Being one of the biggest cities of the world, Shanghai counts with around 25 million inhabitants. Meaning that the chances of finding escorts in Shanghai are high! Regarding venues related with sex tourism in Shanghai, we can say that they’re a lot but, since prostitution is illegal in China, these places are very discrete. So, you will have to know where to search, and that’s what we’ll help you with. So, keep reading to discover where to find the best hookers and escorts in Shanghai and of course the best of sex tourism.
We’ll start talking about how prostitution in Shanghai works. In this section you will find information about the status of prostitution here, which are the red-light districts, where to find them and what each of them have of interesting. Then, we’ll talk about escorts in Shanghai. In that section, we’ll show you everything you need to know about escorts. How escorts are, how they operate, where you can find them, what things you should be aware of and more. In the following part, we’ll talk in more details about sex tourism in Shanghai. Here you will find information about what kind of venues you can find in Shanghai, how they are, differences with the western equivalents and other advices. Then, we’ll add a brief section about the laws, so you can learn more about what you can do and what you should avoid. Finally, we’ll give you some recommendations to stay safe in Shanghai.
Prostitution, red-light districts and escorts in Shanghai
Firstly, prostitution is illegal in China. Even so, there are a lot of prostitutes working kind of openly in Shanghai. To put it bluntly, the government doesn’t seem too keen on allowing prostitution. But, as long as this happens only in the red-lights districts, it seems the authorities won’t matter.
In general, we could say that 95% of the prostitutes working here are ethnically local Chinese. You can also find some other Asians ethnics. Mainly Vietnamese, but also some Thai and from other Southeast Asian countries. Of course, you can also find other international ethnicities. In general, this last group are VIP escorts.
Regarding prices, there is a huge variety. Top VIP escorts in Shanghai can charge a lot. The same with hookers working in touristic areas of the city. Then, you have cheaper options when you leave the center of the city, but don’t expect a good quality. Something important to keep in mind is that most girls speak only Chinese. You may find some who knows some basic words in English, but don’t expect more than that. If you are hiring a VIP escort in Shanghai, then probably you will be more lucky.
Talking about red-light districts. Shanghai is probably the city that counts with more red-lights districts in the world. Let’s talk in more details about them.
Red-lights districts in Shanghai
So, Shanghai has more than 10 red-lights districts. We won’t talk about all of them, but mention the most relevant. Each of them is totally a different world. In some of them you will find more locals, in others more nightclubs, in others the most VIP hookers and so on. There’s something that we can stand out about red-light districts in Shanghai. If you stay in a hotel within the area of a red-light district, sometimes escorts or pimps come to your hotel, knock on the door and ask if you want services. Isn’t that amazing? You don’t even need to make an effort to find a hooker. Now, we’ll describe each of them, so you know which suits you the best.
Caojiadu (曹家渡)
This is the only actually official red-lights district in Shanghai. The place is full of adult entertainment venues. Also, you will be able to find a lot of prostitutes wandering around here. Located very close to the center of the city, this area is exclusive. So, you can expect to pay high prices for a prostitute here. But, see the good sight, the place is highly safe and most hookers here are pretty good. Besides, you will have all kind of venue very close to each other.
Fengzhuang road (丰庄路)
In this case, we’ll talk about a road located at the west of the city. This red-light area is pretty new, it has been growing for the last decades and it has become very popular. Here you won’t find many adult entertainment venues, maybe some massage parlors. However, it’s a good zone to find good hookers for an average price in Shanghai.
Xianan Road (下南路)
If you are looking for a very cheap area to find a hooker who wants to please you, then come to Xianan road. Since the place is cheap, don’t expect you will find beautiful girls and the best quality in services. The area is very famous and attended, due exactly to the prices.
New railroad station
This area has a lot of renown, but probably in a negative way. It’s true that you might score easily and cheap here. But the area is pretty dangerous. The environment gives a bad vibe and people are very poor around here. Not recommended for tourists, but if you are looking for something cheap and don’t care about the risk, it’s up to you!
Fahuazheng Road (法华镇路)
Looking for adult entertainment venues? Well, this road might be one of the best options. You can also find some hookers working on the street. They aren’t expensive, but probably aren’t the best you can find in the city. Regarding the venues, we can say their prices are average to high, depending on where you attend.
Our map of red-lights districts in Shanghai
All about escorts in Shanghai
As we told you before, most girls you will find in Shanghai are native Chinese. You can also find girls from other surrounding countries such as Vietnam or Thailand, but their number isn’t that high.
Now, let’s talk about money. How much does it cost to hire hookers or escorts in Shanghai? Let’s start with hookers. If we are talking about hookers working in the centric and touristic areas, then they may charge in average around $50 USD up to $70 USD, depending on the zone and the hooker. When it comes to escorts in Shanghai, the prices get pretty higher. We are talking about prices from $150 USD to $500 USD the hour!
Up to this point, you already know practically everything, except for where to find escorts. You may be thinking that you can find them in some of the most VIP red-lights districts in Shanghai. The truth is that here you will only find hookers. Of course, you could find a girl who does escort services around here, but it isn’t the best way to find escorts, and you won’t find VIP escorts in Shanghai in this way. So, where shall I search? The answer is on the internet. Read the following section to have more details.
Find escorts in Shanghai online
There are several ways to find escorts, but the most popular and recommended is through escorts directories and escorts agencies. If you don’t know what they are, read the following lines. If you already know what this is about, you can skip to the part where we show the best sites.
Let’s start talking about escorts agencies. Probably it isn’t really necessary to explain it since the name says it all. So, let’s better talk about how it works. Basically, an escort agency is like a brothel on the internet. You enter to the site, see the catalog of girls which in general have filters to find the physical features you like or maybe some fetishes. Once you have made your choice or choices, you have to call or write a message to the number of the agency. There, you decide when you want to hire the escort, for how long and where. After this step, it’s time to pay.
What about escorts directories? Well, they are more like social medias where independent escorts create their own profiles and post their services. Depending on the country, this option tends to be cheaper than hiring an escort from an agency. There are many kinds of escorts directories. We’ll talk about the most frequent.
The first kind are the directories where girls can post without having to pay and without having to verify the veracity of their profiles. Here you will find the cheapest escorts and less experienced escorts. Besides, these sites could be a bit unsafe. Pay special attention to those escorts who seem extremely well to be charging so low. In general, if you are going to hire an escort from this kind of sites, avoid the escorts that seems professional. If they are so good, they would post in other better options.
The following kind of sites are those where escorts have the possibility of verifying their photos. In these directories, you will see a “verified” badge on the profile of the girl, if she has done the verification process. Indeed, you can feel safer hiring an escort from these sites and of course, the prices of these girls will be higher.
Finally, we have the escort directories, which are 100% paid. Meaning that if an escort wants to appear here, she will have to pay a fee. Depending on the site, there will be categories displayed to show, let’s say, the quality of the escort. As you may assume, you will find the best kind of escorts in this kind of site.
Best escort agencies and directories
- eurogirlsescorts.com: Being probably one of the directories with most renown in the world of escort directories, here you will be able to find a good variety of escorts in Shanghai. When you enter the site, you will see pictures of the girls with their names. Press a profile in order to see more information such as age, what the escort does, size, etc.
- city-love-companions.com: This is another excellent option, very trustable. The catalog of this site isn’t as big as the one before, but definitively you will find good option here.
- escortdirectory.com: This directory also counts with a good selection of VIP escorts in Shanghai, and the site if very well-known. Here you will be able to see the profiles of the girls with their prices, age and name. Of course, if you click on a profile, you will obtain more information.
All about sex tourism in Shanghai
When it comes to sex tourism venues, Shanghai count with a lot! Unfortunately, they can be a bit hard to locate. Since the Chinese government is very strict about this topic, you won’t find much information about venues in internet. The best you can do is wander around some of the red-lights districts that we recommended you. In this way, you will locate some venues.
The best recommendation we can give you in this case is to read the forums about Shanghai in International Sex Guide. In these forums, there is a huge community of people giving opinions, asking questions and sharing experiences about sex tourism in all countries of the world. We could recommend you some places but due to the oppression of the government the place we are recommending might get close, reopen or change location. For this reason, we’ll just talk about how each venue works and won’t recommend many venues.
So, let’s see what we can do when it comes to sex tourism in Shanghai.
Karaoke Clubs / KTV
If you are into the scene of sex tourism in Shanghai and other countries in Asia, you will know what happens here. Some may be thinking that these clubs are for singing. Indeed, karaoke clubs were created in Japan and are venues which count with private booths where you can meet your friends or coworkers. The truth is that these places have become the best option to create mini brothels.
The booth of a KTV is normally composed by a TV, microphones, speakers, a table and some sofas. They can be more equipped, depending on how exclusive the club is. Anyway, it isn’t the usual to get laid on a Karaoke Club. Let’s explain in more details how it works.
First, when you enter the KTV, you have to pay for a private booth. Once there, different girls will approach asking if you want some drinks and some may stay talking with you. If you get on well with a girl, then she might accept to go to a hotel room to continue the night. Basically, that is how it works. So, speaking some Chinese will be necessary.
Hair salons / Barber shops
From outside, you can see a usual barber shop with a mirror and some chairs as you wait your turn. But if you came knowing what else happens in that place, they will allow you to enter to the rest of the venue. You will normally be taken to a “waiting room” where all girls available will pose and show themselves to you. Once you have chosen one, she will take you to a room within the building.
This system is very frequent in Asia so, if you have already been to other Asian countries, you won’t be very surprised. As you can see, it’s practically the same as brothels. Regarding the kind of services you can get, it will depend on the venue, but normally they will offer everything.
Massage parlors
Massage parlors are more common in practically all parts of the world. They are probably the most discrete in the list. As you can assume, in this place you pay for getting a massage in a private room of the venue and then, if you want, you can pay for the extras as if they were tips.
How exactly does it work? The process is practically always the same as the other kind of venues. You come in and go to the waiting room. There you will see the girls who are looking for a client and choose the one you like the most. Now, you go to the showers and take one. Once you are ready, you can finally go to the massage room, where the girl you chose will be waiting for you.
How can I find them? Well, they are frequently found in the red-lights districts, but also in several other parts of the city. To identify them, look for these characters: 推油 (‘tuīyóu’), 油压 (‘yóuyā’) or 养生 (‘yǎngshēng’).
Strip clubs
Strip clubs are probably the best one adult entertainment venues in the world. If you are willing to see girls in bikinis, topless or even totally naked as you take some drinks, they are the perfect place for you. Unfortunately, they aren’t popular in China. Although normally there isn’t sexual intercourse in this kind of venues, the government doesn’t allow them. Probably because they think it kinds of ruins their false appearance of a moral and clean country. Whatever… if you want something similar to strip clubs in Shanghai, you have KTV or just hire some escorts and create your own discrete party if you count with the resources.
BDSM and Femdom
There are people who aren’t satisfied with vanilla sex and need something more, and BDSM is what they need. What exactly is it? Well, the abbreviation means bondage, domination, sadomasochism. These words say it all.
What can I find in Shanghai related with BDSM? The truth is you won’t find that much. If you were looking for clubs where you can meet other people with the same kinks and share sexual moments there. Forget about it! Since China is totally conservative, this is totally banned.
Fortunately, BDSM is becoming more popular in China. Nowadays, you won’t have many problems to find femdoms (female domination, meaning that the girl will dominate the man). It may be surprising, but there are a lot of males who are into this in China. If you are one of them, then we can say you are going to succeed in this.
What’s the best way to find dominatrices? Definitively, the best you can do is to hire one by internet. In this case, we have one recommendation:
CN Queens
CN Queens is basically an online agency of BDSM escorts in Shanghai or better known as mistresses. This agency has a wide catalog, but there are mistresses of all China. When you are seeing the catalog, you can see in what city the girl is working currently.
Swinger clubs
Swing is the practice of exchanging your couple with another couple. At this point of the blog, you may already be assuming what’s the situation with them. Indeed, they are totally banned. Even worse, some years ago you could even be sentenced to dead for participating in such activities.
So, forget about the idea of swinger clubs in Shanghai. If you are into this and want to experiment something, the best you can do is to find other swinger couples in internet and arrange a meeting in a private hotel rooms or in a house.
Hotels
Some venues count with rooms to get laid with the girl you chose, but some others don’t count with this amenity. In these cases you will need another place. Here is when love hotels come handy. Fortunately, there are some good love hotels in Shanghai. Let’s see some of them:
Houhai Theme Hotel
This hotel counts with around 60 rooms, most of them decorated in different kinky ways in order to wake your fantansies up. Depending on what you choose, you will be able to find jacuzzis, round beds, mirrors, colorful walls, leds and more.
Address: 22/F, 1086 Changshou Lu,
near Wuning Nan Lu. Putuo District
Ai Zhi Yuan Movie Hotel
This hotel is located inside another called “Mehood Hotel”. To find these erotic theme rooms you will have to go up to the 2 last floors of the building, 22nd floor to be precise.
Talking about the rooms, they are pretty elegant and equipped with a lot of interesting amenities to turn you and your couple on.
Address: 131 Xinhui Lu, near Shaanxi Bei Lu. Putuo District
Wei Ai Love Hotel
This hotel is located pretty far from the center of the city. Being in Minghang, it can be a good option if you are wandering around there. The place is above a KTV and its rooms have a romantic theme.
Address: 8/F, 682 Wuzhong Lu, near Hongxu Lu
Man Zhi Ya Theme Hotel
The place counts with several fancy rooms. Depending on what you hire, you could count with amenities such as jacuzzis, mirrors, special lights, round bed, etc. An excellent choice if you happen to be around Jing’an.
Address: 666-668 Wanhangdu Lu, near Wuding Xi Lu, Jing’an District.
Sex Shops
Nowadays, it’s very normal to use toys during our sexual intercourses and in Shanghai you can find several products. Fortunately, sex shops are Shanghai are legal, what a surprise! So, you can find them easily. There are a lot of sex shops, some are more discrete, other not that much. In this case, we’ll share one that counts with a website in English.
My Honey
My honey counts with 2 shops in Shanghai. It’s probably one of the most well-known sex shops in Shanghai. It counts with everything, from simple toys to lingerie. You can visit their site, which is also translated into English, to see in more details what they sell.
Nudist beaches / resorts
It isn’t always related with sexuality, but there are people who like being naked in the nature or around other people. Unfortunately, as most things in China, this is also banned! So, give up the idea if you don’t want problems with the authorities.
Laws about prostitution in Shanghai and China
If we talk about centuries ago, China was a territory where prostitution was normal, even something that wasn’t seen as bad but rather as positive. When the communist party took poker in the last century, they totally banned prostitution. Prostitute and clients during these years were severe penalized for participating in these activities. In the 80s the situation with prostitution started to get better, of course, still illegal but at least the punishments weren’t so bad anymore. Nowadays, if you are a client, there’s nothing to worry about. Regarding prostitutes, they have to be careful, but it isn’t so dangerous for them either.
How to stay safe in Shanghai
In this section, we’ll share you some information that you should keep in mind in order to visit Shanghai. Here you will find things that you have to be aware of as a tourist, such as possible scams, dangerous neighborhoods and some phone numbers you should add to your phone just in case something goes wrong.
Is Shanghai Dangerous for tourists?
The typical question that many people asks themselves before visiting a new country or city. The answer to this is that Shanghai is actually very safe considering its size. Sincerely, this is something that comes from the Chinese culture in general. There aren’t high rates of homicides in this city, and the same with robberies. So, you could go to the most indigent neighborhoods during the day, and you won’t be in serious dangers. Of course, it doesn’t mean you can go, do whatever you want and don’t pay attention. Let’s analyze this in more details.
Probably in this country in general, you should be more scare of drivers, specially driver on scooter on the sidewalks, than criminals. In Shanghai, it is very common to find people driving their scooters or even bikes in the sidewalks. For them, this is normal, so be careful on the corners. Related with this, be careful with taxi drivers. If they tell you that their taximeter is broken, don’t believe them, get out of the car, it’s an obvious scam. Another thing you should be careful with is the luggage on the taxis. Don’t pay the driver until you have taken your luggage out of the car, there have been cases in which taxi drivers got away with the luggage of tourists!
Regarding crimes, probably the most dangerous you could face are pickpocketers. There are pickpocketers everywhere in the world. Anyway, as long as you are attentive, you shouldn’t be robbed that easily. Try to keep your hands in the pockets where you have belongings and your bags closes and at sight when you are in crowded areas.
This is something that may not seem so relevant in other countries, but in China is lethal. Don’t talk bad about politics. The situation isn’t that bad as North Korea, but still don’t be stupid. You shouldn’t even talk about it with your Chinese friends!
Dangerous neighborhoods in Shanghai
In all cities, there are zones where you should not go at any cost. Surprisingly, the case of Shanghai is different. Apparently, there aren’t any neighborhoods where there is real danger. It isn’t something that it’s said just by the government. After reading some post on forums of people living there, we found out that most agree that this is true. So, as long as you are aware of the scams and issues we mentioned before, you can go anywhere in the city.
Important phone numbers to remember
It may seem not so important, but to add some numbers to your phone isn’t such a hassle and could be useful. Anyway, we hope you never need to use them.
Police: 110
Fire: 119
Ambulance: 120
Weather forecast: 12121
Police service for traffic accidents: 122
Shanghai Tourism hotline: 962020
Consumer complaint hotline: 12315
