Transaction department: Market Department from Administration on Culture, Radio, Film and Television of Shanghai and administrative departments on culture of all districts and counties
Application formalities: applicant should submit the following materials:
1. A written application;
2. "Post Certificates" of person in charge and relevant staff;
3. Construction plan of business ground;
4. Certificate of qualification on fire control of the business ground;
5. Materials on name, category and use of devices for recreational activities;
6. Real estate ownership certificate of the business ground(or housing lease contract for those leasing housing as business ground);
7. Other relevant certificates.

Transaction procedures: Applicants to open culture and recreation places at star-grade hotels can file in the application to Administration on Culture, Radio, Film and Television of Shanghai, who is to issued "Permit on Culture Operation" to those meeting conditions.
 Applicants to open culture and recreation places at other places can file in the application to their local administrative departments on culture on district and county level, who are to produce an opnion from preliminary examination before reporting to Administration on Culture, Radio, Film and Television of Shanghai for examination and approval. Those getting approval are to be issued a "Permit on Culture Operation" by administrative departments on culture of local districts or counties.
Decision should be made on whether to approve the application or not within 20 workding days from the day when application materials are received.

Charging Standard and its basis: N/A
Submit to: Administration on Culture, Radio, Film and Television of Shanghai
Address: Market Department of Administration on Culture, Radio, Film and Television of Shanghai, No.709 Julu Road, Shanghai

The transaction is based on: 1. "Regulations on Administration of Recreation Places" (Decree 261 from the State Council issued on March 26th, 1999);
2. "Regulations on Administration of Culture and Recreation Market of Shanghai" (passed by the Standing Committee of Shanghai People's Congress on October 27th, 1995);
3. "Detailed Rules on Implementing Regulations on Administration of Culture and Recreation Market of Shanghai" (issued by Shanghai People's Municipal Government on August 16th, 1996).

Tel.: Market Department of Administration on Culture, Radio, Film and Television of Shanghai: 54035290*
Time for transaction: Monday-Friday 8:30-11:30, 13:30-17:30
Time limit for transaction: please refer to transaction procedures.
Applicant qualifications: 1. Basic conditions:
(1) Applicants should have corporate capacity;
(2) Person in charge and relevant staff have obtained Post Certificates issued by Administration on Culture, Radio, Film and Television of Shanghai;
(3) Business ground of dancing hall and game machine rooms should cover a space of over 200m2, that of a music teahouse, music restaurant, Karaoke bar or a billiard room should cover a space of mover 40m2; for KTV with more than 10 compartments, space of each compartment should be over 8m2; space of a game room should be over 500m2; for music teahouses and music restaurants where fashion shows, singing and dancing performances and other large scale activities are held, their space should be no less than 150m2 and should also be installed with fixed stages;
(4) Having fixed business ground, with real estate ownership certificate for the ground(housing lease contract should be provided for leased ground);
(5) The house structure is safe and reasonable, equiped with complete and efficient fire devices, and distinct direction boards are set at entrances and exits with the doors opening outward; for those whose business ground covers a space of over 120m2, they should be equipped with over 2 escapes, and having been issued with a certificate of qualifications on fire control;
(6) Having necessary lighting equipment and emergency measures for power shutoff;
(7) Equipments for ventilation, hygiene and noise-proof, etc should meet specifications of hygienic administrative departments of Shanghai;
(8) Having necessary management system.
Profit-making culture and recreation places must not be set within public libraries, museums, art galleries, middle and primary schools, kindergardens, children's parkts, hospitals, cemeteries or burial ground, etc.
 2. Applicants to set up profit-making dancing halls should also meet the following conditions in addition to the above mentioned:
(1) Proportion of space of dance pool out of the total business ground: over 40% for social dance hall and over 30% for Disco or singing and dancing bar;
(2) Dance pool is separated from lounge;
(3) Having stage for performance for those where performances are held;
(4) Those applying to set up Karaoke dancing halls should also have conditions for setup of Karaoke bars;
(5) Having place for depositing clothes and articles.
3. Applicants to set up profit-making Karaoke bars or KTV should also have the following conditions in addition to the basic ones:
(1) Having audiovisual products containing more than 1000 songs (over 250 songs for Karaoke bars at suburbs) published and distributed by authorized audiovisual publishing houses;
(2) To have at least 10 compartments for those setting up KTV at urban area and more than 5 compartments for KTV at suburbs;
(3) Lighting equipment at compartments is adjusted by outside equipment; there must not be any locking device, washroom, or other supporting facilities inside the compartment;
(4) Transparent materials are to be installed on doors or walls along aisles from the height of 1.2m, and the transparent materials cover a space of 0.4m2, which should have a clear sight to make it convenient to look through;
If Karaoke facilities are installed at restaurants only for music appreciation, applicants can follow conditions for applying to open music restaurants in filing in the application.
4Applicants to set up profit-making game machine rooms, game rooms and billiard rooms should also have the following conditions in addition to the basic ones:
(1) Indoor passage should be over 2m in width, and distance between billiard tables within billiard room should be over 1.5m;
(2) Model, pictures of game machines and type matter on how to operate on the machines and models of milliard should be examined and approved by administrative departments on culture of the city;
(3) Prize-winning game machines installed in game rooms should be educational, technical-demanding, interesting and recreational, and its amount must not exceed 50% of the total number; simulation machines in game rooms should fit children, and its amount must not exceed 20% of the total number;
(4) Those using game machines for prize-winning operation should provide such trophies as articles for study or toys fit for children, and catalogue of their prize should be put on record at administrative department on culture of the city.
Profit-making game rooms must not be set at such open air places as road, lanes, green space or markets, or at places within 200m from middle or primary schools.
5. Applicants to set up profit-making recreasion places should also have the following conditions in addition to the basic ones:
(1) Having business ground and supporting facilities fit for recreational activities;
(2) Installation and Utilization of recreastional devices meet technical standard prescribed by relevant departments of the state.