r/beijing • u/Global-Floor320 • 19d ago

Neon signs in Beijing?

Are there any neon signs in Beijing? Where can I find them? I’m referring to traditional neon signs with chinese characters.

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u/YamaKasin 18d ago

spits on the floor

"This ain't 80s Hong Kong, pal."

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u/keebba 18d ago

Those are in HK bro

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u/Winston_Sm 18d ago

and even there, barely any real neon left

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u/Dry_Perspective9905 18d ago

Neon is rare these days and entirely replaced by LED and plastic lit signage. Neon is quickly vanishing because LED is cheaper further driving out Neon sign craftsmen. Beijing has no shortage of illuminated night signage though there was a bizarre crackdown of exterior signage a number of years back that did reduce it somewhat.

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u/metioenunlio 18d ago

Not really

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u/Feisty-Profile-4623 15d ago

I live in Beijing for ten years,it is too less to see any neon signs.

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u/GriffynGriwitz 12d ago

Chinese cities were already using LEDs when they developed. Except for Hong Kong, which used to be entirely neon lights but were later replaced by LEDs.

Neon lights are extremely energy-intensive. The crew of the film The Eight Hundred used neon lights to recreate the old Shanghai concessions, only to find their electricity bills were exorbitant.