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At night, shopping malls are closed. Should we call it a day?

舟车劳顿一整天，商场都关门了，是不是该休息一下了？

Xiaopeng: Don’t be such a killjoy! For people who live in Changsha, night life has just begun after 9 p.m..

小彭：别急呀！对长沙人来说，九点以后，夜生活才刚刚开始呢！

Changsha is known as “the city of entertainment”. Can you imagine that sometimes there are still traffifi c jams at one or two o’ clock in the morning? This is when people who have just ended their night life are preparing to go home. The “night-time economy” is one of the highlights of Changsha’s consumer economy. According to the “Report on the Influence of Night- time Economy on Chinese Cities (2019)” released by Tencent and the Outlook Think Tank, Changsha was selected as one of China’s Top 10 Most Inflfl uential Cities of Night time Economy, ranking third after Chongqing and Beijing.

长沙是著名的“娱乐之都”，没到过长沙的人也许难以想象，这个城市有的时候到了凌晨一两点居然还会堵车——因为此时，结束夜生活的人们才准备散场回家。“夜经济”正是长沙消费经济的一大亮点。据腾讯与瞭望智库发布的《中国城市夜经济影响力报告（2019）》显示，长沙已经进入全国城市“夜经济”影响力 Top10 名单，仅次于重庆和北京，排名第三。

When we listen to the sounds of Changsha, we not only hear the voice of the students at the millennium Yuelu Academy but also the bustle of Jiefang West Road. Here, we can hear all types of sounds, high and low, loud and quiet. The neon-flashing karaoke, bars, the lively bar street of West Jiefang Road, and the refreshing foot massage centers all exude the indispensable sounds of Changsha, injecting the most vibrant and powerful dynamism into the city.

当我们一起聆听长沙的声音时，我们不仅可以听到岳麓山千年学府的读书声，还能闻及解放西酒吧的喧闹声。在这里，各式各样的声音，高高低低、深深浅浅，兼而有之。霓虹闪烁的各式KTV、热闹非凡的解放西酒吧一条街、放松醒脑的足浴城……都散发着长沙不可或缺的声音，带动了长沙最年轻有力的心跳。

Xiaogao: I have seen a lot of shows on Hunan TV, like Super Girls, Happy Boys, Happy Camp, Day Day Up … Recently, there’s a new show called Divas Who Make Waves, with so many stars singing and dancing in that show. I really want to sing like them. Let’s go to the karaoke bar!

小高：我看过好多湖南台的综艺节目 。比如《超级女声》《快乐男声》《快乐大本营》《天天向上》，最近还有一个《乘风破浪的姐姐》，好多明星，唱唱跳跳的，看得我都想 K 歌了！

Xiaowang: Don’t forget to visit West Jiefang Road after singing karaoke!

小王：K 完歌，别忘了去解放西转转！

The first name card of Changsha’s night-time economy is karaoke culture. After a meal, some tea, and a little chat, a karaoke would be a real cherry on top. Since the emergence of the first real karaoke hall in the 1990s, Changsha has had more than 3,000 entertainment venues including karaoke bars and music cafes. Changsha’s karaokes with an annual income of over 100 million RMB have created a cultural and commercial miracle.

长沙“夜经济”的第一张名片就是 K 歌文化。吃个饭、喝个茶、聊个天还不够，还得唱个歌才韵味。从 20 世纪 90 年代第一家真正意义上的歌厅出现至今，长沙已经拥有了包括歌厅、KTV、音乐茶座等在内的 3000 多家娱乐场所。年收入过亿的长沙歌厅制造了一个文化和商业上的奇迹。

Bar culture is Changsha’s second name card. After 9 p.m., hundreds of bars located on West Jiefang Road, Hualongchi, and Taiping Street in Changsha city are fifi lled with neon lights, party songs, and alcohol. Why do people in Changsha love bars so much? This has something to do with our “wine culture”.

酒吧文化是长沙的第二张名片。晚上九点后的夜色里，位于长沙市解放西路、化龙池、太平街上的上百家酒吧内灯火辉煌、歌声震天、觥筹交错。长沙人为什么这么爱酒吧？这与我们的“酒文化”有关。

Xiaowang: Seriously, I really don’t understand the pleasure of drinking alcohol. After three glasses, I just feel tipsy and dizzy.

小王：说真的，我还真不能理解喝酒的快乐！三杯酒下肚，我只觉得晕晕乎乎，脑袋沉沉。

Xiaoyang: That’s because you don’t understand Hunan’s doughty wine culture. In fact, what we drink is not alcohol, but friendship and love. With the help of two or three glasses of alcohol, not only will you become eloquent and outgoing, you can also better observe and feel. The relationship becomes closer after all the chitchatting and bragging with your beer buddy. This kind of happiness cannot be related by people who are “sober”. Think about it, countless thoughts you have and the words you want to say are conveyed in the wine!

小杨：那就是你不懂我们湖南的彪悍酒文化了！其实我们喝的不是酒，更是情谊和爱。三两杯酒入喉，打开的不仅是口，还有眼和心，感情迅速升温，家长里短，谈天吹牛，这种快乐，是不喝酒的人无法体会的！你想想，千言万语，千头万绪，都在酒里了！

Night life in Changsha today has become more sophisticated with the development of society: at midnight, you can still fifi nd SexyTea shops opening on every corner of the main streets, barbecue stalls with haze of smoke and steam, and 24-hour bookstores. The sounds of Changsha’s night can be lively, bustling, cozy, tender and lingering, with color, fragrance and taste, and human touch. No matter where you are in Changsha, the sounds are sure to be your most unforgettable memory.

如今，长沙的夜生活已经随着社会的发展愈发精致：深夜主街上还亮着招牌的、十米一家的茶颜悦色，烟熏火燎的烧烤摊上吱吱作响的烤串，24 小时通宵不寐的书店……长沙夜的声音，有热闹，有喧嚣，有惬意，有柔情，有绵长，有色香味俱全，有烟火之气。不论走在哪里，长沙之声一定都会给你留下最难忘的长沙记忆。

责编：田梦瑶

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