Q5 is the premium membership of SmartShanghai.com and Louder.cn. As a Q5 member you get access to exclusive features and content, and receive your personal Q5-card. This gives you entrance to selected invitation-only parties, special treatment in selected restaurants and bars and access to special Q5 members nights.

Offline Benefits

Q5 members receive invitations to invite-only parties in Shanghai and get discounts on special parties or free entry (Q5 terms and conditions apply)

Online Benefits

Use SmartShanghai.com, Shanghai's leading online city guide, and Louder.cn, China's new music and nightlife community, without limits
Send unlimited Private Messages (regular accounts are limited to 3 private messages within 24hours)
Dating without limits: View as many dating profiles as you want (regular users can only view 6 profiles within 24hours)
More party pictures: over 40 pictures per month, exclusive to Q5 members. Plus we show the best party pictures of each month in a full screen version
Q5 members see Housing ads 6 hours before regular members can view them. Grab the best apartments in Shanghai before others do

NEW, starts April 2008: The Q5 Wineclub

Q5 members have the option of joining the "Q5 Wine Club" on a monthly opt-in basis. For 300rmb members receive a box with 4 wines sent to their home. By buying wines in bulk and through sponsorship and partnership with wine distributors , Q5 members receive a significantly lower price in comparison to buying from one of the local wine shops. The bottles come with short taster's notes and background information. Members also have the option of rating and discussing the wines on the (soon to be launched) Q5 wine site. More information available very soon.

Get your plastic

Your first time: If you've never owned one before, the price is just 160rmb for your first Q5 card (valid 3 for months). Call our hotline at 5403 8807 (English) or 54038935 (Chinese) Monday to Friday 10am-6pm to order your card and get it delivered for free (pay at delivery). Or see a list of sales venues below that sell Q5 card for 160rmb

Upgrade: Upgrade from any previous Q5 membership and pay only 60rmb. Upgrades can only be purchased through our hotline. Please call us at 5403 8807 (English) or 54038935 (Chinese) and keep your username and password ready. The new cards, including your registration code to upgrade your account, will be delivered to you for free

Buy your card at these venues

These venues below sell Q5 cards for 160rmb. Please check their listings for business hours.

Whisk

1250 Huaihai Lu - All details here

Arch

439 Wukang Road - All details here

Arugula

Lane 49, House 2, Fuxing Xi Lu - All details here

La Bella Cafe

127 Yongfu - All details here

A Future Perfect

No. 16, Lane 351 Huashan Lu - All details here

Activate your card

Your Q5 card comes with a registration code. Use this code to upgrade your regular SmartShanghai.com membership to a Q5 premium membership. To do so enter your code on this page

Click link to be redirected to Q5 terms and conditions