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Which country did the earliest bars originate from?
Bar is a synonym for pub, and its English name is Bar. It originated in the western development period of the United States.

At first, in the western United States, cowboys and robbers liked to gather in bars to drink. As they were all riding horses, the pub owner set up a crossbar in front of the restaurant to tie the horses.

Later, cars replaced carriages, and the number of people riding horses gradually decreased, and most of these crossbars were removed. A pub owner didn't want to throw away the crossbar that had become a pub symbol, so he took it down and put it under the counter. Unexpectedly, it has become a good place for customers to step on and is loved by customers.

When other pubs heard about it, they followed suit. Pleasure-loving, bar under the counter became popular. Because Henderson is pronounced "bar" in English, people simply translate pub into "bar", just like translating pastry "pie" into "pie".

Bars originated in continental Europe, but it wasn't until the 6th century AD/KLOC that the word "bar selling drinks" came into being, and then it was further mutated and expanded in the United States, and it only entered China about ten years ago. The word "ba" is still a recent thing. After entering China, bars have developed rapidly, especially in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou: bars in Beijing are rough and open, bars in Shanghai are delicate and sad, bars in Guangzhou are lively and complicated, and bars in Shenzhen are the most passionate. . On the whole. The night sky in the city can't be separated from the bar, and urbanites can't be separated from the bar. People need to forget and indulge in busyness. Beijing has the largest number of bars in cities in China, with a total of about 400 bars. Bars operate in a variety of ways, with business ups and downs. A basically stable three-point bar pattern has emerged in Shanghai. All three types of bars have their own distinctive features and special mood, and also have their own basic laws. The first kind of bars are campus bars, the second kind is music bars, and the third kind is commercial bars.

At that time, bars really appeared in a very "cultural" and rebellious manner, which was a tacit approval of our city to stay up late. However, it has quietly appeared in every corner of China metropolis, becoming the world of young people and the place where subculture takes place. With the rapid development of urban culture, cinemas that once occupied all the scenery seem to be left out in the rise of bars, discos and video game rooms. Cool guys and spice girls who dress up as new people have a special liking for "bars", because singing and dancing, listening to music, chatting together, drinking tea and even dancing in bars are all-inclusive, showing their fashion style and naturally becoming a popular way of leisure and entertainment. Bar culture has only a history of more than ten years in China, but it has developed rapidly, which can be said to be just the right time. Listening to traditional operas in teahouses and restaurants many years ago was the most important cultural life of the masses at that time. With the changes of the times, it is inevitable for the public to change and choose the orientation of music. Due to the large-scale development of foreign-funded and joint-venture hotels in Chinese mainland in 1980s, a considerable number of pioneers became interested in the bars in hotels. The mentality of pursuing development and change has prompted some people who originally opened restaurants and pubs to start bar business, copying this form of bar from hotels to the bustling blocks of the city and embassies and cultural and commercial districts where foreigners gather.