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Here's what's still happening in Shanghai when it's dead!

(Okay, there is still some fun to be had...)

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Clubbing: Mansion, C's, Repeat

Silence from the underground. If you’re traveling into Shanghai to sample some of the homegrown scene, this is a super bad time. These places are all closed for CNY: , , , (closed until February 20), (closed until February 20, opening back up for a ).

is closed but their fancy pink cocktails room is open.

The Shanghai after-hours scene is still kicking: is celebrating CNY with a weekend-long party; is open for the break with their usual crew of tech house DJs, and is also staying open for the duration.

. Open. You can't keep the kids down. They're actually kicking things up a notch with a three-day on February 15, February 16, and February 17. If you're in town visiting from elsewhere, you should check that one out for your Shanghai experience. Let's just say... there's not a place like it in the world.

Bund life: always hosts big CNY parties, attracting lots of tourists from out of town. is closed. is open if you want to experience the view in a more sedate environment. is closed February 16 to February 19, opening again for the last night of CNY on February 20. is closed until February. (Although they'd like to invite you to welcome back cocktails on February 23 and February 24.)

All the major “Chinese clubs” are open. , , . Models and bottles as always. is shuttered though.

Last but not least: . C’s has your back. Dependable C’s. They've got their slew of regular parties ongoing throughout the week. Jessie doesn't know what a day off looks like! Hip hop night, reggae night, tech house night, all that stuff.

We'll be updating the events listings sporadically throughout the break. Have a safe one, y'all.

Live Music and Comedy: Hope You Like Jazz

Super sparse. Sparser than usual in Shanghai. Basically, all the Shanghai live music bars are closed for CNY or are hosting reduced hours and no bands. is closed entirely until February 22. (The latest on their expansion, , incidentally, is that they’re looking at a May 1 opening date). is open but not hosting any bands. They’re closing nightly at midnight. is closed.

Something a little saucier? Burlesque? Not for the next week or so. has a show February 14 and is closed until February 22. is open but is turning their stage over to their 8-meter screen to show the Winter Olympics.

On the jammier and jazzier side of things, and are closed February 15 to 19, and back open on February 20. is closed until February 22. , however, will be open every day and hosting in local jazz musicians. Skiddldeleel-dap-dip-dop-dip-DAP!

is open as usual. is open this Saturday night with .

CNY Dining: A Few Recommended Brunches

For everything we've got listed in terms of CNY dinners — mainly for big groups of family and friends — . There're at least 50 there in varying price brackets and international cuisines. In general, before heading out, make sure your restaurant destination is open. Scroll to the bottom of this article for a big list of what's open and closed.

Brunch? Here're two recommended. is doing a daily brunch on the Bund all throughout CNY, and across town at their Jing'an location is a great option for daily brunch, along with a sweet deal on booze: free-flow of Estrella beer, Prosecco, and Bloody Mary’s for just 99rmb. Nice.

Looking to catch up on some of the restaurant openings? Here're three that we thought might be worth a visit and, crucially, remain open over CNY.

is Daniel An's newest cocktail shrine, tucked inside More Than Eat, doing mature, heady and botanically-minded drinks in a dark intimate environment.

is the 's headliner restaurant. It looks amazing, the food's modern, sharable Italian food and the view over the Suzhou Creek's pretty snazzy too.

is a very swanky looking nouveau Sichuan restaurant that does new and fascinating things with Chinese food.

Art Exhibitions: Three Recommended Shows

A few of the major museums are closing for CNY — , , alongside all the — which is a shame for out-of-town visitors. Here're three art spaces, however, that are worth checking out over the holidays.

The PSA has . Each focuses on design, architecture and art curators. "Bijoux en jeu" showcases over 300 pieces of Swiss jewelry design by 35 creators since the 1960s; "Superstudio 50" is the eponymous exhibition of the critically acclaimed Italian architecture, which brings together more than 200 artworks in different mediums; the "4th PSA Emerging Curators Project" highlights Chinese young curators whose winning proposals were turned into tangible exhibitions under the supports of PSA.

Over at the former Expo China pavilion has six exhibitions to offer during CNY, which includes a group show displaying 300+ artworks from 160 Shanghai-based artists across styles and in different formats. That's some quantity. But the more interesting program currently ongoing is a range of exhibitions focused on "One Belt, One Road", which feature modern Vietnamese lacquer paintings and silk paintings, contemporary Serbian art and Mongolian art. You can see all their current events (in Chinese).

Lastly, , designed by Japanese master architect Tadao Ando, is open every day during CNY. We've briefly covered its current exhibition in our . Check that out and see if you want to experience it in person.

Gym Deals: A Few CNY-Specific Offers

CNY, a great time for working out…right? From Friday to Wednesday (Feb 16-21), wellness center, is offering a package on unlimited meditation and yoga classes for 600rmb, or you can do two classes for 200rmb. Full schedule available . If you want to use the break to try out the new fancy gyms will be open everyday of the holiday and has an adjusted CNY schedule you can find on their WeChat: Pilatesproworks. Not as shiny, but still a good CNY work out option, is offering classes throughout the holiday, check WeChat: spinbackfitness. , will also be open (just closed on New Year’s Day) and they’re making a last call for a pretty sweet deal: 1,200rmb for 20 months for all their locations, should be available till the end of the week.

sweat sessions will be running daily through the new year at Jiaotong University Monday to Friday and Sunday 7am, and at Luwan Stadium Monday to Saturday, 8am. Check their WeChat: FitFamShanghai for the full CNY schedule.

Getting Out of the House: A Few Suggestions

If the weather continues to be amazing, you may want to use all that CNY downtime to get your jogging routes ready for spring #newyeargoals. Here’s a according to RunnerHai’s Martin Nexo. If you get really into it you can still sign up for their Thursday Marathon Series, the first one kick off March 29. Check their WeChat: RunnersHai for more details.

And if working out's not really your thing here’re some good ol' fashioned day activities to fill your days, like a day trip to water town Qibao, which you can get to by taking Line 9 (so you don't have to fuss with train tickets). It will be quiet to dead, since most vendors will have gone home but it could be nice for a few hours in the afternoon. If you want to stick around Shanghai, the will be running over the holiday; been dolled up for a lamp festival since February 2 and will remain so until March 5 (will likely be extremely crowded) and the Plum Festival at is still going strong. Or skip all that and go for the real cultural gold mine, a . If you want to learn something, tomorrow there'll be a 3D printing workshop at (check their for details) and another workshop at on Feb 17 from 2-4pm, more details .

In Brief (hah!): Open and Closed Venues

Open All CNY

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Modified Hours

• - open all CNY, modified hours but closing at 6pm on Feb 15; open from 12pm-10pm on Feb 16-18
• - 11am-10pm all CNY
• - 4.30-10pm all CNY
• - Feb 15-21, open 4.30-10pm
• - noon-10pm all CNY
• - 11am-10pm all CNY
• - 4.30-midnight all CNY
• - 4.30-10pm all CNY (Feb 17-18, open from 11am-10pm for brunch)
• - 4.30am-midnight all CNY (sports permitting)
• - Open 4.30-10pm all CNY
• Closing at 3.30pm on Feb 15; Feb 16-18 closing at 6.30pm
• Feb 15 opening from 11am-5pm
• Closing at 5pm on Feb 15
• - Closing at 5pm on feb 15; Closed Feb 16; Feb 17 open from 10.30am
• - Feb 16-20, 8pm-late
• - Closing at 10pm on Feb 15; Feb 16 open from 11am-8pm; Feb 17 open from 11am-8pm
• - Closing at 6pm on Feb 15
• - Closing at 6pm on Feb 15
• - Feb 15-18, open 7pm-2am. They'll also have guest bartenders Chase White and Timothee Becqueriaux (of Highline) and a guest shift from Yao Lu (Union Trading Co.) on Feb 16.

Closed

• - Closed Feb 12-17
• - Closed Feb 15-17, modified hours Feb 18-22, open from 4pm-midnight
• - Closed Feb 15-17, modified hours Feb 12-21, open from 11am-7pm
• - Closed Feb 15-18, modified hours Feb 12-21, open from 11am-7pm
• - Closed Feb 12-21
• - Closed Feb 12-22
• - Closed Feb 15-18
• - Closed on Feb 15, modified hours Feb 16-22, open from 11am
• - Closed Feb 15-18
• - Closed Feb 15-18
• - Closed Feb 15-21
• - Closed Feb 15-18
• - Closed Feb 15-21
• - Closed Feb 15-21
• - Closed Feb 14-20
• - Closed Feb 15-19
• - Closed Feb 15-18
• - Closed Feb 14-19, modified hours all February, open from 10am-5pm
• -Closed Feb 15-21
• - Closed Feb 15-21
• - Closed Feb 15-21
• - Closed Feb 15-18, modified hours Feb 19-21, open from 10am-10pm
• Closed Feb 15-18, modified hours Feb 19-21, open from 10am-10pm
• - Closed Feb 15-23
• - Closed Feb 15-18, modified hours Feb 19-25, opens at 5pm
• - Closed until Feb 27
• - Closed Feb 15-21
• - Closed until Feb 22
• - Closed Feb 15-21
• - Closed until Feb 22
• - Closed until Feb 22
• - Closed Feb 15-21
• - Closed Feb 15-19
• - Closed Feb 15-18
• - Closed Feb 16-19
• - Closed Feb 15-18
• - Closed Feb 15-19
• - Closed Feb 15-19
• - Closed Feb 15-19
• - Closed until Feb 22
• - Closed Feb 15-18

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Happy holidays, Shanghai!