Not quite sure who you're responding to here.

I certainly didn't and don't expect China to have all that many entertainment venues for us...but a lot of people come here not really tinking through the prospect of having an awful lot of time to fill and limited numbers of people with whom to fill it. Some cope well with this; some don't.

Cities vary in any country. Some are cleaner, prettier, friendlier, and/or more interesting than others. China is just the same.
And in my humble opinion, without any undue negativity intended, Shijiazhuang ranks pretty low on the list.