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So, I’ve been getting this question, or maybe it’s just me constantly wondering: when are the saunas in Shenzhen actually going to open up again? You know how it is, after a long slog of a week, or just when you desperately need to melt away some stress, a good steam and soak is just the ticket. I figured, let me try and find out for real.
My first step, like any normal person these days, was to hit the internet. I must have spent a solid couple of hours just clicking around, typing in every search term I could imagine. Stuff like ‘Shenzhen sauna reopening 2023,’ ‘spa business resumption Shenzhen,’ ‘latest news health clubs Shenzhen.’ I really went at it, trying different combinations.
And what did I get for my troubles? Mostly a whole lot of old news, vague government announcements that said a lot of words but nothing concrete, and forum posts from other folks who were just as much in the dark as I was. It felt like shouting into a digital black hole. Super frustrating, let me tell you.
Alright, I thought, maybe the official channels have something more direct. So, I started digging through some municipal websites, looking for health department bulletins or any kind of official notices. Talk about an exercise in patience. Everything is couched in such formal language, you know, ‘pending further assessment of the prevailing conditions’ and ‘gradual and orderly resumption.’ Great, but what does that mean for my local sauna?
My Attempts to Get Real Answers
Giving up on the broad search, I decided to get a bit more targeted. I made a list of a few places I used to go to, or ones that friends had recommended. My plan was to call them up directly. Surely, someone working there would have some inside track, right?
- The first place I called, the phone just rang and rang. No answer, no voicemail, nothing.
- The second one had a pre-recorded message, super robotic, saying something like, ‘We are temporarily closed. We apologize for any inconvenience.’ Yeah, inconvenient is one word for it.
- I actually got through to a person at the third spot. Sounded like I woke him up. When I asked about reopening, he just mumbled, ‘Don’t know, boss hasn’t said. Check online maybe.’ Thanks, pal, super helpful.
It’s a bit like that time, a few years back, when they were re-doing all the plumbing in my old apartment building. This was before I moved to my current place. For weeks, nobody could give us a straight answer about when the water would be on or off. One day, the notice in the elevator would say 9 AM to 5 PM, then the water would be off until 8 PM. Try to call the management office? Good luck. They’d just say, ‘Oh, the workers found an unexpected issue.’ No clear communication, just a lot of shrugging and hoping for the best. We ended up filling buckets every night, just in case.
That whole experience was a masterclass in how not to communicate. And trying to find out about these saunas opening? It’s giving me serious flashbacks to that plumbing mess. You just want a simple piece of information, but it feels like you’re trying to extract state secrets. It’s not like it’s a massive conspiracy; it’s just about opening some doors and turning on the steam.
So, after all that, what’s the grand conclusion to my investigation into Shenzhen’s sauna situation? Honestly, I’m still pretty much where I started. No clear dates, no solid information. It seems like it’s still a waiting game. If anyone out there has actually managed to find a definitive answer, please, do share. For now, it looks like we all just have to keep an eye out and hope for some good news soon. That was my little adventure in information hunting for the day!