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Paying by card at Xijie Bar in Gejiu 2026
Xijie Bar is a small spot and I'd expect their card machine to be unreliable at best. The bigger issue is that foreign cards often get declined on Alipay and WeChat unless you've verified your identity and linked a card that supports overseas transactions, which takes a day or two to sort out. Set both up before you fly, then keep a few hundred yuan as backup.
Good call on setting it up early, mine took almost three days to verify and the small vendors scan codes won't work till it's done.
cash is still king in most small bars there tbh. alipay linked to a foreign card sometimes works at bigger places but i wouldnt count on it at a spot like xijie. pull a few hundred yuan from an atm on jinhu road before u head out
yeah and the atm on renmin lu near the night market usually has shorter lines anyway
renmin lu one is bank of china, foreign cards work there
agreed but set up both apps before you fly, verification lags
Just top up the apps with a friend who has a Chinese bank card.
only works if theyre there with u scanning
dunno, maybe google it.
Fair enough, though searching won't tell you that many bar tills here only accept UnionPay or a personal QR code.
Karaoke in Gejiu 2026: is 200 yuan per hour normal?
200 sounds like the whole-night rate for a mid-size room, not per hour. Most places in Gejiu quote the room for the evening and split it among whoever shows up. Confirm whether drinks and fruit plates are included before u commit.
Agree, and check if the room has a minimum spend.
Minimum spend usually kicks in after 10pm.
usually kicks in closer to 9 on weekends
Weeknights it's more like 8.
Different spots, different cutoffs. Check with the room.
fair, but teh clock varies by venue so just ask upfront when their cutoff actually is
yeah the fruit plate thing trips people up, some spots count it toward the 200 and some bill it separate. ask them to write the total on paper before you sit down, saves the awkward bit at the end
Writing it on paper also stops them adding a service fee afterward, which some rooms slip in at checkout.
Per-room pricing is standard across Gejiu, not per head.