Growth of 'academic bars' quenches thirst for knowledge

Lectures at pubs attract audiences eager to relax, expand understanding

By Wang Xin in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-29 07:29
Share
Share - WeChat
Gao Xiang, a visually impaired stand-up comedian more commonly known as Dyingsight, gives a lecture at Xiaohongshu's pop-up academic bar on Sept 8. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Shot in the arm

The booming trend is also injecting new vitality into the hospitality industry. Many people have a negative impression of bars and pubs, but the academic lectures are changing the stereotype. More patrons, especially those who don't drink, are stepping into bars for the very first time.

"I think academic bars have found a new path for bars and pubs in China. Actually, bars have an innate cultural quality. These small public cultural spaces for talks and discussions are what we are missing now," said Gao, the stand-up comedian.

However, debate on the worth of academic bars has also accompanied the boom. Some critics have questioned the value of such lectures and the seeming contradiction of "serious" academic issues being discussed in a commercial bar.

Many wonder whether audiences can really learn something in one hour, or just regard it as a way of showing off as being part of an "elite".

Organizers, lecturers, audiences and bar staff were unperturbed by the controversy, and view it as a way to publicize the trend.

Sun, head of the Xiaohongshu project, said it is normal for a new trend to gradually find the right direction to head in.

Li, the doctoral candidate, sees the debate as a catalyst to make academic bars more widely known among the public.

Bai said that Bunker will stick to its original goal to create a public space for the community to help the spread of knowledge.

Liu, the frequenter of the lectures, said academic bars are part of new business forms that represent change, development and fresh opportunities in society.

Instead of being overly criticized or having too great expectations placed on them, they should be encouraged, even though they may be viewed as a marketing gimmick, she said.

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5   
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 亚洲欧美在线不卡| 国产人妖视频一区二区破除| 中国内地毛片免费高清| 村上凉子丰满禁断五十路| 免费在线观看黄网站| 青青青国产手机在线播放| 在线免费观看污网站| 中文在线第一页| 日韩精品久久无码人妻中文字幕 | 成人在线视频一区| 五月天丁香在线| 波多野结衣与黑人| 十九岁日本电影免费完整版观看| 成人午夜性视频欧美成人| 国内精品伊人久久久久影院对白| 中国精品白嫩bbwbbw| 日韩电影免费在线观看网站| 亚洲欧美四级在线播放| 精品乱码一区内射人妻无码| 国产亚洲精品资源在线26U| 亚洲欧美日韩精品久久奇米色影视| 天堂网在线资源www最新版| 中文字幕亚洲综合久久菠萝蜜| 最近中文字幕高清免费大全8| 亚洲第一成年免费网站| 精品久久洲久久久久护士| 国产三级放荡的护士| 国产在线a免费观看| 国产精品视频a| av无码国产在线看免费网站| 成人精品一区二区三区中文字幕| 久久精品国产精品亚洲色婷婷| 欧美日韩精品一区二区三区视频在线| 免费午夜爽爽爽WWW视频十八禁| 色屁屁影视大全| 国产在线精品一区二区在线看| 手机在线看片你懂的| 国模无码视频一区| lisaannxxxxx| 成人伊人青草久久综合网破解版 | 国产三级在线观看视频|