The Party Faithful of Shanghai’s Mansion | Sixth Tone
Jacney Chan—Sixth Tone
The Shanghai’s Mansion nightclub is a popular party scene during the weekend and a hostel where tenants can stay for free year round. The Mansion’s founder, 54-year-old Rainbow Gao, who also founded Beijing’s first live-music bar and China’s first international modeling agency, says she wants to give people “an idea that money is not important.” Residents must sign a tenancy agreement, which requires them to commit to a minimum stay of three months stay, maintenance and upkeep, compliance with house rules, and a deposit of $160. Seventy percent of the residents, according to Gao, are foreigners and most are in their twenties.
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The Shanghai’s Mansion nightclub is a popular party scene during the weekend and a hostel where tenants can stay for free year round. The Mansion’s founder, 54-year-old Rainbow Gao, who also founded Beijing’s first live-music bar and China’s first international modeling agency, says she wants to give people “an idea that money is not important.” Residents must sign a tenancy agreement, which requires them to commit to a minimum stay of three months stay, maintenance and upkeep, compliance with house rules, and a deposit of $160. Seventy percent of the residents, according to Gao, are foreigners and most are in their twenties.