The East District is an old industrial area in Fengtian. It took about half an hour by taxi from the airport to the place Liora mentioned. By the time I arrived, it was already past six in the evening. This was a slightly narrow street, with old houses of varying heights on both sides. Occasionally, there were two or three-story buildings with grey, mottled facades. The entrances on both sides of the road mostly had pink neon lights flickering. Some were hair salons, while others were coffee shops. Looking around, there was an indescribable atmosphere and a sense of temptation.
At that time, I didn't yet understand that so-called hair salons were not places for washing hair, and coffee shops were not places for drinking coffee. It was like now, when someone advertises that new tea has arrived, but in reality, it has nothing to do with tea at all.