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The New York Times The cirgin Tslands abc News Daily News Peacemaker, statesman, father of a nation Nelson Mandela, who led the emancipation of South Africa from white minority rule and served as his country’s first black president, becoming an international emblem of dignity and forbearance, died Thursday. He was 95. Mandela had long declared he wanted a quiet exit, but the time he spent in a Pretoria hospital in recent months was a clamor of quarreling f a m i l y, h u n g r y n e w s m e d i a , spotlight-seeking politicians and a national outpouring of affection and loss. The vigil even eclipsed a recent visit by President Barack Obama, who paid homage to Mandela but decided not to intrude on the privacy of a dying man he considered his hero.

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The Scotsman “However, they took their case to the world, and were vindicated as the apartheid regime crumbled and Nelson Mandela took his true position as leader of a free, nonracial and democratic south Africa."

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One of the giants of the 20th century, Mandela's career was marked not only by his heroic resistance to racism, but also by his poised and soft spoken demeanor. After enduring nearly three decades of prison, much of it at hard labor in a lime quarry, Mandela emerged as a gentle leader who became South Africa's first black president. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in ending apartheid without violence, and later became a global statesman who inspired millions people around the world.

I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. ONE Dec. 23, 2013

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13H-17410 is Coming Back For Christmas By Claire Lin 6 | Education Day Visa Night Lecture By Allen Qiu 7 | Society Are You Really Know About

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Mandela’s death closed the final chapter in South Africa’s struggle to cast off apartheid, leaving the world with indelible memories of a man of astonishing grace and good humor. Rock concerts celebrated his birthday. Hollywood stars glorified him on screen. And his regal bearing, graying hair and raspy voice made him instantly recognizable across the globe.

Mandela had long declared he wanted a quiet exit, but the time he spent in a Pretoria hospital in recent months was a clamor of quarreling f a m i l y, h u n g r y n e w s m e d i a , spotlight-seeking politicians and a national outpouring of affection and loss. The vigil even eclipsed a recent visit by President Barack Obama, who paid homage to Mandela but decided not to intrude on the privacy of a dying man he considered his hero.

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As a city near Hong Kong that never lets her guests get bored, Guangzhou is a place where amazing things always happen. This year, ONE gives you a new picture of Guangzhou. Our journalists will introduce not only NFL holding an event in the city, the Slash Only exhibition and painter Noah Rubin; we will also give you a prison story of an American’s nightmare in Guangzhou’s jail. For more information, please open the next page can let we surprise you.

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13H-17410 is Coming Back For Christmas

Stuart and his family. Provided by his Sister Jayne Belmont

Thin, almost bareheaded, smiling. Stuart Bishop Foster looks exactly like a normal foreigner who lives here in Guangzhou. He first came to the city in 2002, returned to America in 2008 then came back working as a college professor. “His heart was in China.” Stuart’s sister Jayne Belmont said. Usually, he teaches English and American Culture in the university, then goes for a drink or eats something with his friends--except he is now in prison, waiting to be released. YES. PRISON. Everything changed in April this year, when Stuart suffered an accident, then committed a burglary, which cost him eight months in Baiyun District Detention Center. His number in prison is 13H-17410. And now he

is coming home. Stuart’s friend Dounald Thomas explained what happened in an interview via email. In April 14, Stuart had a collision with a local bus on his bicycle in front of Guangdong University of Foreign Language’s North Gate, the place where he works. He was badly hurt in his head. “The floor of his apartment was covered with blood from his head and leg wounds.” Dounald Thomas said, he and his wife went to Stuart’s apartment to take care of him. “He was not clear-headed.... He made little or no sense.” But this was just a beginning. The next day, Stuart was taken away by the police in a bank near his house with some cash in his hands--his upstairs neighbor suffered a robbery that night. The police believed Stuart stole that ONE Dec. 23, 2013

"What happens today will determine the rest of my life. My friends, family and others have shown me a whole different side of humanity." —Stuart Foster money. An article published in That’s PRD in May mentioned the number of crimes committed by foreigners in China has risen in recent years. Beijing has seen the number of foreigners under criminal investigation rise from 24 in 2004 to 95 in 2010. Most of them are nonviolent crimes like drug trafficking and fraud. Stuart’s case is a particular example, or to say, it’s more like a tragedy. According to Stuart’s lawyer Jade Wei, the amount of money involved was approximately 14,700 US dollars. Stuart was later held in detention then charged of robbery. On a website named helpstuartfoster.com, his friends put information about this event on it. Stuart’s verdict was announced eight months in prison, RMB 10,000 fine and deportation. After his releasing, Stuart will be sent back to the US and cannot return to China. His friends went to the court and wrote comments in the website. Stuart himself said in the court: “What happens today will determine the rest of my life. My friends, family and others have shown me a whole different side of humanity." One of his friends, Louis Berney, who works in the same university with Stuart, wrote this comment in their website: “I just wanted to say how thrilled I am... There finally is resolution, and Stuart will be back home before Christmas. We really couldn't have hoped for better.” On 14th December, Stuart was released and flying back to South Carolina. His friends went to the airport to say goodbye. After hours flying, Stuart himself post a blog in the website that his friends built for him. Start in the airport after his detention, he was going to fly back. Photographs by Matt Horn ➢ ONE Dec. 23, 2013

He wrote: “Words will never be enough to allow expression of my gratitude and profound appreciation for the wealth of awesome people in my life. “As this website has been a lifesaver and brought forth so much positive energy I’m wondering how continue it’s awesome aura.” On 16th December, Stuart wrote an email the first time after his detention: “I' ve always known I was blessed with wonderful friends but all the love, support and efforts undertaken on my behalf during this dark saga are profoundly touching and moving.” His sister Jayne Belmont also says in the email: “I picked Stuart up at airport in Charlotte. He looks, sounds and feels amazingly well…our family is really excited to have him home. “We truly are indebted to his gracious friends in China who saw him through this ordeal.” In the movie The Shawshank Redemption, there is a famous line saying, “Hope is a good thing.” This might be a sentence for Stuart Foster this Christmas. “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies.” ■

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Day Visa, Night Lecture American Consulate in Guangzhou helps people complete the dream of immigration, study abroad and travel in the day. However, the consulate helps other people make cultural communication at night. Michael Marble is Culture Vice Consul working in the consulate. “In general, we hold lectures twice a week and make a schedule a few months ago,” he says. “We will choose any important and interesting topic. These lecture free entry for all.” These lectures will be held on Tu e s d a y a n d T h u r s d a y n i g h t generally. At that time, most audience very expertly going through security and take lecture material. Su Wenqing is a University student who insists comes to consulate listen lecture for two years: “I come here to listen lecture in order to practice my English skill.” Michael Marble analyses this phenomenon: “Most Chinese students come here for practice their English. There is another case that some native English speaker listening the lecture because they feel interesting in the topic. A British named Richard Cronie explains: “I’m gay; my colleague told me tonight the speech talk about gay. So I come here.” Lecture’s speakers also include Chinese and native English speaker. “We will invite relevant experts to speech.If the expert very profession

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for the topic we don’t care they use English or Chinese,” Michael Marble says. Fang Gang who is Institute of Sexuality and Gender Study professor says: “I come here because I really want to show my passion for my subject, although I use Chinese.” Actually, speakers also have their purpose to join these lectures.

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“American like’s communication, that is why we hold the lecture,” Michael Marble says. “Actually this activity holding so long time that I forget when the activity starts. The consulate holds these lectures in Garden Hotel Yuexiu district in the past. In July, they moved to Zhujiang N e w To w n i n Ti a n h e district. In new place the consulate can provide more seats and with the emergence of social media, more and more people join these lectures. “Because social media, more people know our Photographs by Allen Qiu for ONE activity notice, we have Weibo, Christopher Hastings who is WeChat and Douban,” Michael American senior English Language Marble analysis, “Douban is the Fellow says in the interview: “My most important media, and people topic is study in the United States. join lectures because they get the Here is American Consulate, so this information in Douban. place very suits my topic.” S u We n q i n g s a y s : “ I a m a “I think audiences will more openDouban users, I will notice any minded than other place. Tonight activity about English so I found I talk about gay, in here audiences the consulate publish lectures and also very willing to express their schedule in Douban,” opinion,” Beibei Ye who is director Michael Marble very happy when in Guangzhou LGBT Center he sees audiences listening and explains. discussing, although he will more About the organizer purpose, lately come off duty than other American consulate wants to colleague. He hopes the activity can provide a place and opportunity to attract more people join meanwhile make people communicate each get better and better. ■ other. ONE Dec. 23, 2013

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The odd one out or the odd man out, who is the weird one in the natural, LGBT, an abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans gender’s rights, holding in Guangzhou American consulate yesterday. “China should try to accept same sexual marriage legalization, because Yinhe Li( First female sociologist who studies sex and famous sexologist in China , she comes up with homosexual legalization on WANG YI Weibo) insists it can balance population problem, prevent it grow faster” said by Ye Chenjiang, director of Guangzhou gay centre. He explains why gay and lesbian couples influence the population of China “The population arrival ten million, gay or lesbian will appear and balance human environment, they are can not having baby but they can adopt orphans who wit out parents or abundant by their parents, and they will be entirely prepared to make sacrifices and share the national burdens”. ONE Dec. 23, 2013

Furthermore, he to express “gay or lesbian is natural selection, human can not avoid them”: “So many female were hurt by fake marriages with their gay husbands, it not fair for them.” He gives an example of gay people in Chinese environment. He suppose that “gay wedding means they are under sunshine of law, it is an effective method to help Chinese control booming of population, every one could have more than one child. “Same-sex marriage is the consequence that American fighting for long time, so we hope China could have same treating to them— although it will be tough and struggle for Chinese.” Jonathan keeps rattling away about same-sex marriage put forward in America and what the basic ethics are for them. “Gay or lesbian marriage should be protected by law, I’m not a gay but we do not need discrimination against them. They are not freak,

terrorist and madman, they are same human beings as us. We cannot make a difference between them and us.” Says Jimmy Liu, Chinese make up artist of Liu Xing Qian Xian Company. Ye said: “In China, homosexual is decadent ideology of the West, it never happened before so legalization means it will shock Chinese social system.” “It is hard to imagine student follow homosexual teachers and they are becoming a gay or lesbian, just like they are becoming a bald because they are teaching by a bald.” Richard Cronie, Immigrant communicative director of Guangzhou British consulate. People’s minds are decided by their education, age, region and religion. Cronie says: “Without same religion caused most Chinese public can accept homosexual and religion. Also the main cause of homophobia in western country’s the connection between Chinese Public.” Then he links the situation with Cantonese: “I have so many gay and lesbian friends in Guangzhou but a lot of reasons make they can’t ‘come out’. They want to have marriages and agreed by law and religion.” “Western country uses religion to control homosexuals’ increasing, but you can belief it and not to do it. Faith is not a fault, is freedom.” Jonathan says when being asked about how religions affect human being. ■

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One of the greatest quarterback stars Joe Montana came to Guangzhou last month. NFL university waist flag football league has been held for five seasons in China. With the development of NFL, the team soared to 36 teams this year. Joe Montana said at Guangzhou TV: “This is my first time to China, NFL's development is more than expected in China. These young people have played very well. “Don’t be afraid to try American football, I can guarantee that if you try, you will not want to stop playing football, you will feel the fun that football brings you.” In the weekend, Guangdong University of Chinese Medicine trailing by 9 points against the Guangzhou Sport University at half time, they looked to have a mountain bigger than Everest to climb, finally reverse beat Guangzhou Sport University won the national championship at the NFL university waist flag football league. The GUCM player who wore number 10 quarterback Zhong Weilong won the MVP. “I think the MVP belongs to the whole team, I’m a member of the team, and the team helped me win the MVP,” Zhong Weilong said. “In fact, as a captain, I’m not alone to support the whole team, we worked hard and solved problems together. “When I was a freshman, I joined the team. I think it is very dangerous in the beginning, but when I saw the unity and cohesion of their game, I have a kind of indescribable feeling. I liked to play f o o t b a l l slowly until now.” Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Football Association was established in April 2010. They won the game with Guangzhou Sport to produce an unexpected winner at Guangzhou division finals a week ago. Montana also says: “It was pretty amazing finals and

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know and love American football. I think the prospect of NFL is very good in China.” ONE Dec. 23, 2013

American Professional Football Association was established in 1920, it’s the most popular sport in America, and also is the largest professional league in the world. NFL is moving into the world in order to attract more attention. Chang Cheng, a Chinese student studying in the US says how popular this sport is in US: “Everyone knows it in here, it’s a new sport for me, and so I want to try it. Sometimes my classmates would call me to play it, but I still like to play basketball.” However, many people think it’s a dangerous sport in China, there are very few people knows NFL. The influence of National Basketball Association is bigger than the NFL in China. Nevertheless, some fans still gathered at the scene of the game. An university student Zhou Yilin said: “I just know that American football is very popular in the United States, but I never pay attention to it in the past time. I like to watched National Basketball Association rather than NFL in the spare time. “Because of this an amazing game, I changed my opinion of the NFL. I’m falling in love with it slowly.” It’s less-known National Football League game in China, but it’s more amazing game atmosphere in Tianhe Sports Center of Guangzhou now. Richard Young NFL general manager of China says at Guangzhou TV: “NFL still has a long way to go, but it must be useful. We can work with the ministry of education to promote American football in primary and secondary schools, in order to cultivate the children's teamwork.” This is the first Guangdong University of Chinese Medicine won the national championship. Are they capable of more? ■ Photographs by Hank Zhang for ONE

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in Slash only. Lots of young people are lining up in the Slash Only hall; they are waiting for the booths open. There are 16 booths will be sold their fictions in this year’s Slash only, it just got 12 booths in last year. Zhang Weiting is University student who interested in America fan fiction for 2 years. She wants to buy some fiction comic with Thor

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money. I have passion to write and want to share other people. " ---Su Yin active is just selling America drama and films dramas fan fiction. It’s like a limited fan fiction party.” Lily Liu said. She is responded promote Guangzhou Slash only on the Internet. Actually, Slash only just carried out one times before. Lily said: “It’s a fresh idea because it just rises up in China in last 2 years. In the past young people especially young girls like Japan anime fan fiction works. They didn’t realize anything about American dramas or films. After Marvel series especially the film The Avengers released in China. America fan fictions become popular.” Lily said: “I think this is the most interesting thing why people come to slash only. People can buy fan fiction novel and comics in this activity. Most writers who sell their works are student; they can get lots of money

which is Marvel series film. “I prefer comic than novel, because some novel is too thick, it make me feel tired.” Zhang said. Zhang also explained:” I think the funniest thing after I join America fan fiction circle is I can meet new friends who like same character or drama with me.” On the other side, booth “snowball” vendor Su Yin gives her idea about Slash Only. Su said: “Slash only for me just not means make money. I have passion to write and want to share other people. It very poplar now, thanks for the Internet, I can show my fictions and make a novel.” Liu said they will make the third Guangzhou Slash only in the same time next year, it must appear new American films or dramas to fans. ■

Broadway’s classics transfused a anguage version in this play. new blood to Guangzhou theatre Drawing into foreign classical -Chinese version of MAMMA MIA musical, develop market of musical. Making musical of Chinese version, train local professional performer. ood forms and Creating local musical. That is types of stories will branching program of Chinese usical. It really has some always have audience m achievement. to embrace." Financial Times had set a high value on Shadow who is the leading Julie Miller, an r o l e o f M A M M A M I A o n c e , same as China new musical America audience said “As industry, Shadow is also the first After the performance of The musical star whose MAMMA MIA Addams Family, MAMMA MIA was the second Broadway musical, which got into Guangzhou this year. It has been through 19 cities in China within two years. I n 2 0 11 , M A M M A MIA was put on the stage in Guangzhou, but the repercussion is not stronger than this year’s. It also attracted more than 50,000 people, making a created. ” huge impact on Chinese market of Right after MAMMA MIA, musical. PLAYME premiered at great hall The only thing keep this play never of the world in Guangzhou in form falls behind is new element. of Chinese version on December Ye Yingping who is a fan of this 12th. It is the most popular musical play said: “Chinese version add the in Finland. This play is the first content of new Marriage law, it is time which deeply cooperation necessary to change in the version between China and foreign county of each country. Combine with local in Guangdong province. customers is the most important It will go on tour in China after reason to make people comfortable.” April in 2014. This will be a a rare Chinese version is the fourteenth l

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fiction for other fans. Slash only give their chance to sell their works. Beijing and Shanghai also held Slash only. As the third metropolis city in China, Guangzhou use its geographical advantage absorb different cultures all around the world. Guangzhou also got Slash only and it was held on December 1st. “We called Slash only because this

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Boy Romance is not a strange or amazed word now in China. It started popular in recently years. It also means boy’s love. Influenced by American dramas and films, Chinese young people are lifting large fan fiction party “Slash Only” in different cities. Guangzhou also carried out this activity. Lots of fans write novels or draw comics to show their passion and love for their favorite works. It combines a big group in China called fan fiction circle. They will put a highlight tag on the top in their fan fiction to show the couple name which their support and use slash punctuation to link the role’s name. So they always called America and Europe fiction circle as “Slash”. Slash only will selling some fan fiction books or pictures about American dramas and films. Most of them are talk about actor ’s boy romance. It’s very popular all around the world. Because of their passion, t h e y want t o show their fiction for other fans. Slash only give their

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ong stage art tour after touring of MAMMA MIA . “As foreign musical, MAMMA MIA and PLAYME has same feature which cater to a more diversified environment of Guangzhou market and taste of audience“ Xiao Yiting who is a teacher of musical said. According to words of producer of Broadway Marco, it is hard for new musical to enter into Chinese market.” it is not only the regression of MAMMA MIA would break this phenomenon, but also Broadway musicals. There is a good saying from Marco L can explain why MAMMA MIA can sweep all over the world, “Its form, originality and each process adapts to need of audience. It is why musical of Broadway attracted lots of people. “The Chinese version is not only combine with aesthetic of Chinese audience, but also conform to trend of international musical. There are not national boundaries in music. ”Julie Miller said. Catering to need of audience is become more and more important for foreign musical to get into Chinese market. In 2016, Ies Miserables will be made to Chinese version and enter into Guangzhou market. Chinese version of MAMMA MIA got into Guangzhou theatre can be a brave behavior, which drive a new trend for Guangzhou market of musical. ■

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"Art is unlimited freedom to searching human imagine." --Noah Rubin

Left: Empty Noah exhibition with few painting. Right: Full Picasso exhibition, a lot of parent took their child hope they can uplifting influence on excellence art Photographs by Juno for ONE

Jerusalem, as a Jewish who’s representative traditional sprit and fresh thinking in 21centre. Qiao Liu, an art student from Guang Zhou Academy Fine arts talks about Noah: “This is business production not a real art, he copy too much element and colour match from Picasso and other Fauvism artist.” Liu’s professional education helps him how to appreciate an excellent and valuable artistic work. Fauvism is kind of painting style which popular around 1898 to 1908 in French, using colourful and sprightly method to show their emotion. In the same time in Redtory where an area uses for artist to show their work together, a Picasso exhibition holding: “Picasso style is elegant, wisdom, relax and attentively, Noah can not compare with him, art only belong the creator.

“I feel that he was very confusing to express what his thought with chaos painting, comparison with Picasso has strong power in structure, every line and colours are meaningful.” Ling Huang, a student came from ZhuaHai Art College says: “It is not too much special to show; I wanted to see any difference and high class art, such as Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh and so on.” Ling also gives expression after watching all the painting: “I prefer Modernistic like impressionism, Cubism and abstraction rather than this, Monnai and Debussy outdoor work is amazing, they are the creator and pioneer for it.” On a contrary, a geography student Zhu Zhu said: “The style seems nationalism can rich our horizon, but I want more new and modern personal art from young America artist.” ■ ONE Dec. 23, 2013

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As the dramatic and delightful world, one way of easing our happiness time, it came from Noah Rubin playground. “For me, art is unlimited freedom to searching human imagine.” Saying in a huge colourful character on the top propaganda poster from Noah Rubin. American contemporary artist starting his first exhibition in China Guangzhou around November 13th to December 18th, in his drawing world, life seems become a broadness playground, visitor will get in to a marvellous world and experience stimulate in painter life. He was born in an American art family, and has long-standing friendship with crow of artists from his mother’s art salon then they set the stage for him become an excellent artist. A few people standing around him when the exhibition starting first day. “I believe those imagine come from our game world in childhood.”He mentions most ideas came from his childhood with pure thought and without sorrow and anxiety. He said a baby can use painting to expression and create a natural communicate with adult. “Painting is the first language learning from world since they were born.” Drawing is kind of mentally reflection by children in a way. “Painting is the way for me back to the lost world which place without parent, teacher, rule, fear, money, divorced and war.” Noah explains, adults will accept excessive information about world, but first class art just painting like child. Now he lives in Boston and

Celia Zeng “Black Friday” festival originally belonged to the United States is spreading to China in recent years, and arrival of Christmas will also lead another frenzy of online shopping. Miss Qi, an online shopping expert said: “Every year the U.S. Black Friday discounts, except the major shopping centers have sales, the U.S. shopping website also have a lot of sales promotions, it will make the Chinese who like oversea shopping feel happy.” In China, Double 11 is a one-day ecommerce shopping festival and like Chinese Christmas, it is similar to Black Friday, several of shopping sites in order to attract many consumers, they have a lot of discounts promotions. But Black Friday is the start of the Christmas shopping festival in the U.S.. Moreover, the original reasons of them are different. “Americans believe that Black Friday is too unlucky and person’s mood will be low, so they need to go shopping to become happy,” Qi said, “But in China, TMall organized promotional activity on November 11, 2009, the starting point they just like to set up a festival belong to TMall. And this day welcome by online shoppers, so other Chinese shopping website began to organize promotional activity in the same day. “In fact, some Chinese people know a little English, they prefer to buy something from the U.S. online shopping website,” she expressed, “I am very fond of oversea shopping, although it may cause some trouble.”

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Miss Qi has a decade online shopping experience, and she said that her first attempt overseas shopping in 2006 Black Friday, when she receives the delivery successfully she was so happy and began like to oversea shopping. In addition, she starts to share some discount information about the U.S. site on her Weibo. “America has some of the shopping sites are not express the goods to China directly, which requires people to contact transport company by themselves,” she said, “Moreover, the dual currency credit is important in the process of overseas shopping.” Theresa Deng is a native girl living in Guangzhou, she said that double eleven of China has many shopping website in the discount and it is convenient than oversea

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shopping, she still like to buy something from U.S. shopping sites. “I bought skin care products from U.S. famous website, beauty.com in last year’s Black Friday,” she said, “And I waiting for my skin care products for one week.” “Except the quality, the price is also cheaper than China. Moreover, the foreign technology is more advanced and the produce type is also more extensive,” she said, “Some things can not buy in Guangzhou, but I can find it in the U.S. shopping sites.” She express that double eleven has some brand on sale in the TMall, such as GAP, GUESS and so on, but both of these brand is come from U.S., and the price in Black Friday is cheap than TMall. Louisa, a Chinese student study in the U.S. said that she found American very enjoy this day, during the Black Friday, some of physical store in the United States will discount, they will have queues early in these stores. “Double eleven only one day, using the online payment will be very difficult. But Black Friday has continued three days, it will not have this problem.” she said. Miss Qi and Theresa think that although they prefer oversea shopping, they also do not exclude shopping in Chinese shopping website. With Christmas is coming, online shoppers will buy something from the Internet, Miss Qi remind them online shopping is still have a risk, remember to be careful. ■

What is happening Fangsuo: Women’s power and self development When: December 21, 15:0017:00 Where: Taikoo, bookstore Fangsuo Charge: Free

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Lingerie Show 2013

When: December 20, 20:0021:30 Where: Xinghai Concert Hall Charge: 80RMB

Mediafusion: Movie Gold Rush When: December 21, 14:0018:00 Where: Mediafusion 45138A, Tianhe distric

December 1st- 31, 14:00-21:00 Where: Biayun Distric Charge: Free Organizes by: FashionShowshower @ 欧美 FashionShow 放映会

MUMA Jazz’s night When: 10.04-12.29, every Friday and Saturday 21:30-23:00 Where: Haizhu Distric, Jin Xi Road No. 3 Charge: Free

American Center resourcing Open Day When:

Peter Bradley Adams music tour When:

4.13, 20:00-22:00

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M u s i c Center

Charge: 50/60/80 RMB

1.14 14:30- 16:30

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America Center

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When:

The Sound of Juilliard: from Bach to Scriabin

December 21, 20:30-23:30

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Lab Pub

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200 RMB

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When: 12.05-12.31, every Tuesday to S u n d a y, 1 0 : 0 0 18:00 Where: Yue Xi Distric, Wan Fu Road No. 126 Charge: 150 RMB

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Lisa One Feat Angela Wang: Jazz Nigh When: 12.25, 20:0021:30

Where: Xing Hai Music Hall Charge: 280RMB

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