[Post 1134] Inside China’s Gamer City: Esports Hotels, AR Streets & Burnout Cures | China's Night Boom

Summary

Chengdu is known as a city of leisure, but a revolution is happening after dark. As the pace of modern life accelerates, the city's youth are finding unique ways to cope. Join a "night forest blind walk," a sensory therapy session designed to heal anxiety, and visit a "night school" where burnt-out workers trade spreadsheets for vocal lessons. Explore the blurring of reality on a "phygital" street where the Metaverse meets the physical world through AR technology, then check into the booming world of esports hotels—from the ultra-luxury SoReal to the "Bleisure" Comchill—where gamers find their sanctuary.