wrote about the place: https://www.meer.com/en/62330-an-interview-with-moss {click to enlarge images} A Brief History of Shenzhen They started building Shenzhen, a tier-one Chinese megacity, 41 years ago, over a fishing village across from Hong Kong. In Wu Xiaobo’s history of China’s economic development over the past 40 years, China Emerging , Wu points out that Shenzhen’s creation as a Special Economic Zone coincided with Deng Xiao Ping’s decision to open the country up to foreign investment. Deng followed Zhou Enlai’s belief that rapid modernization and entry into the world market was essential for China to rise again. He expanded the concept of socialism to ensure the continu