For your chance to win: tell us about your best/worst dating experience.

Scan the below QR Code to visit our WeChat post and tap ‘留言’ at the bottom of the post to enter, and we’ll choose three lucky winners on Friday to each receive a free ticket to I.A Lab’s Future Spaceship Party on Saturday, May 19th.

Have you heard about the significance of 520? It’s a Chinese love word and number to know. 5.20, or May the 20th, is celebrated in China just like Valentine’s Day. Couples go on dates and exchange gifts while singles are encouraged to express their feelings to the one they fancy.

How did all this come about? Well, when you pronounce the numbers “5 2 0” in Chinese (五二零 wǔ èr líng), it sounds similar to “I love you” (我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ). What started as an online slang has evolved into a very romantic day.

To mark the occasion, I.A Lab is throwing a Space Odyssey-esque party to everyone who loves a bit of dance music, clinking champange glasses and socializing. What’s more, all the guests are encouraged to wear neon bracelets to indicate their relationship status. Meeting new people (and possible matches) has never been easier.

Green 绿色 — Single 单身

Red 红色 — Not Available 有主了

Yellow 黄色 — Complicated 有点复杂

Tapping into the current virtual reality trends, I.A Lab is not your regular bar at The Bund. Although housed in a historical Shanghai building, it plays with the Tron-like concepts of future, space and adventure. I.A Lab’s sci-fi interior is sleek and smart, making it the ideal venue for celebratory drinks.

What are you waiting for? Tell us about your best/worst dating experiences before Friday noon and you might win a free entry to the party that cannot be missed. “Go flight.”

I.A Lab

Address: Zhongshan East 2nd Rd No.8 ,1F , Room 102

(No.8 On The Bund / Jin Yan Building No.8)

Contact Number: 021-63080577

Hours: 19:00—03:00