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The wrap 36 COVER STORY

44 Community

Taking it to the extreme

Urban sports are transforming the city into a playground.

Shenzhen Film & Acting p44

Three to See

art

p24

exhibitions

QUOTE of the issue

"You know my motto, right? Single, bilingual and ready to mingle."

International music star Pitbull shares his life philosophy on p26

62 EVENTS HK

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Wine of the Month April 18

April 25

April 2-26

Miloš Karadaglic

The Greatest Hits of Elvis

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8 CITY 12 myth-busting the Yao Facts and fictions about Guangdong's largest ethnic minority.

14 Matchmaker, Matchmaker Can't find 'the one?' Your parents will.

16 LIFE & STYLE 20 Inside the flower hotel A huge ode to excess.

22 MOZAMBIQUE A pristine paradise.

24 ARTS 28 "We tease, we mock, we exist" Meet the rappers who use Gaga to go after Sinopec.

32 All Dolled Up English National Ballet prepares to delight with CoppĂŠlia.

54 EAT & DRINK 58 Flamenco House Restaurant Peace and paella.

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Editor's Note “Never was anything great achieved without danger.”

So said Niccolò Machiavelli, one of the great minds of the Renaissance. Of course, he was talking about how to successfully rule your realm by crushing opposition and dominating neighboring states, but it applies equally well to this month’s cover story: urban extreme sports.

Skateboarding, parkour and BMX all came into being as part of a counterculture desire to do something extraordinary – and they all come with plenty of hazards.

Torn ligaments, broken bones and even death are not uncommon to these disciplines, but that hasn’t deterred thrill seekers from testing the limits of gravity with backflips and supermans.

In fact, these three sports have been steadily growing in China, and like everything in the country, while it may be arriving a little late to the global party, you can be sure that big things are on the horizon. We took the highway to the danger zone and spoke to people in China’s major metropolises for a glimpse into how skateboarding, parkour and BMX are turning cities into extreme sports playgrounds (p36).

Looking into other subgroups of society, this month Guangzhou editor Jocelyn Richards lays down the facts about Guangdong’s largest ethnic minority, the Yao. Having journeyed into their villages in the countryside of the

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province, she has all the facts about the Yao people and their customs (p12).

It’s a busy month for pop music fans, with the advent of both Katy Perry (who we covered in our last issue) and Pitbull (see p26 for an interview), as well as the Backstreet Boys (see the Hong Kong calendar).

We’ve also nabbed a chat with Jiangnan Xiren, the duo who has taken the Middle Kingdom by storm with their takedowns of everything from ‘tuhao’ to Sinopec. Using popular melodies, including ‘Bad Romance’ and ‘Gangnam Style,’ they recompose the lyrics to present amusing social commentary (p28).

More high culture is on the horizon, too, with the English National Ballet bringing the sparklingly light and easily digestible Coppélia (p32) and Théâtre de la Feuille’s very physical version of Chinese classic The Orphan of Zhao (p30). Looking ahead, Shenzhen is set to welcome a grand production of Ghost the Musical in May. Keep an eye out for our interviews with the stars in our next issue.

Until then, one more piece of advice from Machiavelli to mull over that has always been very instructive to me: “It is better to be feared than loved.”

WIN WIN WIN

In Guangzhou, a pair of tickets to Club for Five (p64), a pair of tickets to Roni Benise (p64), a pair of tickets to Théâtre de la Feuille’s L’Orphelin 2.0 (p66), a pair of tickets to Melisma Saxophone Quartet (p66) and a pair of tickets to the English National Ballet’s Coppélia (p68).

In Shenzhen, a pair of tickets to the Zola Quartet (p62), a pair of tickets to the Greatest Hits of Elvis (p63), a physiotherapy session at Vista-SK International Medical Center (p73), a voucher for a bottle of selected wine at Shark’s Coco Park location (p73) and a pair of Skechers D'Lites Golden Panda shoes (p74).

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tales of the city Who let the dogs out?

A dog slaughter ring in Shenzhen was shut down on March 16 after animal rights activists spent almost 40 hours protesting outside the site. Members of the Shenzhen City Canine Society posed as purchasers of dog carcasses in order to enter the compounds, where they found hundreds of iron cages packed with dogs. Within minutes, authorities arrived at the scene, arresting the soulless canine kidnappers and saving 89 dogs in the process. Although the story is not expected to improve China’s infamous reputation for cruelty towards animals, it does promote more pawsitive thinking.

Land of opportunity Don’t head west just yet! A joint report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) China and the China Development Research Foundation named Shenzhen and Guangzhou as the top two “cities of opportunity” last month. Twenty cities – including Tianjin, Chongqing and Nanjing – were ranked based on indicators like healthcare and safety, culture and lifestyle, technology and sustainability. As the ‘Silicon Valley of China,’ Shenzhen scored highest in technological readiness and economic clout, while Guangzhou topped a subcategory for having the highest overall standard of living. Crucial indicators like the number of palm trees per square kilometer and average temperature apparently weren’t factored in, but hey, we still won.

Bromance

Do not pass Go

Port-a-reality

March 18 saw the meeting of two total strangers: BuzzFeed editor Matt Stopera and Guangzhou resident Li Hongjun, dubbed ‘Bro Orange.’ A few weeks back, Li was gifted a secondhand iPhone from a distant relative – the same phone that was stolen from Stopera in New York months before. After discovering mysterious images on his photo stream of a man next to an orange tree, Stopera tweeted about the incident, which was later reposted by a Chinese netizen on Weibo with the hashtag “looking for Bro Orange.” With 50 million views, it wasn’t long before Li was tracked down, prompting Stopera to hop on a plane to Guangzhou and meet him in person. The two bonded over noodles in Li’s hometown of Meizhou, where Li is taking advantage of the media attention to promote Hakka cuisine.

Head coach Fabio Cannavaro of the Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club has been handed a 10-month jail term

by Italian courts. The 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year found himself in deep water after he was caught swimming in the pool of one of his properties, ignoring orders prohibiting him from entering the grounds. The ban is tied to the ongoing investigation by Italian authorities into possible tax invasion. Cannavaro’s company, Fd Service, had almost one million pounds seized last year in Naples and is estimated to owe another million euros in unpaid taxes. Meanwhile, admired club director Marcello Lippi announced his resignation last month, though sources say recent actions of the Italian duo are merely “an untimely coincidence.”

Dongguan is sprucing up streets with its latest art installation project, Real Fiction Cinema, which sets up ‘port-a-cinemas’ around the city. On its first tour to China, the three-month project is being organized

by ArtsRouge International and Littmann Cultural Projects and curated by Klaus Littmann and Dutch conceptual artist Job Koelewijn. Three container-like cinemas, designed by the Swiss architecture firm Lost and featuring a total of 26 seats, were placed in a parking lot beside a theater and pedestrian street. When observing the ‘film’ through an open screen, every spectator is transformed into an actor, every building a film backdrop and every scene a story with no ending. Deep, Dongguan, deep.

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The buzz

CITY Chinese Chat

FAKES

Blowing cows and eating tofu

Shanzhai sphinx

One of the most marvelous things about Mandarin is the anecdotes behind everyday idioms. This month, we’re dissecting two that you can regularly insert into conversation: chuī niú (吹牛) and chī dòufu (吃豆腐).

Chuī niú (literally ‘blowing cattle’) is a common way to say ‘talking big.’ In the past, a butcher would cut a small wound in the leg of a lamb or a pig after killing it. Then he blew on the wound until the body pumped up. After that, it would be easy for the butcher to skin the animal. This technique was called ‘blowing pig’ or ‘blowing lamb.’

What does this have to do with cows? If a man said that he could blow cattle, he was talking big, because the skin of bovines was too thick and tough to make this practicable. Thus, chuī niú has become a colloquial way to say someone is exaggerating, e.g., nĭ chuī niú (‘you’re exaggerating’).

Another useful phrase to have on hand is chī dòufu (‘eating tofu’).

In the Han Dynasty, there was a couple who ran a tofu shop. The wife was beautiful and charming, so people called her the ‘Tofu Queen.’

To drum up business, her behavior was occasionally flirtatious, which led men to go to her shop just to court her attention.

Today, chī dòufu is usually employed to say that a man is taking advantage of a woman, normally in a teasing or playful context. For example, nĭ chī Ellen de dòufu (‘you are taking advantage of Ellen’).

With more than 500 million users, the Didi Lashi app has gone completely viral. Does it flag cabs? Message your friends? No, this one does something even more important – it finds the closest, cleanest toilet. Public restrooms abound, but so do private establishments. Does your apartment have a particularly swanky bathroom with Wi-Fi? You can list it on the app, along with a modest fee for its use – this is the Uber Black of toilets, and we bet it’s going to be huge.

RANDOM NUMBER QUOTE OF THE MONTH

“The quality is great, and it’s so sexy!”

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Restroom round-up

Last spring, workers in Hebei Province had to dismantle an epic, fullscale replica of the Great Sphinx of Giza, after Egyptian authorities complained to UNESCO that China was manufacturing fakes of its cultural heritage. Well, the folks in Anhui never got the memo, and they’ve gone ahead and built themselves a sphinx as well. This mammoth monument, lovingly referred to in Chinese as the “lion-body-humanface statue” may not be long for this world if Egypt catches on. Book your tickets to Chuzhou, Anhui, before this Wonder of the World(ish) becomes history.

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CONVENIENCE

That’s the Taobao review left by a woman who purchased this particularly shocking dress, only to find that she didn’t look quite like the model online when she wore it. She seemed to love her RMB39 duds anyway, although when she took photos donning her new wares, Internet commenters were not as enthusiastic. One helpfully suggested that it may look a bit sexier “if you don’t wear the pink slippers.” Perhaps.

That’s the grand RMB total spent

by Chinese tourists to Japan during the Spring Festival holiday, with a tremendous amount going to buy… toilet seats. Japan is on the cutting edge of toilet seat development, with stunning futuristic options like heating, built-in bidet and even music (to cover up any embarrassing sounds). “RMB6 billion” was all over the headlines last month, after Chinese media criticized the toilet-seeking shoppers for failing to support China’s domestic industry – although they probably didn’t hear it over their toilet’s tunes.

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Lead

Myth-busting the Yao

Fact and fiction about Guangdong’s largest ethnic minority

BY Jocelyn Richards

distinguished only as the ‘other’ during conflicts of power with Han Chinese, the Yao were soon labeled barbarians and forced to live away from society in mountainous regions. Over time, continuous uprisings, consequential isolation and shared experiences helped shape the Yao into the (somewhat) solidified body they are today.

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aken at face value and in everyday clothes, even a seasoned Guangzhouer would struggle to differentiate between modern Yao and Han Chinese, yet the official line of demarcation remains. Despite being the largest ethnic minority in Guangdong and boasting a population comparable to Chicago’s, the Yao have historically remained absent from all social, economic and political interactions in the region. Today, however, many of these once brightly clad mountaineers have abandoned their smog-free villages to seek

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opportunities in neighboring cities, marking the first major Yao assimilation in history.

We decided to untangle what’s true from what’s false regarding this people and their culture.

The Yao are a clearly defined, homogenous group.

False. China’s 55 ethnic minorities are sometimes lumped together, but for as many differences as there are between ethnic classifications, there are often even more variations within each individual group. Initially

They are rebels… in the best sense.

True. The Yao’s rebellious disposition has always come with the territory. As early as A.D. 220, the Shiji – one of the first official histories of China – described a group of southern barbarians characterized by a tradition of sustained resistance to imperial regimes. Later historical texts stress that the Yao “refused to be seduced by the lure of the superior, lowland Han culture, which meant paying taxes and providing corvee [unpaid] labor.” But really, who would work for free?

They consider themselves ‘dog-men.’

False – sort of. Classic fifth century Chinese text The History of the Later Han recounts the myth of Pan Hu, a divine dog that married an emperor’s daughter and subsequently fathered a new species of ‘dogmen.’ To this day, some Yao still consider the legend to be a valid origin story, though most simply honor the canine for its admirable role in other popular legends.

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It is merely coincidence, however, that the Chinese character 猺 – depicting a ‘dog’ or ‘beast’ radical – was once the word for ‘Yao.’ Instead of reflecting the Yao’s mythical origin, it was actually a graphically pejorative ideogram used by Han Chinese as an ethnic slur. The character was later replaced with a human radical (傜) and then an even more favorable jade radical (瑶) in the 1950s as part of the PRC’s attempt to glorify Chinese ethnic minorities.

They have a Guinness world record.

True. The Hongyao (Red Yao) women in Huangluo Village, Guangxi, earned a Guinness record in 2010 for comprising the “world’s first long-hair village.” Their endless locks, which average 1.7 meters, are traditionally cut only once, at the age of 16. The hair is then gifted to the groom on a couple’s wedding day and later becomes part of a woman’s everyday hairdo.

Made of three bunches – the hair that was cut at 16, hair that is still attached and growing, and strings of fallen hair that are collected each day – a woman’s headdress indicates both her social and marital status.

Married women without kids wrap hair around their heads in a spiral, while those with children tie a small bun at the front.

Single women looking for love usually sport a bandana, leaving much to the imagination.

They have a secret language solely for women.

True, though it’s rarely practiced today.

Known as Nüshu, or ‘women’s writing,’ the script first emerged in Jiangyong County,

Hunan. In traditional China, unequal access to education often left girls and women illiterate, forcing them to find alternative ways to communicate. Unlike standard written Chinese, Nüshu is purely phonetic, with about 600 characters that represent different syllables in a word. Some Nüshu characters actually take the mirror image of an original Chinese ideogram and reduce the number of strokes (we don’t blame them). Featured in Lisa See’s novel Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, the script was used in poems and letters between sworn sisters, embroidered onto clothing or everyday items.

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Said to stimulate circulation, encourage muscle relaxation, eliminate fatigue and strengthen one’s immune system, the baths are also believed to treat rheumatic fever, typhoid fever, and gynecological and skin diseases. Packages of Yao bath tonic have been spotted on Taobao (search 瑶族泡药包), but proceed at your own risk.

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They never take commercial medicine.

True. Perched on mountaintops far from civilization, the Yao learned to develop their own medical practices early on. Families passed down knowledge of the therapeutic properties of wild plants and herbs, which were used to heal common diseases. After boiling the plants in water, the Yao would pour the resulting tonic into a large barrel and bathe in it. These medicinal baths soon became a trademark prescription of Yao doctors, who are estimated to advise patients in

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Feature

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Can’t find ‘the one?’ Your parents will

BY Emma Guo

Marriage: a joining of two people – and their families. For most unions, parents view meeting a prospective spouse for their son or daughter as hugely important and necessary before the nuptials. Generally, this happens later in the relationship. However, the ever-quirky Shenzhen has produced a different phenomenon among the parents of older unmarried singles: park matchmaking.

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nly a five-minute walk from the red southern gate of Lianhua Shan Park is the blind date corner. A sign set up at the entrance by the park’s management office alerts passersby that they are in a matchmaking area. Thousands of posters of personals plaster the walls of a 200-square-meter section, with some even tacked onto several nearby trees. Parents and a few middle-aged men mill around.

A local man in an unfitted suit notices me first. He thinks I’ve come for a date. Confident and somewhat intense, he introduces himself as Wen Jinlong and launches into his spiel after a brief greeting: “I’m turning 40 soon and my parents are getting older. My goal is to get married this year and ideally have a kid before 40. I would like to have my wife stay at home taking care of the family.

I run my own little store. Although I can’t earn a ton of money from it, it’s still enough for a family of three in the future.”

I ask why he came to Lianhua Shan instead of using dating websites. “No one replies to my messages,” he answers. “Plus women’s photos lie sometimes. I prefer to meet people I’m going to date in person.” He mentions that he heard about park matchmaking from a friend who met his girlfriend here.

He continues talking until I interject, firmly telling him I am uninterested and that he is wasting time. He nods and leaves immediately.

Next, I speak to a woman named Aunt Zhao. Zhao and her husband moved with their daughter from Wuhan, Hubei Province, shortly after the couple’s retirement in 2012. Zhao lives nearby and comes to Lianhua Shan in the mornings to exercise and see friends.

“My daughter is an only child… [and] a bit shy. Her father and I worry about her since she’s turning 30 soon. She works in a shipping agency, and most of her co-workers are women… We need to help her,” she says.

Zhao’s daughter thought park matchmaking was embarrassing and resisted at first. “We promised her we would be reasonable and respect her choices though, so she decided to give it a try.”

After several dates set up by her parents, Zhao’s daughter eventually entered into a relationship for eight months, and her poster was removed from the walls. However, the couple broke up when the man relocated to another city. “She didn’t want a long-distance relationship. We have no choice but to support her.

She’s our daughter after all,” Zhao continues. Zhao and her husband plan on putting their daughter’s flyer back up soon.

Like many of the parents hanging about Lianhua Shan, Zhao and her husband are not familiar with online dating. Instead of reading profiles on a website, they know talking face to face helps to gauge the suitability of a person better.

“It’s convenient and cost effective to do it this way,” Zhao notes. “We are not familiar with the computer like young people, and my daughter is not really into blind dates.”

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ness, is a regular at park matchmaking. He got tipped off about the practice from a friend he met speed dating. “He told me the most efficient way to get married is to meet the parents and make them like you first. I think he’s right, if the parents like you, then you’ve half succeeded.”

Li started park matchmaking in 2013.

“There were less posters and people here [then]… only residents living around the neighborhood were coming,” he says. Li thinks the popularity has grown because it’s free and people make new friends by participating.

“I met four of my dates here, but none of them became my wife,” he says. Parents and distance are the main reasons his prospects haven’t panned out. “I come from Taiwan. If I get married, sooner or later I will move back to Taiwan… Most parents don’t want their daughter to move to Taiwan… especially if she’s an only child.”

Despite those issues, Li almost married his last girlfriend whom he met here. After six months, his girlfriend’s parents asked him to buy an apartment and a car in Shenzhen. They told him this would be a way to show how much he loved their daughter and how serious he was about the relationship.

“To me it's completely insane, since the housing prices are way too high here, and we are moving back to Taipei if we get married.

Why waste money? I refused, my girlfriend and her family got mad, and we ended our relationship,” says Li who thinks finding a date here is easy but making it into a relationship is difficult.

“Parents are the biggest problem.

Somehow I feel like they only care about how much money you have. The more money you show them, the more they think you love their daughter,” he says.

Li’s words resonate as I look at the posters again. Most are written by parents, only telling their child’s age and how much they earn per month. Interested suitors can call the phone number listed on the flyer (the parents’ direct line) if they like what they see.

What follows is a fairly standard process: parents will ask questions first, and if their standards are met, they will show a photo of their offspring. If the suitor continues to show interest, a day is set for the first meeting, normally in the park – the daughter or son, their parents and the suitor.

However, the first meeting is tightly controlled and managed, with the son or daughter generally going along with what their parents say. The second meeting a few days later is much more natural.

“Some girls tell me that they’re not interested in me at all, or they enjoy staying single,” says Li. “They do this only to comfort their parents.

It’s harsh but at least it’s the truth.” He doesn’t mind the rigmarole. If it does go well, the couple has the all clear to start going out on dates.

Li seems tired of park matchmaking, but he doesn’t have many options. “I’m 47 now… I would never do this if I were 20 years younger… I was popular when I was young. But things changed and now karma has got me,” he sighs.

Perhaps this is the case for many middleaged, unmarried people in Shenzhen. At least most have their parents to help them out.

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style radar

LIFE & style TCM

Spooning my patients Chinese medicine is full of treatments that might make you question the sanity of those ancient medicine men who invented them thousands of years ago. Guasha is one of those weird and wonderful treatments. In fact, after acupuncture, it is my top choice for muscle pain and stiffness.

Guasha is a deep friction technique that uses a curved edge tool to strip through tight muscle fibers in order to break up energy stagnation and thereby reduce tension and pain. You can get specialized guasha tools, but I prefer a plain old Chinese soup spoon. Spoon in hand, I lube up your skin and then use firm pressure to drag its rounded edge along your muscle tissue and energy pathways. Guasha should feel like a strong massage but always within your pain tolerance.

I rarely use guasha as a stand-alone treatment; I combine it with acupuncture. By combining the two, you get both a local and systemic affect. In the long run, this means extended periods without pain.

As I wrote in a previous article, all pain is caused by stagnation of energy,

blood or other body fluids. Guasha releases pain and stiffness caused by energy stagnation.

This type of pain often affects a general region rather than a fixed point. It might roam around or come and go. It usually feels dull rather than sharp and typically hurts less after stretching or exercise, but returns during inactivity. Upper back pain and stiffness caused by poor posture during deskwork is a very common cause, and guasha works beautifully to remedy it.

In Chinese, gua (刮) describes the scraping motion used during treatment and sha (痧) describes a dark red or purple color change in the skin – this is a strong hint that you should expect to get temporary bruising from guasha.

The more serious your energy stagnation, the darker your ‘sha’ will be and the longer it will last. Severe cases will show dark purple marks that slowly fade over a week or two or three.

This variation makes guasha a nifty way to diagnose how widespread and how severe your energy stagnation is. As treatment progresses you see less and less sha, while the pain that brought you in for treatment will be reducing as well.

Guasha may look like torture, but done by a properly trained professional it is actually a comfortable and highly effective solution for pain. Many of my patients tell me that guasha is their favorite part of treatment. I always thought it was my charming personality. // Jon hanlon is a Chinese medical practitioner, raised in the Us, trained in Australia, now healing the sick in Guangzhou.

You can contact him for a booking on 185 0202 5594 or jon@ guangzhouacupuncture.com

street fashion

Name: Yvonne Zou Coat: G2000 Scarf: Taobao Bag: Prada Shoes: Zara Tips: Rather than adding, fashion is subtracting.

Cool Shop

Rong Art Gallery Thomas Tan and his wife, Wu Rong, started Rong Art Gallery as a venue to sell classical Chinese paintings – not rubber chickens. Yet now, both can be found in their small gallery shop in Nanhai Ecool.

Shelves of toys, hand-painted jewelry and plant holders frame the entrance to Rong.

Passersby stop and marvel at small xylophones, ceramic flower vases, stamping kits and a sneaky panda-in-a-box (RMB50) which takes spare change. Reminiscent of a mini garage sale, Rong stands juxtaposed to Nanhai Ecool’s trendier spots. It’s refreshingly original and definitely odd, like an ugly duckling or chicken.

Tan uses a McDonald’s marketing strategy: the toys outside attract children, and their trailing parents, inside. Once inside, merchandise shifts from the curious to the artsy.

Several multi-tier floral incense holders (RMB158) sit near the cash register. Lit cones of incense funnel smoke downwards through the various flowers, creating a smoke stream

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effect that can be enjoyed by sage yogis and super stoners alike.

Ceramic vases and tea sets (RMB138438) make up the bulk of the store’s wares.

Pastel greens, lagoon blues and classic red clay-colored sets cover the display tables in a

jumble of teacups. Tan finds the sets through supplier friends, but the final say goes to Wu, who mistrusts her husband’s taste. However, the true purpose for the shop’s existence is found on the back wall: the paintings.

Before opening Rong Art Gallery, Wu worked as an art agent for over 10 years. She selects all the paintings displayed at Rong.

Of the Chinese watercolor and ink paintings, many were painted by Chinese “national level one” artists. The paintings include an ink of flower blossoms (RMB12,000) by Zhang Shuimao and a flower and bird (RMB6,800) by Fang Guoxing.

Tan loves meeting new customers and appreciates “foreign friends,” generally giving them a 10 to 20 percent discount. Visit him at Rong Art Gallery from 11am to 10pm. CG // shop 103, bldg 3, nanhai ecool, xinghua lu, Zhaoshang

Jiedao, nanshan District 南山区招商街道兴华路南海意库3 栋103铺

spa

Tone-Up Town Tone-Up Town’s strongest assets are its location, affordability and staff expertise. It’s also a little dingy and dimly lit, so those looking for a five-star spa should not come here. Frugal folks who want a good treatment and don’t need frills will love it though – especially if they’re based in the Shekou area.

Located next to Raindrops Café and underneath Yoga Life, Tone-Up Town offers an hour-long neck and shoulder conditioning (RMB188) that’s great for yogis who’ve taken one too many vinyasas or anyone needing to release some tension in their back. After slathering us with grapeseed oil mixed with jasmine extract, a masseuse uses the traditional Chinese massage technique of building heat along the spine to relax the muscles and break up knots.

For the price of two treatments at a

five-star hotel, a silver membership card can be purchased. Once members have paid the RMB2,000 fee, they receive RMB518 additional credit on their card. Each treatment

cost thereafter is deducted from the balance. Membership perks include priority reservation and technician booking, as well as 50 percent off on birthdays.

While the basics are solid, Tone-Up Town also offers some unusual options like the Fire Treatment (RMB78/30 minutes), a foot massage at the end of which technicians light patrons’ swaddled legs on fire. The Supreme Foot Massage (RMB68/30 minutes, RMB198/90 minutes) uses Tibetan medicine, acupressure, foot cupping and even includes a shoulder and back massage.

At these rates, we might just have to become Silver Card members. CG

// tone-Up town health Museum, sea World plaza (by raindrops Café), shenzhen 深圳市南山区蛇口海上世界广场同乐养生馆 ( 雨花西餐厅旁) (2668 8785)

Fitness

What if I fail?

We’ve all heard the saying that “trying and failing is better than not trying at all.” It’s another thing to put these words into action: making an attempt, sometimes failing, but learning from our mistakes and going at it again.

Trying makes you vulnerable to failure, and that can be scary. But what happens if you don’t make an effort at all?

When you do nothing, then there is no failure to deal with. But is it going to make you better? Can you get healthier one step at a time by inaction? No. Unfortunately, you get worse. Doing nothing is safe and comfortable, but gets you nowhere.

What’s the worst thing that can happen if you try? Okay, so you fail. But you won’t die from trying to do a chin-up and realizing that you can’t even manage one. You’ll think, ‘Man, that sucks’ – and that’s it. So how can you accomplish that one chin-up? That’s when you assess and tweak your methods. Go through the steps you need to take. Think about how you can build the strength you need to reach that goal. Make a plan and see it through.

You can and will reach your goal if you keep trying; it just takes time, practice and dedication.

If you're dreading what you have to do, remember why you're doing it.

Visualize your success. If you're having one of those days when the thought of a

workout leaves you cold, convince yourself to do just 10 minutes. Get yourself ready, put your runners on, pop your earphones in and by the time you step out of the door, you’ll probably find yourself in the zone. Once you start your training, if you really can't push beyond those 10 minutes, then just go home. But if you’ve gone past the point of no return, remember why you're there, and get your head in the game. You’ll be done before you know it. Once you've completed this task, you will feel better, and you’re that much closer to your goal.

We all occasionally miss workouts or gorge on an unhealthy meal, but it’s your reaction that counts. Do you just give up and resign yourself to staying the same?

Or do you pick yourself back up, dust yourself off and have another go? If you don’t succeed today, dedicate your mind and body to pulling it off tomorrow.

Attempting and failing is a process that takes you to your end result. Try and persevere. Ice hockey great Wayne Gretzky once said, “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take.”

Take a shot now.

// Kara Wutzke is a fitness trainer who offers boot camps and individual classes in Guangzhou. she can be con-

tacted by emailing k2fit.gz@gmail.com or through WeChat iD: KaraK2Fit.

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fashion

Zara denim shirt, RMB359 > www.zara.cn

Digging denim Spring’s ultimate style

By Marianna Cerini Levi’s workwear pencil skirt, RMB250 > www.levi.com.cn

Topshop moto indigo selvedge boyfriend jeans, RMB785 > www.topshop.com

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enim. It stands for the outdoors, freedom, casual and timelessly cool. Its rugged, weathered texture makes it almost rebellious – the antithesis of formal wear, the embodiment of a wild spirit.

Its enduring appeal means there’s a look for any time of the year – especially this in-between bit that’s neither rain nor shine. The pencil skirt. The classic shirt. The skinny jeans.

The fashion establishment has fallen for its ‘hip’ factor too – and given it a dressier makeover. This season, Burberry sent smartly-waisted denim jackets down the runway.

Chanel accessorized its models with domesticated denim flap bags.

Here’s our denim edit for the coming months – a perfect fusion of high-low style.

Lee denim shorts, RMB790 > www.lee.com.cn

Diesel denim jacket, RMB1,559 > www.diesel.com

COS denim shirt, RMB690 > www.cosstores.com

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Hotel

Inside the Flower Hotel

A huge ode to excess

by Jocelyn Richards

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and more. We have both a Cantonese and Western-style restaurant.

alking along the grounds of Nansha’s Flower Hotel is much like stumbling into Alice’s Wonderland under the influence. Life-size cartoons lurk among flawless flowerbeds while piglet pens and a Princess Diana statuary add random intrigue to the multiple-acre nirvana. We asked Xu Yukun, the CEO of this imaginative five-star hotel, to share a few of the motives behind the magic.

Who is the mastermind behind the Flower Hotel’s unique theme and decor?

Our hotel embodies a wedding holiday theme and is inspired by Guangzhou’s Sunflower Garden founder Tan Weixing.

Exterior architecture is handled by Mo Bozhi Studio, while all interior design is the work of Shenzhen Meizhi Decoration Design & Construction Co. Ltd. Room designs vary by floor and are either decked out in sunflower, lavender, cherry, rose or tulip themes.

The hotel grounds include a number of interestingly themed gardens and exhibits, like the Hello Kitty room and Princess Diana statuary. What is the significance behind featuring such themes?

At Flower Hotel, it’s easy to run across scenes that conjure up feelings of deja vu, such

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The Flower Hotel’s staff members are unusually outgoing and friendly towards guests. What sort of training do they undergo?

There are 305 employees total. Each has to participate in an initial orientation before completing a training session every two weeks. We instruct all employees in proper appearance, courtesy, communication, hotel knowledge, etc.

as the royal fountain and Princess Diana statues. Every sight may arise from one’s extravagant imagination, from a scene in a movie or from a moment in time. There is no particular significance – it’s just the originality of life.

Would you say the hotel is modeled after an Eastern or Western style?

The hotel’s exterior is modeled after a European castle to expose guests to a fairytale-like world. The grounds are tailored to family outings and resemble a children’s playground with ball pools, amusement rides

What does the future look like for the Flower Hotel?

We’ve been in a trial period since opening in December of last year but have enjoyed everyone’s recognition and affirmation of our efforts. We hope to strengthen promotional strategies in an effort to further increase our popularity and allow more travelers to enjoy our superior facilities and services. Finally, we look forward to finishing the outdoor heated swimming pool, workout room, yoga studio and clubs and villas on the premises.

// Flower hotel, no. 16, xinken, Wanqingsha Zhen, nansha District 南沙区万顷沙镇新垦16涌花之恋酒店 (3991 9666, www.hzlhotel. com)

Travel

MOZAMBIQUE A pristine paradise

BY NED KELLY, Photos by Noemi Cassanelli

Memba Bay

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e are taking a small eight-seater turboprop aircraft down the coast of Africa, to Mozambique.

Flying low, as the vast East African mangrove swamps of Tanzania give way to white-sand, palm-lined beaches and turquoise waters that fringe small, tin-roofed towns and villages, it soon becomes evident that we’re headed to a laidback, pleasantly otherworldly land.

By the time we land at Nuarro Luxury Eco Lodge’s private airstrip, and are driven down dusty roads to the reception atop of a dune overlooking the magnificent Memba Bay and down to the wooden Beach Bar, relaxation is the only word that comes to mind.

While we may have been flying south, mentally we have taken a turn for the horizontal.

Nuarro has an instant calming effect.

The snacks help – ruled by the Portuguese for nearly 500 years, they introduced cashew nuts from Brazil. Naturally salted by the sea, they are perfectly washed down with a cold beer. The first global empire in history, the seafaring Portuguese also introduced spices and seasonings such as onions, bay leaves, garlic, fresh coriander, paprika, chilli peppers. Food is to become one of the great delights of our stay.

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While we may have been flying south, mentally we have taken a turn for the horizontal. Nuarro has an instant calming effect As is the company of manager Isabel’s two cats, Flip and Flop, who resemble felines from Egyptian hieroglyphics. These graceful gods seem to worship the guests though, religiously following you to back to your chalet to make sure you settle in each night.

It is difficult not to. At Eco Lodge, Nuarro’s 12 chalets are all constructed from natural materials by local craftsmen, with large doors in the longitudinal ensuring plenty of ventilation and negating the need for air conditioning. Dominated by a king size bed covered in a mosquito net, each has its own veranda looking out to sea, so you can leave the doors open and fall asleep to the sound of the waves.

Darkness having fallen, we settle into the hammock on our veranda and look out over the moonlit Indian Ocean as a fishing boat we cannot make out rows to shore, its presence made known only by the crew, who sing in unison; an enchanting song in their lilting Makua dialect, a branch of the Bantu

languages.

A lot of time is spent on that veranda – relaxing, reading, enjoying the sea breeze coming up off the beach and – let’s be honest – snoozing. But there is also a raft of activities on offer at Nuarro, from snorkeling to sea kayaking, dhow sailing trips to beach picnics.

And diving of course. The Marine Activity Centre is a fully equipped PADI Centre overseen by friendly couple Susanna and Richardo, who cater for all levels of divers, from beginners who walk in right from the beach, to night and shipwreck dives for the more experienced.

Given that most of the stay is about getting away from it all, the village walk is an interesting highlight. One of those pub quiz facts about Mozambique is that it is the only country to have an AK-47 on its flag.

That’s a result of the Mozambican War of Independence against the Portuguese, which lasted from 1964 to 1974.

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Sadly, that hasn’t been the only war in the country’s recent history. Just two years after finally gaining independence in 1975, Mozambique descended into an intense civil war that wrecked its land for 15 years, until 1992. It was as bloody as it was protracted; some one million people died in fighting and from starvation, with countless others injured and losing limbs to landmines – a bleak legacy continuing to plague the nation to this day.

Suffice to say with such turmoil, this well endowed nation has struggled to reach its potential. While blessed with extensive natural resources, Mozambique ranks among the lowest in GDP per capita, human development, measures of inequality and average life expectancy.

The literacy rate of the country is also estimated to be just over 50 percent. One of Nuarro’s projects is the refurbishment of the local primary school in the neighboring village of Nanantha, attended by no less than 280 children. Five dollars from each overnight stay and two dollars from each activity are also donated to the local community, funding the building of a community centre and medical post as well as the school.

By the time we leave the village we have a fair procession of those 280 children following us back to the beach, where fishermen are bringing their catches, which brings us back to the food. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all served in a large open restaurant on a rocky outcrop at one end of the beach - fresh fish, lobster and huge prawns plucked straight from the sea and cooked to perfection.

Migrating humpback whales pass the bay with their young, and on the final afternoon after lunch, rather than make the exhausting five-minute walk back to our verandas, we decide it is wiser to sit it out on a sofa on the restaurant terrace with a chilled bottle of white wine (or two).

Our idleness is rewarded when across the vast blue we see a great white plume

Nuarro’s 12 chalets are all constructed from natural materials by local craftsmen. Each has its own veranda looking out to sea, so you can leave the doors open and fall asleep to the sound of the waves

A beach massage, one of the perks of Nuarro Luxury Eco Lodge

shooting into the air. And then another. Superb white (wine) plumes shoot out of our own spouts in excitement at having spotted one of these majestic marine mammals.

// Qu Fei Zhou are a newly-launched travel company offering tailored packages to southern Africa. For more information contact Kat by email at info@qufeizhou.com or call her on 159 2173 9908 or visit www.qufeizhou.cn.

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ARTS

Three to See

Coming to a theater near you

Furious 7 Intervene/Blue Sky Free admission, until May 31 (closed on Mondays). Fei Gallery, G/F, estate plaza, 5 nonglin xia lu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 广州市越秀区农林下路5 号亿达大厦首层 (020-3768 8830)

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Who would’ve thought that a little film about LA street racing would become one of our most enduring movie franchises of all time? After Justin Lin’s recent stellar trilogy, he turns the keys over to Saw director James Wan. Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and crew (Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, Tyrese) are returning home but are pursued by a revenge-seeking Jason Statham (Crank).

UFC star Ronda Rousey and action legends Kurt Russell and Tony Jaa join in on the fun, which will surely involve plenty of car chases and monologues about family. It’s the last in the series to feature Paul Walker, who died halfway through filming. The film’s tribute to their star reportedly left audiences in tears at its opening.

Black Bird Free admission, until May 24. hall 2, redtory Museum of Contemporary Art, C1, redtory, 128 Yuancun siheng lu, tianhe District, Guangzhou 广州市天 河区员村四横路128号红专厂艺术区 C1栋红专厂当代艺术馆2号馆 (0208557 4417)

The Exhibition of Ancient Shenzhen Free admission, 10am-6pm (closed

Mortdecai

on Mondays). shenzhen Museum, Area A, Civic Center, Fuzhong lu, Futian District, shenzhen 深圳市 福田区福中路市民中心A区 (07555210 5550)

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It was a historic February as China topped the global box office market for the first time ever. Spurred on by Spring Festival hits like Chow Yun-fat’s The Man from Macau II and the Jackie Chan-John Cusack starring Dragon Blade, the country’s box office took in a record USD650 million – USD10 million more than America.

The third season of House of Cards is out, and China tops the list of pirated downloads with more than 60,000 and counting. The show was a massive hit for Sohu last year. However, recent regulations have delayed its release, causing fans to find alternative ways to get their Frank Underwood fix – much like Zoe Barnes.

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Johnny Depp is back and he’s got a brand-new mustache and a ridiculous British accent. The former Jack Sparrow stars as an eccentric art dealer who is recruited by Inspector Martland (Ewan McGregor) to track down a missing painting. As it turns out, it supposedly holds clues revealing the location of hidden Nazi gold and madcap adventures ensue. Gwyneth Paltrow, Olivia Munn, Paul Bettany and Jeff Goldblum co-star in this adaptation of Kyril Bonfigliloi’s hit 1970s comic-thriller novel series. Plans that this would be the first in a franchise have stalled due to its nasty critical and commercial reception – the movie has currently grossed USD30 million worldwide, about half of its production budget.

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Lead

Mister Worldwide

Pitbull’s quest to make history, one party at a time

By Andrew Chin and Zoey Zha

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ith megahits like ‘I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)’ and ‘Give Me Everything’ to his name, Pitbull has truly gone from Mister 305 to Mister Worldwide.

The Miami rhymer shut down China his first time around and is back again, bringing the party to Guangzhou Gymnasium on April 3.

Welcome back to China! We went last time and had a blast. What will this show be like?

Well, it’s bigger, better, newer and longer, ha! Last year, we had some approval issues production-wise when we toured China and had to adjust it a little bit. This year, China will get the full show. Personally, I try to bring a little piece of Miami to the audience in every performance. It’s my hometown and it’s part of me. I want to share it with everyone.

Congratulations on your new record Globalization. How does it differ from your past work?

Since 2009, I make resolutions every year that I try very hard to follow. For 2015, it was to make history – and I think Globalization is very much a part of that.

Those first albums and hit singles were big breaks for me, but I feel like I have really hit my stride on this album. I have truly become Mister Worldwide!

As Mister Worldwide, where are some of your favorite places to travel?

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I have a new song called ‘Sexy Beaches.’ I love sexy beaches and I want to hit up every sexy beach I can find in the world. I’ve always believed the party is wherever you and your friends are. Now that my crew and I are in China, the party is right here.

Beatwise, what are you digging these days?

I love anything that gets me excited and makes the crowd want to party! I never want to release something that somebody puts on when they want to chill and relax. That’s not for me.

You know my motto, right? Single, bilingual and ready to mingle

You have several very popular anthems like ‘I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho).’

When you finished those songs, did you know they would be global hits?

I think any real artist knows when they have something.

What’s the wildest place you’ve heard one of your songs playing?

Wildest situation? Heh, you know my motto, right? Single, bilingual and ready to mingle.

The 2014 AMA Ceremony was a big topic

on Weibo and you introduced the Chinese performers onto the stage – how did that affect you?

China is a big place and will become even bigger in the years to come. It’s great that cross-exposure of music and styles is growing between the East and West. It should.

Penguins of Madagascar was really successful here and ‘Celebrate’ went viral. If you could voice any animated character, what would it be?

They should make a Fievel movie – An American Tail: Fievel and the Rise of the Miami Kings. I would totally be the voice of a Miami mouse on the up and up.

You’re very proud of your CubanAmerican heritage. It’s an interesting time between the two countries. What do you hope will happen in that relationship?

Miami is who I am, and Cuba is the culture of my family. Right now, my home base is Miami and one day, I hope I am able to live in both places without a hassle.

Is there anything you would like to add?

This is really a great honor for me to be here. When I was younger and starting out, I don’t think I ever imagined coming through China on tour, twice. Party! // April 3, 8pm, rMb380-1,680. Guangzhou Gymnasium, 783

baiyun Dadao nan, baiyun District, Guangzhou 广州市白云区 白云大道南783号 (400 610 3721, en.damai.cn)

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Music

“We Tease, We Mock, We Exist” Meet the rappers who use Gaga to go after Sinopec

By Will Wu

From left to right: director Chris Huo, Ivan Lok and Tommy Wang

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t wasn’t so long ago that the only way for a singer’s career to take off was though album sales, a couple of big concerts and lots of face time on screens, either big or small. Under the influence of today’s so-called ‘eyeball economy,’ however, the path to renown is through attentiongrabbing stunts. Getting famous is a matter of masterminding a way to stand out from the crowd.

Rapping duo Jiangnan Xiren found their way to fame through reworking popular songs, in a similar vein to Weird Al Yankovic.

Specifically, they rewrite the lyrics of shenqu (神曲), a term used to describe catchy tunes that have a brainwashing effect on listeners.

Consisting of two Guangzhou locals, Ivan Lok and Tommy Wang, Jiangnan Xiren became an Internet sensation in 2011 with the release of ‘Le D Gaa Gaa’ (‘哩D加价’), which translates as ‘prices all go up.’ Set to the tune of Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance,’ it satirizes the rising cost of living with lines like “prices soar crazily while salaries stay the same” and “Sinopec is the best, always gaining, never losing” – lyrics that became headlines in mainstream print media.

When the music video featuring Lok and Wang strutting about town in suits and heavy eye makeup was put online, it went viral, with more than three million clicks and 100,000 reposts on Sina Weibo.

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feelings in an ordinary way. So we turn to mockery. And we mock with plain and simple words. We want others to laugh, and then to think,” says Lok. The initial success came 10 years after Lok and Wang first met and became friends.

Lok graduated with a major in art trading, but ditched a world where creativity is bought and sold to work at a local radio station, composing jingles and sound effects from a small booth. It was there that he encountered Tommy Wang, who was a DJ and host.

“Tommy is an idea bank,” says Lok. “He never lacks ideas and always reacts fast to hot social issues.”

Though Jiangnan Xiren’s first hit boldly skewered Sinopec, a state-owned oil and gas company, the duo has since focused largely on softer – if no less deserving – targets. “You can’t go too extreme in China. Compromise is needed,” notes Wang.

Wang and Lok’s signature song, ‘Jiangnan Xi Style,’ pokes fun at tuhao (the rich but ill-educated) and their extravagant lifestyle.

Sung to the melody of Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’, the duo dance in the MV with two LV belts fastened on their heads. ‘Bei Bei’ (背呗, ‘recite’) reworks Justin Bieber’s ‘Baby’ to express the bitterness students experience before the gaokao, China’s national college entrance exam. The MV features the pair, dressed like students, carrying IV drips

into the classroom and moaning about the materials prescribed by strict teachers that must be memorized. So popular has the track become that every June, the month when the gaokao occurs, ‘Bei Bei’ is featured on the front page of Youku.

Finding the balance between humor and criticism has always been key to Jiangnan Xiren’s success, and while many of their releases have become cultural touchstones to younger generations, not all have been a success.

Following a series of audacious moves in their MVs, like putting a sexy girl on a turntable who cries out “I love rich men” and using an animated background in which a sperm enters an egg, the duo produced ‘God Loves Us,’ a commentary on China’s numerous food safety scandals. For this song, they put together different pop tracks with positive lyrics, but it failed to find as broad an appeal as their previous works.

“We were very disappointed at the number of clicks, as we invested more in producing this song, both financially and mentally,” says Wang. “It taught us that preaching is not agreeable to most netizens.”

While Jiangnan Xi Ren’s claimed goal is to “speak for the public,” they have been subjected to harsh attacks in the past. “We have often been criticized as being vulgar and playing to the gallery. It’s fine. We are not RnB, not everyone will like us,” says Wang.

“We, together with our director Chris Huo, actually implant lots of hidden messages in our music videos. If you just notice the amusing part, that’s okay. At least you are happy.

That’s the bottom line.” // if you want to know more about the duo and their hilarious music videos, visit www.sothisfilm.com

Member profiles Ivan Lok

Role: Composer, lyricist, singer Star sign: Libra Personality: stingy (according to Tommy)

Tommy Wang

Role: Lyricist and singer Star sign: Aries Personality: thinks fast, acts quickly – sometimes too quickly (according to Ivan)

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Stage

Let’s Get Physical

Giving The Orphan of Zhao a modern makeover

By Tom Lee

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he Orphan of Zhao is one of China’s most famous plays. A dramatic tale full of court intrigue, murder and revenge, it is often referred to as the ‘Chinese Hamlet.’

Filled with grand motifs similar to Shakespeare’s masterpiece, The Orphan of Zhao is purportedly the first-ever Chinese play to be translated in Europe. The great French author Voltaire admired the story so much that he adapted it to create L’Orphelin de la Chine, and it continues to fascinate Western audiences today: the Royal Shakespeare Company produced a lavish adaptation in 2012 that caused quite a stir in the UK and US.

Though it was written during the Yuan Dynasty, in the 13th century, the tragedy fictionalizes historical events that happened more than two millennia ago. A corrupt official pursues a vendetta against a ministerial rival, massacring his entire extended family except for a single child, the minister’s baby boy, who is smuggled away and hidden. Years later, the official unknowingly adopts the heir of his former nemesis, leading to his bloody end.

“The story revolves around the themes of loyalty, filial piety, humanity and justice.

These are very important messages that I found missing in society today. That’s why I wanted to share it with the modern audience,” says Ata Wong, Artistic Director of Théâtre de la Feuille. The Hong Kong native is bringing

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his troupe to Guangzhou this month with his own adaptation of The Orphan of Zhao, entitled L’Orphelin 2.0.

Originally trained in HK, Wong later went to France to study at the Ecole Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. He aims to integrate Chinese and European traditions into his performances. In L’Orphelin 2.0, he draws upon the physicality of the Lecoq School and pairs it with Chinese opera and tai chi.

Wong previously produced another version of The Orphan of Zhao that toured France, Italy and Taiwan. L’Orphelin 2.0 is much more pared down, dispensing with almost everything except for the thespians themselves.

“This time, I wanted to see if we could use even less ‘real’ materials. I wanted to challenge myself and the actors to use their bodies as the only tool,” explains Wong. “Many previous stage performances of The Orphan of Zhao in China have used extravagant costumes, sets and props. Why not leave that for the audience to imagine? Having these missing links in the pieces might give less for the eyes to see, but the space for the audience’s imagination is boundless.”

Speech is also limited to the minimum, he says, adding, “L’Orphelin is telling pictures or, more specifically, Chinese painting and poetry.”

Key to the original text is the concept of self-sacrifice in pursuit of the greater good.

The titular character’s mother kills herself to ensure she does not succumb to torture and reveal the whereabouts of her son, as does an enemy combatant who takes pity on the boy and allows him to be whisked away to safety. When it is decreed that all babies shall be executed unless the Zhao orphan is given up, the hero’s guardian decoys the antagonist with his own son, who is quickly put to death.

Justice must prevail, even if heart-rending decisions have to be made.

Because of this central message, The Orphan of Zhao has frequently been utilized to encourage people to fight against tyranny and unjust government, no matter the cost – a mantle that Wong whole-heartedly takes up in his production.

“L’Orphelin is more about how far one would go to stand up for the truth and what they think is right. I want the audience to question whether they should always follow the words of others or have the courage to seek for the truth.” // April 25-26, 8pm, rMb80-280. Guangzhou opera house, 1 Zhujiang xi lu, Zhujiang xincheng, tianhe District, Guangzhou 广州市天河区珠江新城珠江西路1号 (020-3839 2888)

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All Dolled Up

English National Ballet prepares to delight with Coppélia

By Tom Lee

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hat happens when man falls in love with machine? When an artificial object becomes so realistic that it is nearly impossible to distinguish from the genuine article? Almost two centuries before Masahiro Mori came up with the term ‘uncanny valley’ to describe the discomfort people experience when confronted by extremely realistic robots, the author E.T.A. Hoffman was already pondering the issue.

A writer prone to the macabre and the fantastical, the result of Hoffman’s musings was ‘The Sandman.’ Published in 1816, the short story follows a young man who becomes enamored with a beautiful woman, only to realize that she is nothing more than whirring cogs and glass eyes. Driven insane by this discovery, he eventually tries to murder his flesh-and-blood fiancee, before throwing himself from a steeple to his death.

While darkly fascinating, the plot is not, on the face of it, prime material for a family-friendly show. Yet Coppélia is often cited as particularly good for introducing children to ballet and has become a staple of the ballet repertoire.

“Hoffman’s story reflected the wide-spread fascination with automata in the early Romantic era,” explains Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of the English National Ballet. “Charles Nuitter, Coppélia’s scenarist, removed the sinister elements of the story and adapted it to become a light comedy.”

Gone are the violent fits and the lingering fear of enucleation, replaced with a lovers’ tiff and an amusingly barmy doctor, all set within a charmingly pastoral locale. Country maiden Swanilda is aflutter with the thought of her upcoming nuptials to Franz, but soon sees that he is less enthusiastic. It transpires that Franz has become besotted with Coppélia, a beautiful girl who sits reading all day, speaking to no-one, on the balcony of the local inventor (and crackpot), Dr. Coppelius.

Determined to win back her intended’s heart, Swanilda and her female chums infiltrate Dr. Coppelius’ house, only to find it full of automata, with Coppélia as the crowning glory. Through a series of amusingly implausible events, including an attempt to use a magic spell to steal Franz’s soul, the lovers are brought together once more.

Full of whimsical dances and breezy music courtesy of French composer Delibes, Coppélia is an easily digestible divertissement. The plot “is full of mischievous charm,” as Rojo puts it, the pinnacle of which occurs when Swanilda pretends to be an automaton come to life – much to the joy of Dr. Coppelius, who believes he has finally succeeded in his experiments.

Rojo and the English National Ballet are bringing their version of Coppélia to the Guangzhou Opera House on April 28-29.

“This production was specially created for the English National Ballet by Ronald Hynd and has thrilled audiences for many years,” remarks Rojo. “2015 marks this production’s 30th anniversary.”

The ENB are also bringing their rendition of Swan Lake for those who prefer the stormy drama of Tchaikovsky’s riveting score, which Rojo believes pairs well with the airy sweetness of Coppélia. “Swan Lake is very serious, whereas Coppélia is the perfect family ballet for young and old alike, full of happiness and laughter.”

// Coppélia: April 28-29, 8pm, rMb180-2,200. swan lake: May 2-3, 8pm (matinee on May 2 at 3pm), rMb180-2,200. Guangzhou opera house, 1 Zhujiang xi lu, Zhujiang xincheng, tianhe District, Guangzhou 广州市天河区珠江新城珠江西路1号 (020-3839 2888)

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Journey to the Northeast

Michael Meyer’s love letter to a town called Wasteland

By Aelred Doyle

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hina memoir? History book? Love story? Why not all three?

Michael Meyer argues that “perhaps no other region has exerted more influence on China across the last 400 years” than Dongbei, the northeastern region that was once Manchuria.

He travels and chases parts of recent history that have been almost rubbed out, and has done his research – there’s an impressive bibliography at the end.

But it’s what brings him there that makes In Manchuria different. As “a sort of connubial quid pro quo,” Meyer decides to live for a while in his wife’s hometown, a Jilin Province village called Wasteland (Huangdi).

This is hardcore rural living, with freezing winter winds gusting through window panes while he huddles on the kang – and then there’s the outhouse. His morning trip in the depths of winter is “the worst part of the day.” Most of all he misses his wife, who Skypes him from her job in Hong Kong every day.

But he thrives there. He loves Dongbei people, who have firm handshakes, look him in the eye and don’t spend the whole time telling him how good his Chinese is; and he loves the “beautiful and unique” landscape.

So this is really two books.

One is a lovely depiction of a tight community where people ask what family he belongs to rather than whether he has eaten; where he causes offense and is forgiven without ever knowing why; where “one rule of the Chinese countryside is that the more peaceful the surroundings, the more noise people make.”

He’s a witty, close observer of conversation, particularly the local habit of leading chat to what he calls “The Island of Prices, where so many villagers liked to drop the conversational anchor and spend some time.”

The other is a study of the region, which the Manchu rulers of the Qing dynasty at first reserved as their own. In the 18th century Han refugees were resettled there, and later a Russian land grab shrank the territory.

The Chinese Eastern Railway between Vladivostok and Harbin made the latter a thriving international port with a significant Russian influence, while the Japanese and the Russians fought each other on and off over the territory.

In one of many appealing little details, author Jack London was

sent to cover the war – stuck in Seoul, he moaned, “I’ll never go to a war between Orientals again. The vexation and delay are too great.”

In 1931, the Japanese invaded and annexed the region (Puyi, the last Qing emperor, was their hapless puppet ruler), and the fertile soil and coal reserves were key to their war effort to the very end. Settlers came again, in the form of over 200,000 Japanese farmers and their families – tens of thousands of whom died when the war turned and the Soviet army swept through from the north.

And the suffering wasn’t over. The region saw one of the most horrible events of the Chinese Civil War, with the siege of Changchun leading to 160,000 people dying of starvation.

While rural areas like Wasteland were spared the worst of the Cultural Revolution (“this is not that China book,” the author makes clear), it’s never been an easy place to live. And let’s not forget those bitter winters: “The Japanese, the Soviets? They were expelled. The cold returned every year.”

The geopolitical back and forth and the tussling by three great powers for control are compelling. Life in Dongbei is infinitely better now, but nothing ever stands still in China: While Meyer lives there, an agricultural conglomerate starts buying up land and persuading locals to move into modern apartment housing. Meyer covers this well, avoiding pat conclusions and making it clear that the people of Wasteland have their own minds.

But the book has one more aspect – it’s also a thoughtful and sincere love story, a personal element that could have made it cringe-worthy but instead helps us understand what draws Meyer to the region.

Anyone who’s read Peter Hessler’s River Town, justly celebrated as one of the great books about modern China, might remember that he lived in the town of Fuling with another Peace Corps teacher.

Michael Meyer was that teacher, and this is his second excellent China book, after his account of hutong living in The Last Days of Old Beijing.

It’s extraordinary that two such sensitive and talented writers were thrown together in the same place at the same time.

This is a lovely book, a sweet depiction of love and commitment with a moving ending. The fact that it’s also a fine introduction to a part of China that is more culturally distinct than we realize, and that has been the site of such struggle, makes it one of the most approachable and gripping China books we’ve read for a long time.

The Japanese, the Soviets?

They were expelled. The cold returned every year

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// in Manchuria (bloomsbury press) is available on Amazon. For our interview with Meyer, visit www.thatsmags.com

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n a gloomy Saturday afternoon in the suburban Beijing district of Daxing – famed chiefly for its watermelon fields – a 7-year-old girl sports a helmet, knee pads and a skateboard half her size. She is learning how to ‘drop in’ – a skateboarding move for novices in which skaters prop their boards up on the edge of a ramp and plunge down the incline.

Legs shaking, she calls out to her dad, a 30-something man in skinny jeans and a flat cap standing a few meters away, to make sure he’s watching. Then she zooms down the ramp.

Not far away, a couple of teenagers are getting ready to skate down a slide, while Li Chenggao, 31, a computer programmer, is mastering a casperflip. That’s a trick in which the board is flipped for half a kickflip, then caught upside down, flipped back over and spun backside 180 degrees on its vertical axis, all while in the air. Li has been practicing the same move for a few weeks now.

I am at Woodward Beijing, one of the largest indoor skate parks in Asia. The space is, indeed, gigantic.

Opened in 2010 by the Chinese government and Camp Woodward – a US venture known worldwide as a promoter of action sports and skateboarding camps – it boasts a 40,000-square-foot indoor facility featuring two different street courses with rails, banks and pyramids; a multi-level mini ramp; a wooden bowl with a spine and deep end; and a giant vertical ramp with a foam pit attached. If there ever was a skater’s heaven, this would be it.

It’s an impressive project considering it is solely dedicated to activities like skateboarding and BMX. There are similar spots in the Shanghai Multimedia

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Park (SMP), formerly China’s largest skate park, and the epic Guangzhou University City Skate Park (GZ Uni Mega Park), currently the largest in the world at 182,000 square feet – all built with government backing.

Skateboarding is a quintessentially American sport – it grew from a movement of bored Californian surfers looking for something else to ride when the waves were flat. When it first appeared in China nearly 30 years ago, it was underground, a niche embodiment of the edgy spirit of American cool.

Legend has it that the first US students coming to Beijing to study Mandarin in the wake of Deng Xiaoping’s reform and opening-up policies brought skating to China in the mid-80s. What’s more likely, however, is that Chinese teens came into contact with films like Thrashin’ or The Search for Animal Chin – classics for anyone who’s ridden a board.

Easy to come by in first- and second-tier cities, bootleg VHS tapes offered the easiest way for kids across the country to learn about Western pop culture and the hip lifestyles and sports that came with it.

Shanghai-based Jeff Han, one of the first Chinese skaters to become a professional – an O.G. ‘original gangster,’ as I am to learn – got hooked through watching skateboarding on screen.

“I remember watching this film called Gleaming the Cube [featuring Christian Slater as a 16-year-old skateboarder investigating the death of his adopted Vietnamese brother] and thinking how cool skateboarding was. I decided I wanted to do it too and found some plastic boards at a local street stall. They were only RMB70-80 and felt incredibly slow… I kept wondering how the skater in the film could go so fast. Then, one day, I stumbled upon a

real skateboard in a sports shop. It cost RMB360 – a fortune at the time. I saved up and bought it. My life changed from there.”

That was 1992. Han, like many others, taught himself how to do a few basic tricks and thought he was the only one in Shanghai on a board – until a friend told him he had seen someone else skating on the street. “It was almost a shock, to hear I wasn’t alone. I got in touch with the guy and we started competing around town.”

At Woodward Beijing, Li tells me a similar story.

“When I was about 19, I found this documentary called Dogtown and Z-Boys,” he says. “I just couldn’t stop thinking about it. I bought a skateboard the minute I got to Beijing for university. I went to the park and got on it.

There were people staring at me, but I didn’t see them.

For that first wonderful moment, in my head, I was in California.”

Back in the 1990s, the skating scene picked up when American brand Powell Peralta entered the country with a selection of products that, albeit incredibly expensive, drew the attention of a number of aspirant skaters from Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing. In 1994, the company launched their first Powell Cup competition in China – it ran for five years – inviting international skaters like Steve Caballero, Danny Wainwright and Mike Vallely to the PRC. It put China on the map, expanded the board and gear markets in the country (and lowered their prices), and showed Chinese skateboarders the potential of the sport.

“When I started training there were probably 30 skaters altogether in Shanghai. We were all inexperienced,” recounts Han. “But having all these pros coming here was an eye-opener. It helped me and a few others see skate-

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boarding as a legitimate life goal to pursue.”

The 40-year-old decided to do just that in 1999, when he quit his job at one of Shanghai’s biggest milk companies to open the city’s first skate shop, Fly Streetwear.

“Those times weren’t easy,” says Han. “I would take a 27-hour train with no AC to Guangzhou to get shoes directly from the factory. I brought back Duffs, Axion, NSS, Airwalks, Vans and DVS, sold them for super cheap, probably RMB280 to 300, and they sold out fast.”

Soon, Han founded Gift Skateboards, a manufacturer that started by exclusively producing foreign brands' boards, but has now become a leading domestic skateboard name. As the 2000s kicked in he started Skatehere. com, China’s most popular Chinese-language skateboarding website.

“There started to be a growing demand to access skateboarding in all possible ways, and from different cities across the country,” he says. “But also an aspiration to create a ‘Chinese style’ of skating.”

Shehui Skateboarding, Beijing’s first skate shop, followed a similar path. Founded in 2001 by Raph Cooper, a USC alum who had studied at Beijing University in 2000, it focused on boards rigorously made in China and boasting Chinese-style graphics. Today, its products are some of the most sought-after by local skaters.

Predictably, international brands began expanding their presence too, broadening their recognition in the country through marketing campaigns and by sponsoring local skaters and competitions.

From Vans and Volcom to Converse and Adidas, every major skate brand started sending their best to the People’s Republic. In 2007, Nike went as far as making a limited edition Nike SB shoe, the label’s signature skate sneaker, with Han’s face on the side.

Spurred by the growing interest in China’s skate scene, documentary filmmakers like Patrik Wallner and foreign skaters like Dave Bachinsky, Laurence Keefe, Jimmy McDonald and Dan Zvereff also sought to explore what Chinese cities had to offer.

“Quite suddenly, China became the number-one destination to shoot skating videos,” says Charles Lanceplaine, a Shanghai-based videographer and skater who has become a go-to filmmaker on the fringe of arts

and sports culture in China.

“Magazines, websites, video platforms, they all began sending their crews here to film foreign skaters in action.”

“Shenzhen is, no doubt, the most popular spot for visiting pros. But many cities across the country offer great shots from a skateboarding point of view.”

Lanceplaine himself has been charting the evolution of the sport in the PRC since 2011. He started with Shanghai 5, an independent production showing Shanghai’s skate culture across the sidewalks, parks and every available, slightly raised bit of asphalt and concrete in the country’s urban centers. In 2012, he took viewers to Ordos, in Inner Mongolia, with a film showing skateboarders – both foreign and Chinese – ripping up the streets and parks of the so-called Ghost City (built to accommodate a population of more than a million, Ordos has only a few hundred thousand residents).

“We are in this skateboarding Mecca,” he continues.

“Few other places are this good for skating.”

Johnny Tang, former brand manager at Nike and also a professional skater, agrees. “China is probably the biggest and best skate park in the world,” he says. “From the sheer amount of marble and concrete you have in most cities to the fact that skating is still so new that the police don’t really care. You might occasionally get kicked out of a spot, but there are millions of other places to take your board. It’s incredible.”

The Canadian is another well-established figure among the country’s professionals. A former skate legend in his hometown of Toronto, he moved to China 13 years ago, managing to find sponsors to get him to skate here full-time. He was in Guangzhou first, then Beijing and Shanghai. The three cities, he says, have each developed their own different scene for skating, “not so much in terms of techniques, but of habits.”

“In Guangzhou, most kids skate at night, but they do so all year round, because of the warm weather. Beijing is more for the hardcore ones – just a handful of really dedicated skaters brace the cold in winter. The spots there are amazing though: you have these big groups of skaters just going around doing tricks. In Shanghai, you’ve got communities – different crews. There’s an almost businesslike approach to it, a sense of ‘I’m skating with this group, you’re skating with that group.’ It’s more competitive,

which is what I’d like to change.”

Despite the rising cluster of skaters, however, China’s skating scene has yet to reach its full potential, says Tang.

“We’re still at the very early stages,” he explains.

“The sport is growing, but the question is, is it sustaining itself?

“When I first moved here, there were a handful of really good skaters. Twenty amazing professionals. And no sponsors. Ten years down the line and I can count five.

The sport has certainly become more mainstream, more accepted – people no longer get freaked out when they see you skating by – but right now it isn’t perceived to be as cool as it used to be. Young kids aren’t exposed to it enough. And it’s getting less traction.”

That’s where sites like Jeff Han’s Skatehere.com and Kickerclub.com come into play. Qingdao-born skater Andrew Guan founded the latter in 2001. Like Skatehere, the site is an online community for those interested in the latest news surrounding skate culture.

The 35-year-old started the site in college to put up his and his friends’ skate photos. Since then, the platform has grown to be an indispensable resource, hosting features, comprehensive event listings, skater profiles and product reviews. Guan travels all over Asia for the site’s content – skating, filming, documenting, interviewing and following a street scene that could have become the norm in China years ago.

“Skateboarding has almost reached an impasse over the last few years,” says Guan. “And that’s partly because big companies aren’t sponsoring new skaters. They are investing their money in the wrong places. Kids don’t know where to start.”

Both Tang and Guan believe that China’s current skating generation has a duty to spread the word to the country’s youth.

“Educate, help the scene grow and develop,” says Tang, whose next project after Nike will be with Han’s Skatehere.com. “I’ll be doing tutorials and traveling around China to different skater communities. Cities like Kunming and Qingdao are getting really into the sport. They just need some guidance. Big brands don’t have a clue how to do it. So it’ll have to be the work of dedicated individuals.

We have to bring skateboarding back to where it originated: the streets.”

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The City as a Playground

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n its most basic form, parkour is the act of moving from point A to B using obstacles in interesting ways. In practice, it is a high-adrenaline combination of gymnastics and martial arts, played out in the middle of the world’s biggest cities. The sport is a system of leaps, vaults, rolls and landings designed to help a person avoid or surmount whatever lies in his or her path. Parkour goes over walls, not around them; it takes the stair rail, not the stairs.

The word itself is made-up, a derivative of 'parcours' ('route'), so-dubbed by French inventor David Belle as he developed the sport in the late 80s and early 90s. Belle credits his father, an acrobat and fireman with a background in martial arts and military training, as the sport’s inspiration.

Over the years, the discipline has grown into a type of urban gymnastics with philosophical underpinnings – a martial art featuring a metaphysical component that focuses on the feeling and aesthetic expression of freedom, and the ideas of adeptness and utilitarianism.

As with most extreme sports, it started as an underground movement – in this case, in a Paris suburb –

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and soon caught the attention of thrill-seekers, martial artists and, through videos, the media and entertainment industries worldwide.

Luc Besson first captured the sport’s daredevil qualities in 2001 with the film Yamakasi (the name of Belle’s first group of parkour practitioners in suburban Paris, established with his friend and fellow parkour athlete Sebastien Foucan), propelling the sport to global fame. In 2006, the James Bond movie Casino Royale opened with a bracing parkour chase. Madonna has featured its performances in one of her tours. Rapper Chris Brown incorporated a crew of traceurs and traceuses (male and female parkour practitioners, respectively) in his 2012 act at the Grammys. The list goes on.

Parkour owes much of its international popularity to the Internet – YouTube, in particular, played a key role in increasing awareness and participation in the sport.

Traceurs constantly post their latest moves, experiments and mishaps to massive online followings. As the sport went viral, it also moved into the mainstream.

It might be surprising, then, that a country that has been without access to YouTube since 2009 would have

any awareness or enthusiasm for parkour. Not only does China boast a multitude of online parkour viewers, it has active parkour communities in almost every first- and second-tier city.

Talking with a few practitioners reveals that, in a way similar to the evolution of skateboarding in the country, the discipline grew through young Chinese athletes’ exposure to films.

“Most Chinese traceurs learned about parkour through movies,” explains Ma Ke, a 34-year-old former parkour practitioner in Beijing who recently stopped practicing because of an injury. “That’s how we were first exposed to it. Until, of course, it physically arrived in China.”

The discipline’s entrance into the PRC dates back to 2006, when a few individuals decided to bring those free-spirited stunts from screen to reality, and started practicing as traceurs in parks and urban compounds.

In China, of course, back-flipping and gravity-defying jumps were nothing too out of the ordinary: flailing, spinning heroes pour out of kung fu and wu xia tales that are the fixture of many a Chinese television series.

Yet parkour, had a really hard time taking off. “No one really knew what it was,” says Matt Talbot-Turner, co-founder of parkour magazine BreathePK and a leading figure for the sport today. "Jumping off buildings wasn’t exactly well received by people at first, in China more than other places."

Undeterred by public perception, the first generation of Chinese traceurs continued practicing, however, and the sport grew quickly – albeit remaining niche.

Soon enough, the word parkour was being translated as paoku (跑酷) (literally 'cool running') and drawing a growing number of athletes. By 2007, parkour routines were being posted on Tudou and Youku, while clubs were popping up like mushrooms across the nation.

Talbot-Turner, who was in Shenyang between 2010 and 2012 fostering the discipline, says its growth was "phenomenal."

"China took to it incredibly fast. The local community developed independently from other countries, but with impressive determination."

Today, traceurs around China number around 200,000, with some 200 clubs. A handful of keen devotees have even made the sport their full-time profession.

Martino Chen, founder of Shanghai Parkour Community and Link Parkour, the first gym in Shanghai solely dedicated to the discipline, is one of them.

The 28-year-old fell for the sport in 2008, after watching District 13, a film notable for its depiction of

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parkour in a number of stunt sequences that were completed without the use of wires or special effects. Like many other Chinese traceurs, he had no idea that the visually stunning acts in the movie were part of an internationally practiced sport. “I was just fascinated by the way people were jumping and flying over walls,” he recalls.

A white-collar worker at the time, Chen started having a go at a few moves on his own. In time, he mastered the sport, becoming one of China’s most prominent practitioners, and decided to make parkour his life pursuit. Last year, he quit his job and opened Link, aiming to teach parkour professionally in a safe environment.

The gym has nearly 30 students, aged from 6 to 40 years old. “Kids, young professionals and students,” he says. “Most of them are male, but there are a quite a few girls starting to approach the sport.”

The number might not sound like a lot but, for a discipline based on scaling drainage pipes and jumping from rooftop to rooftop – and in a country where the words ‘extreme’ and ‘edgy’ are yet to be met with a welcoming attitude by most – it is a strong start.

Despite worries of its dangers – fuelled in part by videos of extreme routines done at dangerous heights – one reason for the growing popularity of parkour in China, says Chen, is its accessibility to athletes at all levels. It’s not necessarily a competitive sport: rather, it’s about progress at a level that’s meaningful for you.

Ma in Beijing agrees: “Parkour is a very personal sport. It’s about setting your own goals, both mentally and physically. The resulting sense of achievement is just great.”

Indeed, actually jumping off something tall takes not just strength and technique but also mental discipline: you have to be willing to face your fears and commit to movements, trusting your body’s ability to take you where you want to go.

“It’s amazing what parkour can make you do,” says Chen. “Although safety is obviously a very important issue. As a traceur, you must learn and always be aware of your limits.”

Jiji Li, the founder of Guangzhou’s first parkour team, City Spanker, learned that lesson the hard way.

Back in 2009, one year after he had established his team, Li was badly injured from excessive training. “I had to lie on a bed to recover for nearly one month,” he recalls. “I was 25 at that time, an age when pursing limits seemed very important.”

The movements common to parkour put a lot of strain on the body, particularly the knees, and it can lead to torn ligaments and strained muscles in even the fittest of practitioners. Li says there is absolutely no point in pushing your body too far: “It was a valuable lesson that I often share with my teammates. Blind risks are pointless.”

The fact that most people still look down on the sport is another factor hindering its development. Chen says his parents are not supportive of what he does and would be happier if he had a ‘real’ job. Furthermore, the 2013 death of a parkour enthusiast in Sichuan Province brought negative attention to parkour as a foolhardy, reckless pastime.

That, perhaps, explains why sponsored competitions such as the Red Bull National Parkour Tournament, haven’t had the easiest time breaking into the Chinese market. Beginning in 2009 and held again in 2011, the event fizzled out before it could gain steam.

The energy-drink brand returned to China two years ago with another tournament, the China Red Bull Parkour Competition. First held in Hebei Province, last year it moved to Beijing, where more than 30 participants brought the abandoned industrial site of 751 D-Park Art Zone to life with sets of breath-taking moves – leaping over parapets, somersaulting off platforms and performing handstands on ledges to the beat of electrifying hip-hop music. The media attention, however, was disappointing.

But not everything is doom and gloom for China’s traceurs and traceuses.

Government backing of the discipline – only if and when practiced safely – has seen the rise of a few parkour facilities in metropolises. Although parkour doesn’t need specific props – the city itself is a traceurs’ playground – offering spaces to train without potential safety hazards no doubt allows for a lessintimidating approach to the sport.

It is still inching towards the mainstream, but parkour isn’t leaving China anytime soon.

"The sport is a social media darling," says TalbotTurner. "It prospers on the Internet like few other disciplines do. China being at the center of today's digital revolution makes it the perfect place for it to thrive.

There couldn't be a better time for parkour and China."

Ma likes to highlight another main aspect for which, he says, the sport is set to win more acolytes among the younger generation. “At its roots, parkour is as much about helping others to achieve things as it is about achieving things yourself,” he says. “And I think that’s enticing for a lot of young people these days.”

Parkour, like kung fu and other Chinese traditions, is as much about the philosophical as the physical – and that may be one major reason to be optimistic about its chances in China.

“Parkour feels like flying,” says Chen. “To me, it represents freedom.”

Parkour explained Parkour has no explicit glossary, but traceurs typically describe the fundamental maneuvers as the cat leap, the precision jump, the roll and the wall run.

There is also the tic-tac, in which a nearly horizontal traceur takes at least one step (and sometimes several steps) along a wall and launches himself from it; and the underbar, in which a traceur dives feet first through a gap between fence rails, like a letter going through a slot, then grabs the upper rail as his shoulders pass under it.

There are also several vaults, including the lazy vault, the reverse vault, the turn vault, the speed vault, the dash vault, and the kong or monkey vault, in which a traceur runs straight at a wall or a railing, plants his hands on top and brings his feet through his hands.

All these moves link to one another, so that a traceur might say that he went cat to cat, or that he tic-taced or konged a wall, then did a roll and a wall leap. The intention is to become so adept that the movements recede in one’s awareness and can be performed without reflection.

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Thrills and Spills on Two Wheels “

BMX is thrilling. It’s young. It gives you an energy rush like no other. When I am on my bike, I feel like I can fly.”

Shen Jian looks dead serious as he tries to explain what BMX means to him. His expression is stern, almost intimidating. If it weren’t for the palpable excitement in his voice, you’d think he was talking about a somber subject. Instead, he’s telling us about the extreme sport he’s made into his full-time profession.

When we first meet at The Place – an extreme sports park in Pudong that’s a favorite among BMXers and skaters in Shanghai – Shen arrives on his off-road sport bike, featuring knobby tires and a lightweight frame, and immediately sets up to show us some tricks. His face stays thoroughly focused throughout, revealing a concentration that deceives

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his moves’ seeming fluency. It’s obvious that this isn’t child’s play: BMX requires all the strength – mental and physical – you can muster.

First developed in the late 60s in Southern California, BMX is an acronym for bicycle moto cross. It was invented at the height of the popularity of motocross, a form of off-road motorcycling, as a result of youths seeking to imitate the styles of riding and racing but on bicycles, which they modified and adapted to suit the dirt tracks on which they contended.

In China, the sport arrived less than 15 years ago, mostly via videos and the establishment of Shanghai as the main host of the Asian X Games (now Kia World Extreme Games). The extreme sports tournament introduced the Chinese public to the discipline, which went on to become one of the event’s

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most popular competitions.

A few brave kids became so interested in BMX that they started practicing on their own. Soon, communities began to develop. In cities like Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, clusters of BMXers could be seen practicing in skate parks, training alongside skaters. Slowly – and in remarkably smaller numbers than their ‘cousins with a board,’ as some practitioners say – a local BMX scene started to take shape.

The debut of BMX racing as an Olympic sport – the first ‘extreme’ discipline to earn such recognition – during the 2008 Beijing Olympics propelled the practice to further heights. China started organizing its own tournaments across the country, assembling a BMX national team.

A key ambassador of the discipline in the PRC, Shen had (and still has) a major role in its development. The Shanghai native took to BMX in 2005, a skinny 17-year-old with an obsession with bikes and adrenaline rushes. He started out with an inexpensive two-wheel, then began to upgrade it as he got more serious. He rode alone almost every day, “because no one else was doing it,” he says, and got quite a few injuries along the way. His military-like approach to training began to see results.

“In 2007, I decided to dedicate myself to the sport full-time. I started winning quite a few titles, first in teen championships, then on a national level.

In 2011, I got a sponsorship with Vans and became their professional BMXer.” That same year he founded Future BMX, a company promoting the sport across China through courses, events, joint competitions and shows. The team he put together counts only seven members – four foreigners, three Chinese – but the demand for BMX, he says, “is rocketing around the country.”

“We travel everywhere from Chengdu to Beijing.

BMX live performances are sensational. Once people see them, they get hooked.”

The sport isn’t just a visually impressive series of stunts or a spectacular allout race, though. It requires discipline and rigid training.

A lap takes about 45 to 50 seconds (riders are typically in the mid-20

I started riding alone because no one else was doing it

miles per hour range) and a standard race is three laps – it’s essentially a sprint from beginning to end, and it is grueling. The acrobatics certainly don't make it easier; doing jumps and learning to land correctly, while also improvising, requires some serious fitness and preparation.

For the ill-trained, the risks of injury are real.

“I got hurt so many times, I can’t even remember,” says Shen. “The worst was when I tore a ligament in my left foot. The foot was literally hanging off,” he says. “I didn’t move for three weeks.”

Dangers aside, there’s a feeling that once people give BMX a try, they get addicted.

“The scene has grown a lot since I first started,” says Shen. “Government support and the opening of a number of places specifically dedicated to BMX have definitely helped the sport. And the types of people coming to it are so different, it keeps things interesting.”

A quick glance around The Place backs up Shen’s observations. Local BMXers span kids, teenagers and 20-somethings. On a second visit, we meet a bunch of foreigners practicing alongside locals.

Age and skill don’t seem to matter – everybody shares the track, and everybody is accepted as equal. Although BMX can be a very individualized activity, there’s a community atmosphere as well. Many riders come as much for the companionship as for the love of the sport and the exercise it provides.

“Riding with your friends and learning new tricks together is what I like most about it,” says Aimeric Gautherin, a French student studying in Shanghai who’s practicing alongside Shen. “BMX draws a lot of like-minded people. Competitions are just a secondary aspect of it.”

Shen agrees. “We have training classes of 20 to 30 people every weekend,” he tells us, “and over 800 students altogether. Practicing together is at the core of BMX.” As he says this, a frustrated look – that of a sportsman who just missed a point or accidentally slips on the verge of winning a race – comes across his face. “The main challenge we have right now is improving the level of our most competitive riders.

International brands have yet to pick up how big the scene is getting here, so there aren’t many opportunities for sponsorship. But hopefully that’ll be changing soon.”

And with that, he shoots off with the rest of the BMXers, over the jumps, around the corners. Like one big family. www.thatsmags.com / SZ / April 2015

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Reflecting the Zeitgeist

Shenzhen Film & Acting

by Christine Gilbert

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Great cities are… not by accident… because artists and people that identify with the city… come together in that city and create something,” says David Shomaker when asked about the vision of Shenzhen Film & Acting (SZFA). A nonprofit organization dedicated to education, exchange and creation of all aspects of video production, the organization has developed steadily over the past eight months, thanks to the efforts of Shomaker, his fellow organizers Ali Shakorian and Tre Tennyson, and its other 30-plus members.

“Based on our discussions [in the group meetings], our vision’s focused on understanding and establishing the film and artistic identity of Shenzhen,” says Tennyson, an American teacher who studied acting and playwriting in college and cites SZFA as his main conduit into China’s art community.

“If we keep progressing in the direction that we’re going… [Shenzhen] is poised to be one of the great cities of the world in the next generation or so. So it begs the question, what does that mean culturally?”

Tennyson, Shomaker and Shakorian started SZFA after seeing a communal need for an open platform for video production.

“We all had different friends in Shenzhen who were doing different [film] projects, and we thought we could all support each other,” says Shakorian, a professional Swedish photographer and product commercial maker.

After drawing up a basic structure, the three began holding monthly meetings

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where attendees could present ideas, receive feedback and get encouragement, as well as participate in workshops. Attendance usually ranges in size from about 16 to 25 people who, after splitting into smaller groups, all receive a film assignment of a one-word theme. Each group must then produce a short film within the hour.

This approach, according to Shakorian, is integral to the community-led education that occurs through SZFA: “The group… is based on projects. We learn by doing,” he says.

Only materials that are present can be used, and some films get shot with a smartphone. Tennyson explains the approach rhetorically: “In the absence of bountiful resources, how can the strength of your idea support your final product?”

For each monthly gathering, SZFA meets at a cafe or bar with a screen and projector.

Each group shows their movie at the end.

Shakorian thinks that an integral part of SZFA gets developed further through this process. “What we saw when we started doing… creative workshops was… it’s not a video, an acting thing anymore,” he says. The diversity of human creativity is what interests him about it. “All [the groups] have the same theme…It’s a mixture of professionals and amateurs, but the end result… [and] approaches [are] so amazingly different that you['re] just amazed that human beings have such beautiful minds,” he continues.

Shomaker, who owns a swim instruction company, appreciates the accountability he

receives from the meetings to produce creative work. Although he majored in film, he confesses that before SZFA, he put little time into producing, as it’s not an integral part of his current job. “I’m working on things that I never had time for before because other people in the group encourage and push me to do it,” he says.

The three men agree SZFA has struck upon something formerly missing and needed in Shenzhen. However, they also realize that to contribute to the artistic identity of a city, they must share that work outside the group and also facilitate training in the different fields of video production within the group.

To meet both these needs, Tennyson created an actor’s workshop. He developed a program to review different thespian techniques, discuss the importance of acting in society, explore different genres as well as specific dramatic works and propose new modes of expression. Twenty-five actors met each Monday for three hours at Centro in Taoyuan.

The course finished with a showcase (open to the public) of four scenes they had prepared utilizing the tools Tennyson taught them. Both the course and the showcase were free. “[We] did the four scenes last time, but the goal moving forward is to do a full play.

If you’re trying to build a community and establish an identify, it is important to… [know] where you want that expression to reach,” Tennyson says when asked about the future of SZFA. He hopes SZFA can reach as many people as possible with their projects.

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“[This] initiates a dialogue, and there may be ideas out there that we start to discuss but don’t quite get to the heart of. Someone else out there might know the other side or the other piece… and I think that’s part of it,” he said in speaking of helping to develop Shenzhen’s artistic identity. The group has agreed that each acting project SZFA does will end in a showcase to support this idea.

They will also have larger projects, too. Currently, all of the regular members of SZFA are working to produce a film around the words 'Shenzhen' and 'myth.' Though the organizers were reluctant to discuss it in-depth, Tennyson says there are phases in mind already for further development of SZFA. “Eventually, we want each production to be in-house from the start to the finish. The writing… music, people, graphics… [We plan] to have production capabilities so anyone in the community can produce,” Shakorian adds.

The organizers have approached the group with extreme intentionality. They have begun working towards this not only with the acting workshop, but also with a plan for a writing workshop next quarter.

Tennyson will again instruct the group, this time in screenwriting, with the idea of doing an actor’s workshop utilizing the scripts

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mbarking on a vacation away from home rarely means staying within the city center, but at the Grand Hyatt Guangzhou in Zhujiang New Town, a weekend getaway has never been closer. Designed to “bring the outside indoors” with artistically placed bamboo and the use of natural materials like rocks and glass, the hotel inspires an exotic temperament amidst simplistic design and elegant views of the city below.

“I wanted the feeling to be as if you were walking into a traditional Chinese village at dusk – so lighting glows,” explained Remedios, the hotel’s award-winning architect and designer. The 350 guestrooms epitomize such a style, with clean designs complemented by luxurious materials and

textures. If work does summon, the Grand Hyatt Guangzhou ensures you’ll stay in the game with complimentary broadband Wi-Fi throughout the hotel as well as universal adaptors.

The hotel houses five restaurants and bars, including Cantonese cuisine complete with dedicated butlers at The Penthouse, world-class buffet-style dining at The Market Cafe and cocktails, teas and coffee, light dining and tea-time menus at Guanxi Lounge, located on a suspended bridge that connects the building's two towers. Then there is G, a restaurant where Western fare focuses on premium seafood and steak cooked in woodfired ovens. G Bar is the perfect ambience for a pre-dinner cocktail or a casual drink.

From now until the end of the year,

produced. “Rather than, for example, have performances by Beckett or some other playwright… We[’ll] have our writers here in Shenzhen that are contributing their words and their ideas to be performed by the actors here in Shenzhen,” he explains.

All the organizers stress that the group is not for profit, but is about soaking in and capturing the zeitgeist here. “We’re starting something very wholesome,” Shomaker says, namely, to immortalize a city through art.

// to contact sZFA email szfilmacting@gmail.com or visit szfa.org

transform your weekends into an adventure with the ‘weekend getaway package’ every Friday through Sunday at the Grand Hyatt Guangzhou. For an additional RMB88 on top of the Hyatt daily rate, treat yourself to a full buffet breakfast at The Market Café, complimentary Mini Bar usage, welcome fruits, access to the heated swimming pool and fitness center, and late checkout until 3:00pm. Forget stressing over travel plans – take your next vacation closer to home. It may just provide the peace of mind you’ve been searching for. // All rates are subject to a 15 percent service charge. For reservations, please contact the sales Department at 8396 1234 or email info.guagh@hyatt.com. 12 Zhujiang xi lu, Zhujiang xincheng, tianhe District 天河区珠江新城珠江西路12号

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Sex and Lies

Self-deception and our natural need to obfuscate

by Dr. Al Chambers

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he right question is actually not, “Do you lie?” The right question is, “How often do you lie?” And unfortunately, because we are all such good self-deceivers, we really do not know the answer to this question, so the best response may be, “Of course I lie a lot, why do you ask?”

We deceive, misrepresent, obfuscate, misdirect, equivocate, confuse the issue, conveniently forget, withhold, lose track, exaggerate, argue for positions we do not even agree with, save face, change the topic, etc. – and blame others if we are caught at it!

We all lie, often, everyday, and throughout our lives. We learn to lie as very young children, and we become better at it as we get older – in fact we get so good, we not only mislead, withhold, exaggerate and are consciously dishonest to others (especially people we are close to), but also to ourselves, all the time. We can safely say that who we are and how we operate in the world is built on lies and misrepresentations.

Different degrees of intimacy, truthfulness, deception and strategic enterprise are part of all personalities and nowhere more than in our erotic and loving relationships.

We embrace fantasy, illusion, creativity and falsehood in our relationships as children,

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parents, partners and friends – and with strangers. Our human brains are uniquely designed to deceive and to try to detect deception, leading to the assumption that this ability may be part of our evolutionary heritage and did not just arrive with the advent of Internet dating!

When parents insist to their children, “Never lie to me or I’ll be angry,” they are setting their children up in an unwinnable and stressful double bind. The child never wants to lose parental love so very early in life will develop strategies to ‘please’ the parents – and these strategies are manipulations designed to get the parents to love them. Smile, be good, listen, do your homework, eat your vegetables, brush your teeth, never tell a lie, etc. – these are all opportunities for children to please (lie). Children go against their true natures in order to placate others, and this begins a lifelong separation from our true selves.

What commences in childhood entraps adults and all adult relationships. Everyone gets the message that we should not lie, yet we are a constant witness to deception and its many forms; and we participate in its power and the control it imposes on others.

We often believe that agreement with others reflects truth and clarity, such as

when a jealous lover insists on more information so they can satisfy themselves about their ideas on what their partner is up to.

But they only strive to satisfy their version of reality, which is a lie to themselves. The partner, regardless of what he or she did or thought or felt, will reply in a way to satisfy, truth be damned. And, if we could know the truth from each other, do we really want it?

We are very good at hiding our thinking processes and strategies from our own awareness. Our minds are extremely adept at compartmentalizing, which by definition means there are many mental gymnastics we perform outside of our own attention. Think of it as a mischievous monkey inside our heads that is up to no good, hiding things, throwing some away, making up stories and feeding us random ideas, memories and words to speak. We mistake the monkey for truth.

So is lying a bad thing? Well, probably not always. Doctors lie to patients, parents to kids, friends to friends, with the best of intentions, to keep the other safe or comfortable. These lies, done with internal awareness may add to the ‘greater good’ in the world.

But lie upon lie, layer upon layer deceiving oneself and others, is self-serving and comes from fear and insecurity. It is often harmful and takes a lot of our life energy to keep up.

Is lying avoidable? No. But asking for or delivering radical honesty is probably an impossible path also. Who can do that? Who wants to hear it? So what to do?

For children, removing reasons for lying is often useful for creating less stress for everyone and teaching them they have options in their relationships and need not automatically avoid directness. For example, if a child is not punished or banished for being human (i.e., making mistakes or looking out for him or herself), then why shouldn’t they come clean?

And if parents can talk about lying as a topic, without anger or embarrassment (like they should talk about sex), then perhaps a different lesson can be learned. But that takes more courage than most people have.

For adults, we lie and will continue to do so, especially in our love and sexual relationships. However, we can create some awareness for ourselves and our partners and try to lessen the effects of deceptions and withholding and exaggerations. // Dr. Al Chambers is a psychologist and director of mental

health services at United Family Guangzhou Clinic, 1/F, Annex, piCC bldg, 301 Guangzhou Dadao Zhong, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 广州市越秀区广州大道中301号人保大厦南塔副 楼首层 (4008 919 191, 24-hour urgent care: 020-8710 6060)

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Lessons in Britishness

Why Asia loves a UK education

By Tom Lee and Lena Gidwani

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all it the Harry Potter effect if you must, or just chalk it up to the romantic appeal of the British Empire and its charming heritage, but there is no doubt that demand for a UK education is surging by unprecedented leaps and bounds.

The last 10 years in particular have seen a spike in some of the most prominent schools in Britain establishing satellite campuses across Asia, as they seek to tap into the region's multi-billion-dollar international school market. Highly regarded and sought after, UK curriculum qualifications are recognized by leading universities throughout the world, including those in the United States and Canada.

Nicholas Brummitt, Chairman of the International School Consultancy (ISC), has been tracking trends for over 30 years. He says that while international schools still cater to globetrotters, the blossoming numbers of attendees stem from wealthy Asian families who want a high-quality, Westernstyle education for their children, seeing it as gateway to a place at a respected college while still keeping them close to home. “In total, there are currently 7,545 Englishmedium international schools around the world teaching over 3.9 million students, and almost half of these schools say they are UK-oriented in their teaching and learning. Three-thousand-one-hundred-and-six international schools globally are delivering (all or in part) the National Curriculum of England. Growth remains positively strong, especially in Malaysia, where 65 percent of all international schools are UK-oriented.”

In total, there are currently 7,545 English-medium international schools around the world teaching over 3.9 million students, and almost half of these schools say they are UK-oriented As supply and growth increases steadily in Asia, this has led to a recent plateauing, if not a decrease, of parents choosing to send their children to boarding schools in Great Britain. A recent 2015 report from the UK-based Independent Schools Council estimates that families sending children to boarding schools in the UK spend a staggering average of about RMB90,000 a term at the senior level. The cost of tuition, combined with the added expense of flights and loss of time with family, have seen parents preferring choice destinations within Asia, as more and more British boarding schools seize the opportunity to move eastward.

The recent opening of the prestigious Epsom College in Malaysia is a prime example, marking the 159-year-old British institu-

tion’s first overseas campus in Asia. An official ceremony to celebrate Epsom’s entrance into the region was filled with pomp and circumstance, graced by Malaysian royalty and the mayor of London himself, Boris Johnson, along with one of the project’s major investors, Tony Fernandes, the founder of AirAsia, who will also sit as chairman on the school’s board of governors.

Located on vast, 50-acre grounds about an hour south of Kuala Lumpur, Epsom College in Malaysia (ECiM) aims to provide students with the spirit of British tradition and academic excellence right in the backyard of Asia’s established and emerging elite. Over the months since it first started accepting students, the school has seen enrolment skyrocket. Many of the mother and fathers sending their children are enticed by Epsom’s lofty reputation in England, their initial admiration bolstered by the state-ofthe-art facilities. Though these may not have the musty, time-honored whiff of learning like the original, ECiM’s smart, spotless classrooms, auditoriums, dormitories and sports pitches are impressive. Clearly, very little expense has been spared.

Fernandes, an Old Epsomian himself, remarked that the opening represents a win not just for Epsom College and education in Malaysia, but also for families across Asia, who now have access to a first-class British education right on their doorstep. It’s a sentiment that parents across the continent share and applaud, not with their hands, but with their feet, as they march their way in increasing numbers to the doors of ever-soEnglish academic institutions. www.thatsmags.com / SZ / April 2015

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CITY SCENES Food and Drink Tasting Voyage at Buongiorno On Thursday, March 12, That's PRD invited readers to sample an authentic five-course meal and sommelier-paired wines at Buongiorno Italian Restaurant – the second station of the 2015 Food and Drink Tasting Voyage. The meal commenced with a generous wooden platter of eggplant parmigiana, savory pork roast, bruschetta with tomatoes, marinated salmon and cold cuts of pork loin and Pecorino cheese flakes. Main dishes included pasta with pesto, porcini mushroom risotto and filet mignon, with classic tiramisu for dessert. The night was full of amicable conversation as guests chatted over three different wines, prize drawings and convivial speeches from the owner and sommelier of Buongiorno.

Urbanites Kitchen Spring Burrito Cooking Class On March 7, Element Fresh hosted the Shenzhen Urbanites Cooking Class in Shekou’s Sea World. About 10 families gathered to learn how to wrap burritos and enjoy their new rolled creations with complimentary fresh juice. Before the start of the cooking class, some guests learned hula hooping tricks from a local hula hoop dance teacher. After the hooping and wrapping came the lucky draw. Prizes given away included: an Element Fresh umbrella, an Element Fresh cash voucher, a C-MER (Shenzhen) Dennis Lam Eye Hospital voucher, two goody baskets from Nogogo and a room voucher for a night at Mission Hills Resort. That about wrapped up the event!

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Food and Drink Tasting at Flamenco House Restaurant March 21 saw over 25 foodies explore the delights of Spanish cuisine at the March That’s PRD Food and Drink Tasting at Flamenco House Restaurant. Guests indulged in a mouth-watering feast of Spanish specialities including tapas, salads, zesty paella, desserts and, of course, pasta!

In addition to a complimentary glass of refreshing sangria, readers sipped on Perrier sparkling water and Vittel still water during their meal.

Lucky draw winners received our Urbanatomy mug, free treatment from Toni&Guy, a case of Perrier and vouchers from Viva-Dental, TLI and Dream Fitness. Last but not least, guests also received a coupon and fridge magnet from Flamenco, ending the night with a bang.

St. Patrick’s Day at Canton Tower (Supported by )

The Canton Tower turned green with shamrock patterns in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17. Locals and foreigners alike had a good time with parades, tap dancing, bagpipe performances, authentic foods, Irish beer and a DIY fair.

Fourth Women in Business Forum (Supported by ) Held on March 20 at the Grand Hyatt Guangzhou, the Fourth Women in Business Forum was co-organized by The British Chamber of Commerce Guangdong and the Culture and Education Section of the British Consulate-General (British Council). This year, four unique individuals of a variety of ages were invited to discuss work life in today’s multigenerational work force and how, by embracing different attitudes, expectations and aspirations, they had reinvented the rules to ensure success.

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n March 7, Korean singer The One attended a contract-signing ceremony with the Oriental Fashion Media Culture Co., Ltd in the Hilton Shenzhen Shekou Nanhai. The One participated in the TV show I Am a Singer in 2013 for the first time as a guest singer. In February, he joined the show again as a competitor and soon after started his music career in China.

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o collect donations for the kids with congenital heart disease, Golden Lake and Hope Heart’s organization hold a Spring Charity Bazaar together on March 14 at the club house of Golden Lake.

Warmhearted kids managed the booths, selling foods, clothes, books and toys. It was a successful event with over 300 people joining and donating money.

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ounded in Shenzhen in 2010, Gaga Fresh now has eight branches as well as having their food served in two of Shenzhen’s book bars. Customers can expect food to be “As fresh as it looks” and “As Healthy as it tastes,” in Gaga’s words. Gaga Fresh serves light continental-style dishes, delicate desserts, tea and coffee. Catering to a hectic schedule, Gaga Fresh prepares healthy food quickly to provide for you on the go.

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merican International School Guangzhou hosted the annual spring conference of the Association of China and Mongolia International Schools on March 13 and 14. Attended by over 350 leaders and specialists from international schools throughout the region, the purpose of the event is to make schools more relevant, exciting and creative places for students and faculty alike through the use of 3D technology.

n March 20, YWIES Education Salon & Information Session was held at Marco Polo Lingnan Tiandi Foshan. Mrs. Joyce Francis, Head of Admissions of YWIES Guangzhou, shared her 14 years’ experience in international education admissions and parents relations in YWIES. She also helped parents to analyze problems when choosing different education for Chinese children and how YWIES Guangzhou can give your child a bright future.

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orbes Travel Guide unveiled its annual rating list, honoring Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou with the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel Award. The top award recognizes hotels as defined by Forbes to be the finest establishments in the world delivering exceptional guests experience beyond expectations. Only 115 hotels globally and seven hotels in China were awarded the top five star ranking in 2015.

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he Consulate General of France in Guangzhou organized A Day of French Gastronomy on March 28 in the Hi Department Store, on the fourth Floor of Grandview Mall. Famous French chefs and experts in French fine cuisine introduced their skills through six workshops: Taste Game, Soufflé Recipe, Ice-Cream Makers, Pâte à Choux Recipe, Wine Tasting and Table Settings.

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April 1 WED Gemini Brown Sugar Jar

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APRIL 9 THUR The zola quartet

April 10 FRI Amber

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Shenzhen Poly Theater

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April 20 MON The Headlines Brown Sugar Jar

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April 18 SAT Miloš Karadaglic

April 11 SAT Nine Treasures OCT-Loft B10

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EAt/drink GOSSIP

Shenzhen has sprung into April: flowers are blooming, the cold is subsiding, young foals are jumping in the meadows. We’ve made it through a bleak winter and by golly, it’s time to get healthy!

This comes with diet and exercise, and by diet, we mean eating nutritional foods as part of a well-balanced meal plan. Plum Garden (p56) in Chegongmiao is an ideal place to begin this new phase of your life. Offering more than 50 tasty, buffet-style, meat-free dishes and fresh juice, they make vegetarianism not only easy but filling – and on a tight budget, too. If you’re a health nut with style, saunter over to OCT-Loft, where T Guan/T Commune has opened after two years of planning to the delight of highfashion vegetarians.

Only a few blocks away, you can get a latte or cappuccino from Whatever Café (p59) and enjoy an independent movie screening in their backroom amphitheatre. Offering yummy omelets, paella and refreshing sangria, Flamenco House (p58) in Huaqiangbei’s Century Place now serves Spanish food that’s great for a filling dinner with friends.

In Sea World, the German Bakery Thomas just opened.

We’ve been hearing a lot of gamelan music playing in those parts, leading us to believe the opening of an Indonesian restaurant is afoot somewhere nearby.

More good news: Bionic Brew is back again in its beloved Baishizhou! The new location is even further inside the entrails of the urban village. NYPD Pizza has a kitchen under the same roof along with a pizza man who probably knows you, even if you don’t know him.

For some specialty cocktails, check out Champoo in OCT-Loft or Baron in Coco Park (both p60). Remember that balanced diet though, and don’t get too crazy. This is the new healthy phase of your life, after all.

Off the Vine Shafer Merlot

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n what has to be one of the most notable ways a movie has ever affected wine, Oscarnominated Sideways dealt a savage blow to sales of merlot in America. Its protagonist, Miles, snidely derides the red wine throughout the film, and so memorable were the snubs that the ramifications are still being felt today, more than a decade since Sideways came out.

Of course, the truth of the matter is that, like any kind of wine, there are some good merlots and some bad ones. To prove it, this

Six of the Best… Flaming foods

Flaming Lamborghini

X-Ta-Sea’s most impressive drink. Galliano, blue Curacao, Kahlua, Baileys Irish Cream, Bacardi 151 and sambuca glow blue in a tower of glass and flame almost a meter high.

RMB68/glass, RMB180/three glasses.

// X-Ta-Sea, 1/f, Cruise Inn, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District 南山区蛇口海上世 界太子路明华轮酒店1楼 (2686 7649)

Bombe Alaska

Fire and ice combine. House-made ice cream gets wrapped in crisp yet fluffy Italian meringue, placed on a layer of sponge cake, drizzled with Grand Marnier then finally flambeed tableside. RMB100. // Belle-Vue, Grand Hyatt Shenzhen, 1881 Baoan Nan Lu, Luohu District 罗湖区宝安南 路1881号君悦酒店1楼 (2218 7212)

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month we’ve selected a particularly delicious example from Shafer Vineyards. Run by a father-son team, the winery is iconic throughout California and known to many a firm oenophile far beyond the boundaries of Napa Valley, where it is located.

The 2011 merlot is an example of coming through adversity with flying colors. Though it comes from a “difficult vintage,” as Shafer winemaker Elias Fernandez puts it, it is full of aromas, black cherry and sage particularly dominant. Made from 75 percent merlot, 15 percent

Orecchiette a Fantasia D’Angelo

An Angelo’s waiter pours Absolut Vodka into a hollowed-out parmesan cheese wheel, lights the concoction on fire, then adds orecchiette pasta, Cambodian pepper, crumbled bacon and skinless sausage. RMB160. // Trattoria Italiana Da Angelo, G/f, Bldg 12, OCT Bay, 8 Baishi Lu Dong, Nanshan District 南山

cabernet sauvignon, 8 percent malbec and 2 percent petit verdot grapes, it is an intriguing wine that has a luscious, deep purple hue.

Since this merlot is filled with the scents of dark fruits, pair it with poultry, pork or meat that has been garnished with a similarly fruity sauce for the best results. // Shafer merlot can be purchased through ASC

fine Wines, Unit 1318, 13/f, China Nuclear Bldg,

Shennan Zhong Lu, futian District 福田区深南中路13 楼1318号 (8398 5514)

Hennessey Flambeed Cheesecake

American cheesecake gets drizzled with cognac, mixed berries sauce and Hennessy after being lit on fire tableside for a creamy yet not heavy dessert. RMB58.

区白石路东8号欢乐海岸曲水湾12栋1楼 (8654 1060)

// BT8 Bar & Restaurant, 1/f, Dingfeng Bldg (opposite the Mix C), 1036 Bao'an Nan Lu, Luohu District 罗湖区宝安南路1036号鼎丰大 楼一楼 (万象城对面) (6663 5388)

Flaming Bikini

Flaming Dr. Pepper

// The Terrace, Sea World Square (above Starbucks), Shekou, Nanshan District 南山区 蛇口太子路海上世界(星巴克上面) (2682 9105)

// Rapscallions Bar, 138 Mintian Lu, futian District 福田区民田路138号购物公园 (8359

Vodka, Galliano, sambuca and blue Curacao swirl together before being ignited into a blazing inferno. Watch your eyebrows. RMB80/glass, RMB200/three glasses.

There's plenty of fire-eating to enjoy at Rapscallions, which sets their B52 shots alight. We like their secret menu option the best: the flaming Dr. Pepper.

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home cooking » EAT/DRINK

Greens for Growing Kids

Chicken and apple chopped salad

By Christine Gilbert

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ost salads for adults contain what are often unfamiliar, weird-tasting and generally alien-looking foods to children. Have you seen a halved artichoke heart? Who thought it’d be a good idea to eat that?

What about beets? Any Chinasavvy child would never put anything remotely resembling congealed blood on their plate.

Thus, parents have to get creative – both in their ingredients and approach – if they want kids to be open to the idea of leafy greens with a meal.

Stephanie Gallagher, a food blogger for kids’ recipes on About.com, has a few tips to entice children into salad eating: start simple, let go of nutritional perfectionism, have ingredients kids like and let them make their own salad. She even suggests setting up a salad bar in the kitchen to make the experience more interactive and fun.

To begin your own home salad bar, try out the recipe below, provided by Scott Minoie of Element Fresh. Though originally created for children, he says the men in the EF kitchen

like it, too. Baby steps though, baby steps.

Ingredients 75g butterhead or iceberg lettuce 1 chicken breast Half a green apple Handful of raisins Crispy bacon Cheddar cheese Honey Classic yellow mustard Olive oil

Preparation: 1) Season chicken breast with salt and pepper, then cook it the way you like it – grilled, ovenbaked or pan-fried.

2) Cut the apple, cheese and chicken into small chunks.

3) Cook the bacon then chop it.

4) Mix everything together and sprinkle the raisins on top.

5) Make the salad dressing with half honey and half mustard and finish with a drizzle of olive oil.

// This recipe is courtesy of Chef Scott Minoie from Element fresh, B130-210, 1/f, Zone B, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District 南山区 蛇口海上世界B区一层B130-210 (2681 4848)

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NEW PLUM GARDEN YUANTONG VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT

Veggie heaven

By Christine Gilbert

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hegongmiao doesn’t just have a new meat-free eatery, it has a movement. All who dine at the New Plum Garden Yuantong Vegetarian Restaurant wonder how the all-you-caneat buffet can be so good and yet so cheap (RMB30). The answer is the owner doesn't care about making money. He simply wants to make vegetarianism easily accessible.

The restaurant has several phases, the first of which begins outside in the parking lot courtyard. Here, patrons can skim Buddhist texts displayed on tables underneath tents, like a mini Buddhist book fair. Passing through this section, women giving away red apples and little cards with foxes on them request people become vegetarian. After these proselytizers, beyond the displays of prayer beads, is the cash register, where diners pay RMB40.

After payment, patrons are given two receipts: one to show the staff at the dish dispensary and one to show the

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man by the dirty dish drop-off near the corn juice vat. (It’s important to give the man your ticket once you’ve returned all your dishes at the end of your meal, as he will give you backthe RMB10 dish deposit.)

Immediately after the register to the right comes the last area of New Plum Garden: the buffet itself.

Over 50 dishes are spread through sections of fruit and desserts, salads, wraps, fried dishes, steamed dishes, soups and cold dishes.

We piled the crunchy sweet and sour tofu on our plates along with boiled and fried taro, steamed eggplant, dumplings, mushrooms with hot peppers, broccoli, carrot and cabbage steam buns, and capped it off with a glass of fresh watermelon juice.

Of what we tried, everything had an excellent consistency except for the eggplant, which was overly soft. All the food had a slight aftertaste of peanut oil – not overpowering, just distinctive.

The restaurant makes all their cooking oil onsite and sells it along with other veggie goodies in their small health food store at the entrance.

Make sure to go between the limited opening hours of 11am to 2pm or 5.30 to 8.30pm. Staff begin closing up at 8pm and patrons clear out by the posted end times.

Cheap, quality food, unlimited fresh juice and a health food store. We’ll definitely be back to re-experience all the phases of New Plum Garden.

Price: RMB30 Who’s going: Everyone, especially Buddhists and vegetarians Good for: Vegetarian food, cheap food, family outings

// 1/f, Block B, Taianxuan, 118 Tairan Si Lu, Shennan Dadao, futian District 福田区福田区深南大道泰然四路118号泰安轩 B座1楼 (8356 3781)

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Flamenco House Restaurant

Peace and paella

by Emma Guo

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uaqiangbei: cheap electronic products, fake fapiao, techheads freaking out. Yes, it’s all these things, but Huaqiangbei also has something else to offer Shenzhen. It has Spanish food.

Flamenco House Restaurant stands in a hallway of restaurants in Century Plaza. Though only an escalator ride up from exit B of Huaqiang Lu MTR station, there are no electronics peddlers here repeating their hollow mantras. Instead the mall is oddly and thankfully quiet, mostly filled with families or the occasional Russian model coming out to dine.

We commenced our lunch with some tapas. The pan con tomate y jamon (RMB28) combines Iberico ham, olive oil and tomato on top of baguette slices for a salty start. Despite the presence of prized pork, however, it falls short compared to the tortilla de patata (RMB26), a spongy omelet filled with soft potatoes and creamy aioli sauce on the side. Croquetas (RMB55) come by twos in three varieties: chicken, cheese and ham. Strangely, all have a fried mashed potato taste to them, despite the fact that potato is unusual in Iberian croquettes.

What could be more Spanish than a cuttlefish ink paella (RMB170/ two persons, RMB320/four) for the main? With sweet peppers, shrimps, cuttlefish, clams and rice from Northeast China, it’s flavorful and, surprisingly, not overwhelmingly fishy. Considering the portion size, it's a good choice for large groups to order. Though softer rice is the norm here, Flamenco can also make it more al dente if patrons request more traditional paella beforehand.

For those not seafood inclined, the lasagna (RMB58) is a possible alternative, although it’s a little small for the price. After trying many kinds of tomatoes, Flamenco settled on a variety from Jilin Province for the dish, cooking it with minced beef and Spanish ham.

Pair the meal with red sangria (RMB36/cup, RMB166/set), which is by far the best thing on the menu. Apples, oranges, freshly squeezed lemon juice and red Spanish wine combine for a just-sweet-enough concoction.

Minimally decorated with grey leather booths, marble tables and custom paintings of Flamenco dancers and a bull fight, the restaurant is inviting, even though the lighting is dim. Waiters are friendly, and the restaurant manager speaks English and Spanish if you want to have a quick ‘charla.’

Price: Approx. RMB120 Who's going: Huaqiangbei residents, models Good for: Casual lunch, family dinner

// Shop B104, Century Place, Huaqiangbei, futian District 福田区华强北世纪汇广场负一层 B104号 (8279 1997)

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WHATEVER

OCT-Loft’s artist hangout

By Christine Gilbert

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ee an indie film, admire shadowy paintings, sip white New Zealand wine with local artists – all in a typical day at Whatever, a cafe and event space in OCT-Loft.

Whatever grew from the combined dream of owner Raina Luo and her husband, a local painter. Luo used to direct programs at a Hong Kong TV station but wanted to run a coffee shop.

Her spouse wanted to run an art gallery. The couple realized they could do both if they opened a fusion venue: part cafe, part gallery and place for lectures.

The front of Whatever opens onto a large wooden deck where people sit either in large groups talking and smoking, or by themselves with their Apple computers, focusing on design projects.

Most clients sport alternative haircuts along with impeccably accessorized clothing and jewelry. People don’t come here to be seen, though. They come here to get things done, collaborating on, and generally appreciating, creative work within the local art scene.

They definitely don’t come for the food, which is decent but not outstanding. Matcha toast (RMB42), a giant brick of baked dough, contains cubed pieces of bread, matcha ice cream, whipped cream and strawberries. It’s an average rendition of a popular Korean-style dessert and not filling. The British din-

ner (RMB45) is packed with scrambled eggs, baked beans, salad, ham and more, yet it’s a breakfast rather than a dinner.

Go straight for drinks instead of food. In the OCT-Loft area, only Whatever carries New Zealand white wine Highfield Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (RMB480/bottle). For coffee, the latte and cappuccino (both RMB36) come with leafy patterns on sturdy, thick foam.

The most intriguingly named beverage is time’s memory (RMB40). Also quite foamy, it layers slightly sweetened milk and chocolate at the bottom of the glass. Like all the coffees, it is full bodied, satisfying and made quickly – as opposed to the food, which takes a long time to come out.

A small amphitheater comprises the back of Whatever. It is here that independent films in English with Chinese subtitles play every day at 2pm and 8.30pm. Different artists or other members of the community come and give lectures at varying times. In April, an Australian photographer will have an exhibit of photos of Whatever’s customers. Maybe that’s too post-modernly self-aware for a coffee shop, but hey, whatever.

Price: Approx. RMB36 for espresso-based beverages Who's going: Local artists and OCT-Loft residents Good for: Brainstorming, seeing local art, coffee

// No. 103, Bldg E6, OCT-Loft, Enping Jie, Nanshan District 南山区华侨城恩平街创意园 东部工业区E6栋103 (8656 2916)

EAGLE BAR

Harborside drinking

By Christine Gilbert

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n OCT Bay, Eagle Bar’s back patio stands directly on the harbor’s mildly rocky shoreline, offering 120 varieties of beer.

On draft alone, they have over 10 varieties. However, Stella Artois’ the clear choice here (RMB55/glass, RMB330/3-liter tower). Best enjoyed chilled on a hot day, drink it on aforementioned patio with friends or while playing a game of pool at the table inside.

Venturing into the bar itself, the middle section contains freezers where patrons can serve themselves hard-to-find beers such as the organic and gluten-free Belgium Brunehaut amber (RMB45), a malt that stays and resonates on the palate in a slightly woody flavor.

Other obscure beers on offer include Saison (RMB45), a Belgium farmhouse ale, and Cuvée des Trolls (RMB40) a Belgium pale ale with a curious orange flavor.

C.K. Yin, Eagle Bar’s owner, has traveled extensively throughout his life, leading to his appreciation of beers from other countries. He enjoys telling travel stories and discussing his tai chi practice with patrons. After traveling as a young man, he decided to educate

Chinese people about beer by bringing brands from all over the world to his bar.

Though there’s no happy hour at Eagle, C.K. keeps his prices reasonable to allow customers to buy decently priced beer anytime.

As for food, the venue serves a fairly good beef burger with cheese and fries (RMB75) as well as a margherita pizza (RMB65/9 inch – both classic bar foods to pair with a beer like Stella Artois.

Price: RMB90 for two beers Who’s going: Patio drinkers, beer connoisseurs, pool players Good for: Views of OCT Harbor, burgers

// OCT Bay, 8 Baishi Dong Lu, Nanshan District 南山区白石东路8号欢乐海岸

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CHAMPOO

Nothing to do with washing your hair

By Christine Gilbert

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un by a group of pragmatic Buddhists, Champoo in OCT-Loft has the cozy feel of a yurt from the set of Wolf Totem. Though the bar is not Mongolian themed, it could easily be mistaken as such, with a lupine pelt on the wall, pictures of ruddy grassland women and fireplaces glowing orange in each of the upper rooms.

Champoo takes its name from the Chimpu caves, a mountain hermitage for lamas and nuns in Tibet. Arranged similarly to its namesake, the bar’s two-story complex contains concealed, cave-like rooms of varying sizes as well as an expansive main area on its second level. Holes cut out of the secondfloor patio allow trees to grow through the ground, casting shaded natural light.

The space feels comfortable with large stuffed cushions and wooden furniture, yet simultaneously mysterious with its basement wine cellar, multiple passageways and faint smell of incense.

The bar itself is tucked away in the back of the first floor but worth the search to see the Macanese bartender and his cocktails adorned with intricately cut fruit.

Baron

The blood and sand (RMB45) contains a powerful mango and bourbon flavor with a tart hint of passion fruit. According to the bartender, this is a “woman’s drink.” So what does he have for a macho beefcake?

Apparently, men like a lot of chartreuse, mixed with maraschino Luxardo, maraschino ale and dry London gin. All combine to give the widow’s kiss (RMB45) the flavor of licorice and peppermint mixed with strong alcohol. Watch out for the sliced apple garnish on top though, as it could easily get stuck in larger nostrils.

Bottled beers run RMB35-55 while the nonalcoholic, frothy iced kumquat juice with passion fruit (RMB26) will give teetotalers something to indulge in.

Even though they’re Buddhists, the team at Champoo does not adhere to strict Buddhist dietary guidelines and offers several meat options on the menu. We recommend the beef with hot pepper and celery (RMB58) and an old Chinese staple, spicy chicken (RMB68). Both dishes, true to their names, heat up the mouth and have delicious, chewy meat.

Diners and drinkers can enjoy live

Lording it over Coco Park

By Emma Guo

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oco Park’s newest bar, Baron sits proudly on the corner of the bar street, offering hookah, kebabs and mighty fine cocktails.

Baron takes its name from the moniker of owner Aydin Meden, who also owns the Luohu Istanbul restaurant. The night we stroll into his establishment, he looks regal,

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sitting and smoking hookah (RMB128/pipe) on the patio, observing everything through a fine film of melon-flavored smoke.

His nickname equally suits the bar, which opened in January and hopes to attract “wellmannered people who can hold their alcohol,” in the words of one bar manager. In the vein of the refined vibe they’re going for, the drink menu focuses on specialty cocktails (all RMB48) and single malt whiskeys. To ensure high-quality, real spirits, Baron’s staff works directly with alcohol company representatives and not distributors.

Berry lovers should order the raspberry, made from raspberry puree, vodka and cranberry juice with a mint leaf garnish. It’s beautifully refreshing and simple. For spicy alcohol, try the mint hint. Lime, mint, sliced cucumber and chili get added to a base of tequila and Campari. The refreshing mix goes down with a subtle burn thanks to the final ingredient: Tabasco sauce. The lychee and rose martini is a flowery, tangy mix of vodka

music that fluctuates between Chinese folk and country western music every night, starting at 8.30pm.

Centrally located in OCT-Loft, right across from My Coffee, Champoo is more of a place for a nightcap than for meditation, but it’s relaxing, peaceful and lovely all the same, especially on still, spring evenings.

Price: Approx. RMB90 Who’s going: Concertgoers from B10, local artists, foreign tourists Good for: Private chats, interesting cocktails, a place to eat a full meal late in OCT-Loft

// f-1, OCT Loft, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District 南山 区华侨城创意文化园f-1 (8609 6697, 8633 7678)

lychee and rose syrup, but, compared with the other drinks, is too sweet and less refreshing.

Baron also offers Turkish food cooked by Turkish chefs. Doner kebabs, the most popular menu item, get prepared right in front of the bar, next to the giant meat rotisserie stand.

Sold in chicken (RMB38) and beef (RMB48) variations, they can be purchased anytime, as Baron stays open 24 hours. The chicken option with tomato, cabbage, mayonnaise and mustard is filling, and the spice from the mustard lingers in the mouths until long after the last bite.

In the weeks to come, Baron’s management plans to add events and specials to their lineup. Currently, the bar runs a drink special of buy-one-get-one beers every day of the week, 12 noon to 9pm.

Lunch and afternoon tea with Turkish tea will soon be available, and from this month, a belly dance performance will be held twice weekly. Now that’s a hard prospect to shake off!

Price: Approx. RMB90 Who's going: Well-mannered people, kebab and shisha lovers Good for: Spicy food and drinks, lounging, Turkish delights // 147 Bar Street, Coco Park, Mintian Lu, futian District 福田区 民田路购物公园酒吧街147号 (158 8944 4355)

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Events APRIL 1 NIGHTLIFE Gig: Gemini A french-Chinese rock band founded in france in 2005, Gemini is made up of married couple Suna, a Chinese pianist, and Gabryl, a french guitarist and composer. their first glimpse at fame in China came with the 2006 release of their first album, Personal Life. though usually in Beijing, they’ll be in Shenzhen this month for your viewing pleasure.

RMB50 presale, RMB60 at the door, 9pm. Brown Sugar Jar, 1/f, Bldg 2, huangguan technology Park, tairan Jiu Lu, Chegongmiao, futian District 福 田区车公庙泰然九路皇冠科技园2栋1楼 (2541 6110)

ers in China. Using unusual instruments to express his emotion and thoughts, he released his first album in 2002. formerly known as a singer keen on drinking and smoking, he quit alcohol and cigarettes to start living a healthy lifestyle in 2013. now on tour for his latest album, he’s returning to the stage with this newfound image.

RMB100 presale, RMB120 at the door, 8pm. north Side of Bldg. B10, north District, OCt-Loft, nanshan District 南 山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10栋北侧 (8633 7602)

APRIL 8 NIGHTLIFE

Gig: The Last Sighs of the Wind founded in 2011 in Mogilev, Belarus, the Last Sighs of the Wind is comprised of two guitar players, a bassist and a drummer. their music is full of powerful beauty – some of their post-rock songs are said to soothe the soul while others contain melodies evocative of thunderstorms.

RMB60 presale, RMB80 at the door, 8pm. north Side of Bldg B10, north District, OCt-Loft, nanshan District 南 山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10栋北侧 (8633 7602)

Gig: Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld italian composer teho teardo and German musician Blixa Bargeld first met at a theater and, soon after, began working on a melody for a soundtrack. the song, ‘A Quiet Life,’ led to the larger process of writing and producing an album together. expect songs to be sung in english, German and italian during their Shenzhen performance.

RMB100 presale, RMB150 at the door, 8pm. north Side of Bldg B10, north District, OCt-Loft, nanshan District 南 山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10栋北侧 (8633 7602)

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Gig: The Seven Mile Journey Long-brooding post-rock band the Seven Mile Journey will finally venture to Shenzhen. instead of relying on climaxes in their music, the power of the Danish group lies in the middle of their songs, where they tell a thrilling story.

RMB60 presale, RMB80 at the door, 8pm. north Side of Bldg B10, north District, OCt-Loft, nanshan District 南 山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10栋北侧 (8633 7602)

Gig: The Zola Quartet hailing from italy, the Zola Quartet draws from contemporary jazz and Spanish traditional music. their repertoire is made up of original compositions by their guitar player, Gonzalo Rodriguez. the group uses the simple elements of jazz – expression, improvisation, spontaneity and exploration – to make a crisp, beautiful and complete sound for their audiences.

RMB60 presale, RMB80 at the door, 8pm. north Side of Bldg B10, north District, OCt-Loft, nanshan District 南 山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10栋北侧 (8633 7602)

Gig: Atlantic Attraction Atlantic Attraction was formed by four Dutch guys in the hague. the band members’ international travels along with the current generation of British indie bands shaped the group into what it is now. With their broad indie-rock sound and high-energy live performances, the band has quickly gained a large following. their musical influences include foals, Kavinsky and the Boxer Rebellion.

RMB40 presale, RMB50 at the door, 8pm. north Side of Bldg B10, north District, OCt-Loft, nanshan District 南 山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10栋北侧 (8633 7602)

APRIL 5 NIGHTLIFE Gig: Wan Xiaoli Born in the 1970s, Wan Xiaoli is one of the most well-known folk sing-

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APRIL 10 NIGHTLIFE Gig: The Shanghai Restoration Project founded by American-born Chinese producer and harvard grad Dave Liang, the Shanghai Restoration Project (tSRP) combines hip-hop and electronica with old jazz music from 1930s Shanghai. this visit, Liang will stage songs from tSRP’s latest album, the Classics, together with rapper Jamahl Richardson and jazz singer Zhang Le. RMB80 presale, RMB100 at the door, 8pm. north Side of Bldg B10, north District, OCt-Loft, nanshan District 南 山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10栋北侧 (8633 7602)

To list your events email editor.prd@urbanatomy.com

APRIL 10-11 ARTS

Drama: Amber After a heart transplant, Gao Yuan sees himself as a man without a heart and doesn’t take anything in life seriously. A young woman named Shen Xiaoyou comes into Gao’s life and seems to fall in love with him. however, she’s more concerned with his heart, which formerly beat in the chest of her now dead fiance. Amber tells a story of love, temptation and deception. Coming to Shenzhen under the direction of the famous Chinese director Meng Jinghui, this play will be performed in Mandarin without translation.

RMB180-680, 7.30pm. Shenzhen Poly theatre, houhaibin Lu, nanshan District 南山区后海滨路深圳保利剧院 (8617 1698)

APRIL 11 NIGHTLIFE Gig: Nine Treasures established by five young Mongolian rock musicians in Beijing in 2011, nine treasures is a Mongolian folk metal band. they use modern as well as traditional Mongolian instruments such as the balalaika and the morin khuur to make a uniquely Mongolian folk metal sound, putting one in mind of galloping through the steppe.

RMB60 presale, RMB80 at the door, 8pm. north Side of Bldg B10, north District, OCt-Loft, nanshan District 南 山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10栋北侧 (8633 7602)

APRIL 12 NIGHTLIFE Gig: Saycet Saycet is a musical and visual project run by Parisian musician Pierre Lefeuvre. Lefeuvre grew up listening to Boards of Canada and Múm, and now makes contemplative, uplifting electronic music. for Saycet’s live shows, Lefeuvre works with VJ Zita Cochet to bring fans video projections of bright, colorful landscapes.

RMB80 presale, RMB100 at the door, 8pm. north Side of Bldg B10, north District, OCt-Loft, nanshan District 南 山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10栋北侧 (8633 7602)

APRIL 18 ARTS Concert: Milos Karadaglic Guitarist Milos Karadaglic was born in Montenegro in 1983. he began studying piano at 8, and when he was 17, he moved to London after receiving a scholarship from the Royal Academy of Music. his debut album, Mediterráneo, won him fans around the world as well as the prestigious Gramophone Young Artist of

the Year and echo Klassik newcomer of the Year awards in 2011. Guitar fans shouldn’t miss this show.

RMB80-380, 8pm. Shenzhen Concert hall, 2016 fuzhong Yi Lu, futian District 福田区福中一路2016号深圳音乐 厅 (8284 1888)

APRIL 20 NIGHTLIFE Gig: The Headlines Swedish punk rock band the headlines have played more than 300 shows in europe since their formation in 2005. they have released three albums, one eP and built a loyal fan base in Germany over the years. their music is influenced by the Clash, Rancid and the Ramones.

RMB50 presale, RMB60 at the door, 9pm. Brown Sugar Jar, 1/f, Bldg 2, huangguan technology Park, tairan Jiu Lu, Chegongmiao, futian District 福 田区车公庙泰然九路皇冠科技园2栋1楼 (2541 6110)

APRIL 21 NIGHTLIFE Gig: Royz Royz is a visual kei band established in September 2009 in Osaka, Japan.

Members of the band dress in fantastical, colorful costumes and incorporate awesome stage effects along with fierce rhythm in their performances. Catch this group, who believes “music has no boundaries,” on their annual Asian tour this year.

RMB250, 7pm. north Side of Bldg B10, north District, OCt-Loft, nanshan District 南山区华侨城创意文化园北区 B10栋北侧 (8633 7602)

APRIL 22 NIGHTLIFE Gig: sleepmakeswaves from Sydney, sleepmakeswaves is an instrumental rock band founded in 2006. Aiming to create dynamic and emotional music, the band released their first demo in 2007. Since then, the band has toured Australia and europe multiple times as well as the US once, even playing in SXSW. in July of last year, their second album, Love of Cartography, was released. now, they will perform in China for the first time.

RMB60 presale, RMB80 at the door, 8pm. north Side of Bldg B10, north District, OCt-Loft, nanshan District 南 山区华侨城创意文化园北区B10栋北侧 (8633 7602)

APRIL 23 ARTS Concert: Club for Five founded in finland in 2001, Club for five is one of the greatest a cappella groups in the world. Known for their unique style of singing, they self-arrange and self-compose most of the pop tunes they croon.

their repertoire is mostly sung in finnish and english. Check out their goose-bump-inducing version of ‘Sweet Dreams’ online to warm up for this stunning performance of vocal mastery.

RMB80-580, 8pm. Shenzhen Concert hall, Shenzhen Concert hall, 2016 fuzhong Yi Lu, futian District 福田区福 中一路2016号深圳音乐厅 (8284 1888)

APRIL 25 ARTS Concert: Melisma Saxophone Quartet Based in Amsterdam, the Melisma Saxophone Quartet was formed in 2009 and has distinguished itself as a talented young ensemble. the quartet plays many different styles and genres, including a traditional repertoire for saxophone quartets. they enjoy creating their own arrangements to share with their audiences.

RMB80-280, 8pm. Shenzhen Concert hall, Shenzhen Concert hall, 2016 fuzhong Yi Lu, futian District 福田区福 中一路2016号深圳音乐厅 (8284 1888) Concert: The Greatest Hits of Elvis if you ever sing along with ‘heartbreak hotel,’ ‘hound Dog’ or ‘Love Me tender,’ you should not miss this nostalgic music feast. in a tribute to elvis Presley, singers and dancers will perform their unique ways to express the King of Rock and

Roll’s classic tunes. Audiences will also hear music by Buddy holly and Paul Anka.

RMB100-580, 8pm. Shenzhen Poly theater, houhaibin Lu, nanshan District 南山区后海滨路深圳保利剧院 (8637 1698)

APRIL 26 ARTS Drama: The Merchant of Venice Written by William Shakespeare, the Merchant of Venice is a tale of love, wealth and justice. the plot centers on a Venetian moneylender's bargain with a young merchant, with a pound of flesh as a guarantee.

Britain’s tnt theatre troupe, one of the most popular international touring companies in the world, will perform this classic.

RMB60-280, 8pm. Shenzhen Children‘s Palace, 2002 fuzhong Yi Lu, futian District 福田区福中一路2002号深圳少年 宫 (8351 3000)

Monday-Friday EAT/DRINK Eat: Afternoon Tea the Address Rooftop Bar proudly presents a new afternoon tea set, serving twinings teas and six kinds of delicate cakes and snacks.

Guests can select pastries such as the strawberry napoleon, opera

cake or berry muffins. Come enjoy the great food, excellent outdoor surroundings and beautiful view of Shenzhen.

RMB198-298, 2.30pm-5pm. Lia Charlton hotel Shenzhen, 13 Gaoxin nan Si Dao, hi-tech Park, nanshan District, 南山区高新科技园高新南四道 13号 (6663 0000)

Sundays EAT/DRINK Eat: British Sunday Roast from now until the end of April, guests can enjoy a classic British roast at the Grill during lunchtime on Sundays. A traditional meal in the UK, the roast usually consists of roasted meat and potatoes with Yorkshire pudding, vegetables and gravy. the hilton Shenzhen Shekou nanhai’s version comes with all of these, as well as traditional english desserts and a bottle of British beer.

RMB388. the Grill, hilton Shenzhen Shekou nanhai, 1177 Wanghai Lu, nanshan District 南山区望海路1177号 深圳蛇口希尔顿南海酒店 (2162 8888)

All Month EAT/DRINK Eat: Dinner Buffet A traditional Brazilian barbecue is a universal favorite. Until April

30, Seasonal tastes is cooking up a Brazilian-themed dinner buffet with authentic food and entertainment.

Presented on giant skewers, the chefs will pass around more than 12 freshly grilled delicacies to you, directly cut onto your plate. Don’t miss out on the refreshingly zesty caipirinha. Prices are subject to a 15 percent service charge.

RMB318 Sundays-thursdays, RMB348 fridays-Saturdays. Seasonal tastes, the Westin Shenzhen nanshan, 9028-2 Shennan Lu, nanshan District 南山区 深南路9028-2号深圳益田威斯汀酒店 (8634 8411)

Eat: Seafood Buffet this month, Seasons Restaurant has fresh seafood delicacies. featuring luscious Boston lobster, blue mussels from holland and mouthwatering Alaskan king crab, the buffet will be sure to whet the appetite of any seafood connoisseur in town.

Additionally, abalone, succulent shellfish, whelk, mantis shrimp, mini octopus and live Scottish oysters can also be sampled. indulge in roasted whole black cod, Australian steak and German sausage from the open BBQ kitchen as well, along with a vast selection of desserts.

RMB328 plus 15 percent service charge, 5.30pm-10pm. 2/f, Kempinski hotel Shenzhen, haide San Dao, houhaibin Lu, nanshan District 南山 区后海滨路海德三道凯宾斯基酒店二楼 (8888 8888)

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HOTEL NEWS

The St. Regis Macao Cotai Central The St. Regis Hotels & Resorts announced on February 3 that The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central is scheduled to open in the third quarter of this year. The Macau location continues the legacy of the luxury brand thoughtfully built for a new generation of global travelers. The highly anticipated hotel will mark the brand’s 36th property worldwide and the seventh in the Greater China region, hot on the heels of recent landmark openings in Chengdu, Tianjin, Sanya and Shenzhen.

Renaissance Huizhou Hotel

// Estrada Do Istmo. S/N Cotai, Macau 澳门路凼连贯公路S/N

Somerset Grandview Shenzhen

Interview with Michelle Zhang, Resident Manager of Somerset Grandview Shenzhen’s serviced apartments is ideal for executives and their families who are looking for work-life balance and an enriching lifestyle in the midst of fast-paced city living. We’ve created a great platform to help settle our residents into the city quickly, make friends, and share family experiences and adventures. This is what makes us exceptional: introducing a new level of home comfort.

Prior to joining Ascott as the manager of Somerset Grandview Shenzhen, you worked in hotels; can you share what motivated you to enter the serviced residence industry?

I was involved in a pre-opening commercial project including serviced residence in 2009. I discovered the field had a lot of potential, the prospects of which inspired me.

What’s the most valuable lesson you’ve learned in your career in hospitality?

Efficiency. Focusing on details and innovation to help people in the greatest capacity.

Can you explain a little more about the “new level of home comfort” Somerset Grandview offers?

Somerset Grandview Shenzhen provides a stylish home with myriad recreational facilities, lifestyle activities and business support services. Our property

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What sets Somerset Grandview Shenzhen apart from other serviced apart ments?

Each apartment has its very own characteristics which meet different demands. There are three factors that make Somerset Grandview Shenzhen outstanding: prime location – Somerset Grandview sits in Futian’s CBD, next to the Shenzhen Golf Club; different apartment styles – our property offers 192 spacious studios and one- to three-bedroom apartments (each with a fully equipped kitchen, separate living and work areas and a home entertainment system); our Ascott Signature Heartware service – we support residents settling into their new environment, enrich their living experience and enable them to feel at home. Our service philosophy is to deliver heartfelt service with a readiness to go the extra mile for all our guests. // 5 Xinsha Lu, Futian District 福田区新沙路5号 (8312 9888)

The 2015 Spring Wedding Fair, entitled Marry Me, was held by the Renaissance Huizhou Hotel on March 14. Showcasing that magical ‘I do’ moment, the fair took place inside the Renaissance’s Grand Ballroom. This banquet facility spans 1,380 square meters with a maximum seating capacity of 1,000 persons. The ballroom can be rented for weddings and comes equipped with sophisticated lighting equipment and a modern sound system, guaranteeing a memorable experience on the big day for anyone who ties the knot here. During the wedding fair, contemporary chic met unpretentious luxury, creating a delightful atmosphere of wedding possibilities. // 2 Dongjiang Er Lu, Jiangbei, Huicheng District, Huizhou 惠州市惠城区江北东江二路2 号 (0752-739 999)

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restaurant AMERICAN Element Fresh 1/F, Zone B, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District (2681 4848) 南山区蛇口海上世界广场B区1层

BAKERY/DESSERT

区海德一道海岸城广场 1 层 152 铺 3) 罗湖区万象 城负一层 B98 号 4) 罗湖区金光华广场 B2 层 28 铺 5) 福田区福华三路星河购物公园负一楼 073B

La Crêperie Rozell 1/F, Yinglong Bldg, 6025 Shennan Dadao, Futian District (2533 8633) 深圳市福田区车公庙英龙大厦一楼

Lola Shop 130, Sea Taste Garden, Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2669 1010) 南山区蛇口望海路海韵嘉园裙楼中 130 号商铺

Simplylife S169, 1/F, The MixC, 1881 Bao’an Nan Lu, Luohu District (2221 1782)

罗 湖 区 宝 安 南 路 1881 号 华 润 中 心 万 象 城 首 层 S169 号商铺

SWT Paradise G/F, Central Walk, Fuhua Yi Lu, Futian District (177 0405 6916) 福田区福华一路中心城 G 层

Treasures & Scent The Langham, Shenzhen, 7888 Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8828 9888) 福田区深南大道 7888 号深圳朗廷酒店

Awfully Chocolate B1C-076, Coco Park, Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8328 3448) 福田区福华三路购物公园负一楼 B1C-076 号铺

Backstube Shop 24-2, Coastal Rose Garden, Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2681 0468)

德国面包坊 , 南山区望海路南海玫瑰花园 24-2 商 铺

Baguette & Compagnie Shop Middle 124, Sea Taste, Gongyuan Nan Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2689 3283)

巴吉特 , 南山区蛇口公园南路海韵嘉园裙楼中 124 号

Chez Clement Shop 110-1, Phase I, Coastal Rose Garden, 1093-6 Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2160 0880)

南山区蛇口望海路 10963-6 号南海玫瑰园一期商 铺 110-1

Cold Stone Creamery 1) No. 029, 2/F, King Glory Plaza, Luohu District (8261 1520); 2) B1-J01, Coco Park, Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (2531 3593)

酷圣石冰淇淋 1) 罗湖区金光华广场负二楼 029 号 2) 福田区福华三路购物公园 B1-J02

Daily Treats 2/F, The Westin Shenzhen, 9028-2 Shennan Dadao, Nanshan District (8634 8306, www.westin.com/shenzhen)

思悦兹饼屋 , 南山区深南大道 9028 号 -2 深圳益田 威斯汀酒店 2 楼

GaGa Fresh Talk 1) B1, Coco Park, Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8359 1880); 2) 1/F, Gate 8, South of Central Book Mall, 2014 Fuzhong Yi Lu, Futian District (2393 1125)

BBQ

亚马逊巴西烧烤餐厅 1) 深圳福田区深南中路新城 市广场负一楼 ; 2) 南山区太子路海上世界广场 ; 3) 南山区文心五路海岸城广场 2 楼 289—290 号

Bubba Mac's Smokehouse BBQ 3/F, McCawley's, Shop 118, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District (2668 4496) 南山区蛇口海 上世纪118号麦考利三楼

Garden BBQ & Lounge 1/F, Grand Mercure Oriental Ginza Hotel, Zhuzilin, Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8350 0888 ext.

88605)

花园烤肉 , 福田区深南大道竹子林东方银座美爵酒 店花园烧烤·酒廊

Gaucho Garden Grill Behind the Taizi Hotel, 3 Taizi Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2667 6608)

花园巴西烤肉 , 南山区蛇口太子路太子宾馆 1 楼后 面

Café Pavilion 1/F, The Pavilion, 4002 Huaqiang Bei Lu, Futian District

Honey Moon 1) B1-25, 1/F, Holiday Plaza, Nanshan District (8629 8767); 2) No. 152, 1/F, Coastal City, Haide Yi Dao, Nanshan District (8635 9680); 3) B98, 1/F, Mix City, Luohu District (8300 5599); 4) No. 28, B2/F, King Glory Plaza, Luohu District (8399 3468); 5) 73B, B1, Coco Park, Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8290 3125)

Café Zen 1/F, Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen, 4088 Yitian Lu, Futian District (8828 4088)

万豪西餐厅 , 福田区深南大道 6005 号金茂深圳 JW 万豪酒店

廷韵咖啡厅 , 福田区华强北路 4002 号圣廷苑酒店 1 楼廷韵咖啡厅

鲜 Café 福田区深圳福田香格里拉大酒店一楼

Café Zentro 1/F, The Venice Hotel Shenzhen, 9026 Shennan Dadao, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (2693 6888 ext.

8117, cafezentro@szvenicehotel.com)

南山区华侨城深南大道 9026 号深圳威尼斯酒店 1

lery, 8 Caitian Bei Lu, Futian District (2683 2087); 2) Unit L111-112, LG/F, New City Plaza, 1093 Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (2598 6166); 3) 1/F, Moi Friendship City, Renmin Nan Lu, Luohu District (8223 8106); 4) 1/F, S103, Mall City, Shenhui Lu, Longgang District (2837 2330); 5) No. 18, Coco Beach, OCT Harbour, 8 Baishi Dong Lu, Nanshan District (8654 1315); 6) Coco Park Store, intersection of Zhongxin Er Lu and Fuhua Lu, Futian District (opposite of Pingan Bldg, Coco Park) (8654 1315)

Flavorz 2/F, The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen, 116 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (2222 2222)

埃克斯咖啡 1) 福田区彩田北路 8 号路雅昌艺术馆 1 楼 ; 2) 福田区深南中路 1093 号新城市广场 LG 层 L111-112; 3) 罗湖区人民南路茂业友谊诚一楼 ; 4) 龙岗区深惠路摩尔城一层 S103 号 5) 南山区白石 路东 8 号欢乐海岸椰林沙滩 18 号 6) 福田区福华二 路与中心二路交汇处 ( 平安大厦 cocopark 对面）

Foo 6/F, Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen, 138 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8826 8700)

Aller 3/F, Badminton Court, Crown Sports Center, Tairan Jiu Lu, Futian District (8889 9878)

全日餐厅 , 福田区福华三路 116 号深圳丽思卡尔顿 酒店 2 楼

馥餐厅 , 深圳四季酒店 深圳市福田区福华三路 138 号6楼

Four Seas International House 3/F, Holiday Plaza, Shennan Lu, Nanshan District (8982 9988) 四海一家 , 南山区深南大道益田假日广场 3 楼

Fusion Café 1/F, The Pavilion Century Tower, 4014 Huaqiang Bei Lu, Futian District

Golden Jaguar 4/F, Shop 401, KK Mall, Kingkey Financial Center, Chai Wuwei Financial Center, Luohu District (8889 6969)

Mercado InterContinental Shenzhen, OCT, 9009 Shennan Dadao, Nanshan District

广场咖啡厅 , 深南大道 9009 号华侨城深圳华侨城 洲际大酒店

Panash 2/F, Four Points by Sheraton, 5 Guihua Lu, Free Trade Zone, Futian District (8359 9999)

泛亚风情餐厅 , 福田保税区桂花路 5 号福朋喜来登 酒店 2 层

来吧空间 , 福田区泰然九路皇冠体育中心羽毛球馆 3楼

Andes Café Shop 40, Phase 2, Nanhai Rose Garden, Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2668 6704)

安第斯咖啡 , 南山区蛇口望海路南海玫瑰园二期 40 号商铺

BBQ Chicken & Beer Café 1) Shop 121122, B/F, Golden Central Business Tower, Jintian Lu, Futian District (8280 4653); 2) 1/F, Donghai City Plaza, 8099 Hongli Lu, Futian District (2600 4055); 3) 3/F, Jinxiu Garden, Qiaocheng Dong Lu, Nanshan District (2600 3887)

比比客 1) 地铁会展中心 E 出口 ; 2) 福田区红荔路 8099 号东海城市广场 1 楼 ; 3）南山区侨城东路锦 绣花园会所 3 楼

Bucher Cafe & Lounge 50 Yankui Lu (opposite to Dameisha Sheraton Resort), Yantian District (2536 6891) 远洋帆清吧 盐田区盐葵路 50 号

Café Marco 1/F, Marco Polo Hotel, Fuhua Yi Lu, Futian District (8298 9888 ext. 8358) 马高 , 福田中心区马哥孛罗酒店 1 楼

Q Café Restaurant & Bar G/F, 999 Royal Suites & Towers, 1003 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (2513 0999 ext. 33703)

Café One 1/F, The Fountain Suites Shenzhen, 2017 Shennan Dong Lu, Futian District (8228 8822 ext. 3168)

Seasons 2/F, Kempinski Hotel Shenzhen, Haide San Dao, Houhaibin Lu, Nanshan District (8888 8888)

Cafe Pavilion 1/F, The Pavilion Longgang, 168 Dayun Lu, Longgang District (8989 9888 ext. 316)

Silk 2/F, The Langham, Shenzhen, 7888 Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8828 9888)

Café Time Shop 62, Section E, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District (2685 5709)

Q咖啡, 罗湖区深南东路1003号丹枫白露酒店首层

四季西餐厅 , 南山区后海滨路海德三道凯宾斯基酒 店2楼

福田区深南大道 7888 号深圳朗廷酒店 2 楼

HH Gourmet, Shop 43B, Nanhai Rose Garden II, Gongyuan Nan Lu, Nanshan District (2683 9259).

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Coffee Shop 西餐厅 , 福田区深南大道竹子林东方 银座美爵酒店 1 楼西餐厅

金钱豹 罗湖区蔡屋围金融中心京基百纳空间 4 楼 401 铺

Café Chinois JW Marriott Hotel, 6005 Shennan Dadao, Futian District (2269 8230)

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Coffee Shop 1/F, Grand Mercure Oriental Ginza Hotel, Zhuzilin, Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8350 0888 ext. 88605)

Amazon Brazilian BBQ 1) B1/F, New City Plaza, Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District.

(2594 1188); 2) Sea World, Taizi Lu, Nanshan District (2668 3388); 3) No. 289, 2/F, Coastal City, Wenxin Wu Lu, Nanshan District (8635 9658)

炎巴西烧烤餐厅 , 深南大道 9009 号华侨城 , 深圳 华侨城洲际大酒店底层

Gelato Italiano G/F, Tianranju Bldg, Junction of Xiangmei Lu and Jingtian Si Lu, Futian District (2390 3636)

满记甜品 1) 南山区益田广场负一楼 B1-25 2) 南山

香咖啡 , 罗湖区建设路 1002 号香格里拉酒店 ( 火 车站东侧 )2 楼

菲苑咖啡厅 , 福田区华强北路 4014 号圣廷苑酒店 世纪楼一楼菲苑咖啡厅

BUFFET

丛欢欢西餐厅 , 公园南路南海玫瑰园二期 43B 商铺

Coffee Garden 2/F, Shangri-La Hotel (east of Railway Station), 1002 Jianshe Lu, Luohu District (8233 0888)

Alenha G/F, InterContinental Shenzhen, 9009 Shennan Dadao, OCT, Nanshan District (3399 3388)

GaGa 鲜语 1) 福田区福华三路星河购物公园 B1 层 ; 2) 福田区福中一路 2014 号深圳书城中心书城 1 楼南区 8 号门

福田区香梅路与景田四路交汇处天然居一楼

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Social 96/F, St. Regis Shenzhen, 5016 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (8308 8888 ext.1832)

秀餐厅 深圳瑞吉酒店罗湖区深南东路 5016 号

The Show Kitchen 32/F, Grand Hyatt Shenzhen, 1881 Baoan Nan Lu, Luohu District (2218 7338)

乐厨 , 罗湖区宝安南路 1881 号 深圳君悦酒店 32 楼

The Tasty Buffet 5/F, Coastal City, Haide Yi Dao, Nanshan District (8635 9922)

大饱口福，南山商业文化中心区海德一道海岸城购 物中心五楼

CAFE Aix Arôme Coffee 1) 1/F, Yachang Art Gal-

咖啡湾 , 深南东路 2017 号华乐大厦一楼

廷韵咖啡厅 , 龙岗区大运路 168 号中海圣廷苑酒店 1楼

南山区蛇口海上世界广场 E 区 62 号

The Coffee Point 1) 2/F, 28 Renmin Bei Lu, Longhua Township (2814 7647) 2) 2/F Tianbei Lu, Telecommunications Bldg, Luohu District (2560 5297) 3) 1/F, Manha Business Plaza, 2022 Huaqiang Bei Lu, Futian District (8324 0305)

波特咖啡 1) 龙华镇人民北路28号2楼 2) 罗湖区田 贝四路邮电大楼2楼 3) 福田区华强北路2022号曼 哈商业广场1楼

Coffee Time 1/F, Returned Students Foundation Garden, South Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District (8635 0922)

咖啡时光 , 南山区高新科技园南区留学生创业园首 层

Crema Coffee Express Right Side of International Chamber of Commerce Tower, 168 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8831 5001)

克瑞玛咖啡 , 福华三路 168 号国际商会中心大堂右 侧

The Drawing Room 96/F, St. Regis Shenzhen, 5016 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu Dis-

trict (8308 8888 ext.1468)

闲逸廊 深圳瑞吉酒店罗湖区深南东路5016号96层

Emily's Cafe Shop 1, Phase 2, Peninsula City, Shekou, Nanshan District (2689 3469) 南山区蛇口半岛城邦二期 1 号商铺

The Exchange 1/F, Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel, East Wing, Great China International Exchange Square, Fuhua Lu, Futian District (8383 8888) 怡聚轩西餐厅，福田区福华路大中华国际交易广场 大中华喜来登酒店1楼

Fix Deli 1/F, The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen, 116 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (2222 2222)

Fix 美食屋 , 福田区福华三路 116 号深圳丽思卡尔 顿酒店 1 楼

Friends Coffee Cafe & Bar 1/F, Huamao Xinyuan Bldg, Hongli Xi Lu, Futian District (8297 0601)

The Lounge 33/F, Grand Hyatt Shenzhen, 1881 Bao’an Nan Lu, Luohu District (8266 1234)

旅行者，罗湖区宝安南路 1881 号深圳君悦酒店 33 楼

The Lounge JW Marriott Hotel, 6005 Shennan Dadao, Futian District (2269 8220) 福田区深南大道6005号金茂深圳JW万豪酒店

Ming Dian Coffee and Tea 59 Taizi Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2686 7982) 名典咖啡语茶, 南山区蛇口太子路59号

More Bar 1/F, east side of Artpia, 8 Zhongkang Nan Lu, Futian District (8279 7909).

深圳 MORe 酒咖吧 , 福田区中康南路 8 号雕塑家 园首层东侧

Old Heaven Books Shop 120, Bldg A5, Phase II, OCT-Loft, Nanshan District (8614 8090)

福田区红荔西路华茂欣园首层商铺

旧天堂书店 南山区华侨城侨城创意文化园北区 A5 栋 120 铺

Greenland Lounge 1/F, The Pavilion, 4002 Huaqiang Bei Lu, Futian District (8270 8888 ext. 8213)

Onyx Lounge 1/F, The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen, 116 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (2222 2222)

绿涧廊 , 华强北路 4002 号圣廷苑酒店一楼绿涧廊

Heather's Garden Cafe Area B, No. 9, Nanshan Flower Market, Qianhai Lu, Nanshan District (186 8894 6329)

欧石楠咖啡馆 , 南山区前海路南山花卉市场 B 区 9 号

Hollys Coffee G/F, Urban Sunshine Bldg, 6017 Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8284 0541)

豪丽斯咖啡 , 福田区深南大道 6017 号都市阳光名 苑首层

ITA Coffee Shop A3, International Leisure Street, CITIC City Plaza, 1095 Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (2598 9203)

ITA 咖啡 , 福田区深南中路 1095 号中信城市广场 国际休闲街 A3 商铺

Italian Bain Coffee 1) 1/F, Hoba Home, Bao’an Bei Lu, Luohu District; 2) L2S113, Coco Park, Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8831 1684); 3) B1, MixC City, Luohu District (2557 7272)

百年意式咖啡店 1) 罗湖区宝安北路好百年首层中 庭 ; 2) 福田区福华三路星河购物公园 L2S113; 3) 罗湖区万象城芮欧生活百货 B1 楼

Italian Best Coffee Rm S142, Gate 8, Shenzen Book Store, Fuzhong Yi Lu, Futian District (2399 2094)

意天利 , 福田区福中一路深圳书城 8 号门 S142 室

Java+ JW Marriott Hotel, 6005 Shennan Dadao, Futian District (2269 8026)

迎客馆 , 福田区深南大道 6005 号金茂深圳 JW 万 豪酒店

Knockbox Coffee No. 201, Coastal City Shopping Centre, 33 Wenxin Lu, Nanshan District (8625 9281)

Onyx 大堂酒廊 , 福田区福华三路 116 号深圳丽思 卡尔顿酒店 1 楼

Origo No. 107, Bldg 1, Nanhai E-Cool, 6 Xinghua Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2160 9527)

原坊 , 南山区蛇口兴华路 6 号南海意库一号楼 107 号

Palm Court The Langham, Shenzhen, 7888 Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8828 9888) 福田区深南大道 7888 号深圳朗廷酒店

Ryu Coffee & Wine Bar Shop 121, Bldg 2, Nanhai E-Cool, 6 Xinghua Lu, Nanshan District (2680 7755) 南山区兴华路 6 号南海意库 2 栋 121

Sam’s Coffee Yong Jing Xuan, Gongye Qi Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2681 0123) 南山区蛇口工业七路雍景轩裙楼首层 101101B

Sculpting in Time Café Shop A110, Bar Street, Eco-Square, OCT, Nanshan District (2660 3991)

雕刻时光咖啡 , 南山区华侨城生态广场酒吧街 A110 号

Seasonal Tastes 1/F, The Westin Shenzhen, 9028-2 Shennan Dadao, Nanshan District (8634 8411, www.westin.com/shenzhen)

知味全日餐厅 , 南山区深南大道 9028-2 号深圳益 田威斯汀酒店 1 楼

Spinelli B1/F, S002-003, Coco Park, 269 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8318 2016)

盛品利咖啡福田区福华三路 269 号星河购物公园 B1 楼 B1S002-003 号铺位

南山区文心五路 33 号海岸城二楼 201 号铺

Spring Box Rm 101-102, Bldg 5, Nanhai E-Cool, 6 Xinghua Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2688 5119)

KK Café 1) Lobby, Poly Bldg, Chuangye Lu, Nanshan District (2642 9334); 2) Plaza Garden City, Shekou, Nanshan District.

(2686 8520)

Sugar Box 1/F, Grand Hyatt Shenzhen, 1881 Baoan Nan Lu, Luohu District (2218 7338, shenzhen.grand.hyatt.com)

南山区蛇口兴华路 6 号南海意库 5 栋 101-102

KK 咖啡 1) 南山区创业路口保利大厦大堂 ; 2) 南山 区工业八路蛇口花园城 3 期 3 栋 15 号

罗湖区宝安南路 1881 号深圳君悦酒店 1 层

La Piazza 1/F, The Venice Hotel Shenzhan, 9026 Shennan Dadao, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (2693 6888 ext.

8113)

Street D Café 101-1, 1/F, Business Street, Huifang Garden, Xuefu Lu, Nanhai Dadao, Nanshan District (2606 6797)

南山区华侨城深南大道9026号威尼斯酒店大堂

Library 100/F, St. Regis Shenzhen, 5016 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (8308 8888 ext. 1459/1455)

藏书阁 , 深圳瑞吉酒店罗湖区深南东路 5016 号 100 层

Lobby Bar 1/F, Grand Mercure Oriental Ginza Shenzhen, Zhuzilin, Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8350 0888 ext.

88605)

大堂吧 福田区深南大道竹子林东方银座美爵酒店

Lobby Lounge 1/F, Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen, 4088 Yitian Lu, Futian District (8828 4088)

迪街咖啡 , 南山区南海大道学府路荟芳园商业内街 1 楼 101-1

TT’s Coffee 1) East side, 1/F, Liancheng Bldg, 1003 Chunfeng Lu, Luohu District (2510 8245); 2) 2/F, Central Book City, Fuzhong Yi Lu, Futian District (8277 7632)

TT 咖啡 1) 罗湖区春风路 1003 号联城大厦 1 楼东 侧 2) 福田中心区福中一路中心书城 2 楼

Viu Café G/F, Donghua Holiday Inn, Nanhai Dadao, Nanshan District (8619 3999) 南山区南海大道东华假日酒店首层城 4 楼

The Voyage 1/F, Central Book City, Fuzhong Yi Lu, CBD, Futian District (8276 5027)

旅行者西餐厅 , 福田中心区福中一路中心书城内一 楼

大堂酒廊 , 福田区深圳福田香格里拉大酒店一楼

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APRil 18 SAT

Art de Vivre Shenzhen Sculpture Academy, 8 Zhongkang Lu, Shangmeilin, Futian District (8251 0369)

楼

Caffe Di Roma Bistro 37-40 Shangye Jie, OCT Portofino, Nanshan District (2600 3297)

古罗马咖啡吧 , 南山区华侨城波托菲诺商业街 37-40 号

福田区上梅林中康路 8 号雕塑家园

Belle-Vue 37/F, Grand Hyatt Shenzhen, 1881 Bao’an Nan Lu, Luohu District (2218 7338)

悦景餐厅 , 罗湖区宝安南路 1881 号深圳君悦酒店 37 层

La Maison Shop 108, Rose Garden I, Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2685 7030)

Stage: Cavalia, 12 noon, 7pm, 8pm, HKD395-1,995 (students HKD245-1,845).

Central Harbourfront Event Space (www.hkticketing.com) Horse lovers, Cavalia is coming to a theater near you! Become immersed in a gorgeous equine spectacle of dancing, sprinting and neighing. A treat for the eyes and ears, the show will take your breath away, as skilled equestrians and horses perform stunts rarely seen outside of the movies.

APRil 10-12 FRI-SUN

Dance: Secrets of the Lost Circus, 8.30pm (preview on Friday), 2.30pm, HKD228-628. Theater at The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Art (www.hkticketing.com) Secrets of the Lost Circus takes place far in the future, after Armageddon has left the world in ruins. A young man, adrift in a city he used to know well, seeks signs of civilization. His search brings him into contact with numerous tribes, from aerialists and acrobats to mimes and jugglers.

APRil 16-25 thuSAT

Drama: Macbeth, 7.30pm, HKD250.

Underground Theater of the Fringe Club (www.hkticketing.com) Macbeth is the shortest of Shakespeare’s four great tragedies, yet one of the most powerful.

Memorably opening on a trio of prophetic witches, the play deals with the temptations of power and the slippery path to damnation. Macbeth, a brave Scottish general, is told that he is fated to become the King of Scotland. At the instigation of his wife, he sets out on a course of betrayal and murder.

APRil 16, 18, & 19 THU–SAT

Concert: Concert in the Dark, 8pm on April 16; 11.30am, 3.30pm and 8pm on April 18-19; cocktail party on April 19, HKD480-1,500. The Metroplex at Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Center (www.hkticketing. com) The very first concert planned by the blind and performed, as its name implies, completely in the dark, this unique experience will run for eight shows. This is the fifth year of Concert in the Dark, which combines music and dialogue in the absence of light to deliver a must-hear performance.

Minus the production expenses, all proceeds will be donated to the Dialogue in the Dark (Hong Kong) foundation.

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Concert: The Piano Guys, 8pm, HKD480-1,080. Hall 2, Asia World-Expo (www.hkticketing.com) Their Youtube channel has more than half a billion video views and over three million subscribers. You probably saw them playing atop the Great Wall or have heard their version of Coldplay’s ‘Paradise.’ Yes, the creative Piano Guys are coming to Hong Kong. With a piece for everyone, the group will play everything from classical to electronic mixes, film scores to pop songs.

APRil 22-23 WED – THU

Concert: Backstreet Boys, 8pm, HKD888-988. The Metroplex at Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Center (www.hkticketing. com) Arguably the pinnacle of the boy band era, the Backstreet Boys are keeping the 90s alive with their continuing tours. I don’t care who you are, where you’re from, what you did – as long as you love them, come and sing out loud, because they want to show you the meaning of being lonely. You know you want it that way. The In a World Like This tour showcases the best of BB.

APRil 24-25 FRI – SAT

Comedy: Improvengers, 8pm, HKD150.

The Fringe Club (www.hkticketing.com) “Captaining Hong Kong through a marvelous universe of audience inspired hilarity in their all-new, worthy of a Tony, Starkly nontrademark infringing improv show,” the Improvengers take Avengers characters and involve them in completely spontaneous situations. It’s the perfect blend of comics, film and theater; a night of weird and wacky scenarios. Not suitable for people under 18 years of age.

APRil 26 SUN

Opera: Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, 5pm and 10pm, HKD152-190, Wellcome Theater at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Art (www.hkticketing.com) The Barber of Seville is one of Italian composer Rossini’s most popular operas. Set in 17th-century Spain, it tells the story of a barber who helps a beautiful young lady break away from her greedy and prurient guardian, in order to marry her lover. Full of cheeky fun and witty repartee, a filmed version of The Met’s current production is being shown at the HKAPA.

南山区蛇口望海路南海玫瑰园一期108号

L'epicerie No. 35, Phase 2, Nanhai Rose Garden, Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2668 7246) 南山区蛇口望海路南海玫瑰园二期35号铺

Le Bistro No. 212. Area D, Coco Park, 138 Mintian Lu, Futian District (8316 9651)

馨迪 , 福田区民田路 138 号购物公园 D 区 212 号

Les Duos B, Bldg 12, Qushui Bay, OCT Bay, 8 Bashi Lu Dong, Nanshan District 南山区白

石路东8号欢乐海岸曲水湾12栋B (8652 6692)

Patio Resto No. 112, Deep Blue Bldg, Longcheng Lu, Nanshan District (186 8896 6961) 庭院法式餐厅 , 南山区龙城路深蓝公寓 112 商铺

The Penthouse 28/F, Huale Bldg, 2017 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (8228 8822)

蓬濠法国餐厅，罗湖区深南东路2017号华乐大 厦28楼

Pipette 1/F, InterContinental Shenzhen, 9009 Shennan Dadao, OCT, Nanshan District (3399 3388 ext. 8581)

深南大道 9009 号华侨城 , 深圳华侨城洲际大酒店

Swallow Nest 11/F, Nanhai Hotel, 1 Gongye Yi Lu, Nanhai Dadao, Nanshan District (2669 2888 ext. 394) 南海酒店燕巢 厅，南山区南海大道工业一路1号南海酒店9楼

Vienne French Restaurant Wuzhou Hotel, 6001 Shennan Dadao, Luohu District (8293 8000) 维埃纳法式餐厅，福田区深南大道

6001号五洲宾馆内

GERMAN Baodenburg Brauhaus 1/F, Jinyuelai Hotel, 2 Xieli Lu, Longgang District (2890 7122) 龙岗区中心城协力路2号金悦来酒店1楼

Bierhaus No. 117, Sea World Plaza, Taizi Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2669 9591) 德瑞坊啤酒餐厅, 南山区蛇口太子路海上

世界广场117号

Brotzeit L1C-055B, 1/F, Coco Park, Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8359 2080) 福田区福华三路购物公园1楼酒吧街

Lowenburg Deck 5-7, Minghua Cruise, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District (2689 2668)

Elba 99/F, St. Regis Shenzhen, 5016 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District.(8308 8888)

欧尔巴 , 罗湖区深南东路 5016 号深圳瑞吉酒店 99 层

The Grill & Bar 2/F, Four Points by Sheraton Shenzhen, 5 Guihua Lu, Futian Free Trade Zone, Futian District (8358 8662)

扒房·酒吧，福田区保税区桂花路 5 号深圳福朋 喜来登酒店 2 楼

Idutang Bldg F3, OCT-Loft, Nanshan District (2691 1826) 一渡堂 , 南山区华侨城创意文化园内

Itali-An 1/F, Oriental Plaza, 1072 Jianshe Lu, Luohu District (8225 7278) 罗湖区建设路 1072 号东方广场 1 楼

La Terrazza 1/F, Grand Hyatt Shenzhen, 1881 Baoan Nan Lu, Luohu District (2218 7338) 罗湖区宝安南路 1881 号深圳君悦酒店 1 层

Lavo Bistro & Lounge Rm 1B, 1M/F, Tower 3, Kerry Plaza, 1 Zhongxin Si Lu, Futian District (8899 9676, 8255 7462)

福田区中心四路一号嘉里建设广场第 3 栋 1M 层 1B 室

Mezzo 2/F, Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel, Great China International Exchange Square, 1 Fuhua Yi Lu, Futian District (8383 8888)

福田区福华一路 1 号大中华国际交易广场大中华 喜来登大酒店 2 楼

Milano Italian Restaurant Bar & Pizzeria 1/F, Anhui Bldg, 6007 Shennan Dadao, Chegongmiao, Futian District (8358 1661)

米兰意大利餐厅, 福田区车公庙深南大道6007号创 展中心（安徽大厦首层)

Paletto Italian Restaurant 2/F, The RitzCarlton, Shenzhen, 116 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (2222 2222)

福田区福华三路 116 号深圳丽思卡尔顿酒店 2 楼

Prego 3/F, Crowne Plaza Hotel & Suites Landmark Shenzhen, 3018 Nanhu Lu, Luohu District (8217 2288)

罗湖区南湖路 3018 号深圳富苑皇冠假日套房酒店 3楼

Red Rock G/F, Shop L1S-07, Xinhe Shopping Plaza, 2088 Nanhai Dadao, Nanshan District (8629 3803).

红岩意大利餐厅，南山区南海大道 2088 号信和自 由广场 1 楼 L1S-07 商铺

The Spaghetti House 1) Shop 399, 3/F, MixC, 1181 Bao’an Nan Lu, Luohu District (8266 8006); 2) Shop FL1014, L1/F, Central Walk, 3 Fuhua Yi Lu, Futian District (8280 1060) ; 3) Shop 258, 2/F, Coastal City, 33 Wenxin Wu Lu, Nanshan District (8635 9622)

南山区蛇口太子路明华轮5-7层

意粉屋 1) 罗湖区宝安南路 1881 号华润中心万象 城三楼 399 号商铺 2) 福田区福华一路 3 号中心城 L1 层 FL1014 号铺 ( 会展中心地铁 B 出口 ) 3) 南 山区文心五路 33 号海岸城 2 楼 258 号铺

Paulaner Brauhaus C-005, Huanchuan Square, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District (2668 7230) 南山区蛇口海上世界环

The Top 5/F, Bldg 1, Nanhai E-Cool, 6 Xinghua Lu, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District (2688 1132)

船广场C-005

南山区蛇口海上世界兴华路6号南海意库1号楼5

Prusa 4/F, Bldg B, World Finance International Center, 4003 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (8333 5551, 8333 5552) 罗湖区深南东路4003号世界金融中心B座4楼 德普鲁斯

ITALIAN Baia B301, Sea World, 8 Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2681 8836)

南山区蛇口望海路8号海上世界船尾广场B301

Blue 3/F, Venice Hotel Shenzhen, 9026 Shennan Dadao, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (2693 6888).

南山区华侨城深南大道 9026 号深圳威尼斯酒店 3

Trattoria Italiana Da Angelo 1) No. 113, B2/F, Nanshan Guest House, Taizi Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2682 5927); 2) L226-227, Excellence Century Plaza, Tower 4, intersection of Haitian Lu and Fuhua Lu, Futian District (2531 3842); 3) G/F, Bldg 12, OCT Bay, 8 Baishi Lu Dong, Nanshan District (8654 1060)

艾嘉路意大利餐厅 1) 南山区蛇口太子路南山宾馆 113 商铺 B2 楼 ; 2) 福田区海田路与福华三路交汇 处卓越世纪中心 4 号楼二区商业层 L226,227 商铺 ; 3）南山区白石路东 8 号欢乐海岸曲水湾 12 栋 1 楼

Vista Lago 1/F, Interlaken OCT Hotel Shenzhen, OCT East, Dameisha, Yantian District (8888 3333, www.interlakenocthotel.com)

花园餐厅 , 盐田区大梅沙东部华侨城茵特拉根酒店

JAPANESE

Shekou, Nanshan District (2683 5449)

欧蜜戈墨西哥餐厅 1) 罗湖人民南路佳宁娜广场 1 楼 E06 商铺 2) 南山区蛇口 3 号太子 路海上世界鸿 隆公寓首层

Banzai-Ya Japanese Dinning G/F, Haiyangge, Haibin Garden, Xinghua Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2683 3090)

Latina 001-C004, Zone C, Sea World Plaza, Shekou, Nanshan District (2667 7697) 南山

万菜屋 , 南山区蛇口兴华路海滨花园海阳阁 1 楼

区蛇口海上世界广场C区001-C004

Chitose Family Restaurant Inside Jusco, CITIC City Plaza, 1095 Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (2894 2208)

Senor Frogs No. 57, Rose Garden Phase 2, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District. (2667 1155) 南山区蛇口玫瑰园二期57号

千登世 , 福田区深南中路 1095 号中信城市广场吉 之岛内

Hele Japanese Cuisine No. 126, Binfen Holiday Shop, Nanyou Dadao, Nanshan District (2606 9163)

和乐日本料理，南山区南油大道缤纷假日商铺 126 号

Japan Fusion 2-3/F, World Finance Center, 4003 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (8266 6688)

Tequila Coyote Cantina Shop 113, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District. (2683 6446); 2) No. 152, Coco Park, 138 Fuhua Lu, Futian District (8295 3332)

仙人掌餐厅 1) 南山区蛇口海上世界商铺 113 号 ; 2) 福田区福华路 138 号购物公园 152 号

Vietnamese

中森名菜 , 罗湖区深南东路 4003 号世界金融中心 二 , 三楼

Kamado Shop 319, 3/F, Coastal City, Haide Yi Lu, Nanshan District (8635 9792) 上井日本料理, 南山海德一道海岸城3楼319店铺

Kamii Restaurant 1) 6/F, King Glory Plaza, Luohu District (8261 1001); 2) G/F, Central Walk, Futian District (8278 0059); 3) 3/F, Kingkey Banner Center, intersection of Baishi Lu and Shahe Dong Lu, Nanshan District (8628 6060)

上井精致日本料理 1) 罗湖区人民南路金光华广场 6 楼 2) 福田区怡景中心城 G 层 3) 南山区红树林白石 路京基百纳广场 3 楼 45 号

Kenzo Teppanyaki 25/F, Grand Mercure Oriental Ginza Hotel, Zhuzilin, Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8302 9564 ext. 88661) 银

座铁板烧餐厅, 福田区深南大道竹子林东方银座美 爵酒店25楼

Kyoku Japanese Cuisine Restaurant Bldg 17, Qushui Bay, OCT Bay, 8 Baishi Dong Lu, Nanshan District (8654 1122) 南山区白石路东8号欢乐海岸曲水湾17栋

Momiji 3/F, Holiday Inn Donghua Shenzhen, No. 2307, Donghua Park, Nanhai Lu, Nanshan District (8619 3999) 米西索加, 南山区南 海大道东华园 2307号东华假日酒店三楼

Nishimura 1/F, Marco Polo Shenzhen, 28 Fuhua Yi Lu, Futian District (8298 9888)

西村日本料理 , 福田中心区福华一路 28 号深圳马 哥孛罗好日子酒店 1 楼

Osaka Japanese Restaurant 1/F, Swallow Hotel, 3002 Jiabin Lu, Luohu District (8220 0364) 大阪日本料理店, 罗湖区嘉宾路3002号海

燕大酒店1楼(金光华对面)

Sakana-Ya Japanese Dinning 4/F, Oriental Plaza, 1072 Jianshe Lu, Luohu District (8228 0778) 酒菜屋 , 罗湖区建设路 1072 号东方广场 4 楼

Shizuku 2/F, JW Marriott Hotel, 6005 Shennan Dadao, Futian District (2269 8231)

福田区深南大道 6005 号金茂深圳 JW 万豪酒店 2 楼

Sushi Chef Ting 1) Shop 150, Coastal City, Haide Yi Dao, Nanshan District (8635 9662) ; 2) G/F, New Street Plaza, Nanhai Dadao, Nanshan District (2606 3639); 3)G/F, Xinwanjia Supermarket, Jintian Lu, Futian District (3333 1202)

寿师傳回转寿司 1) 南山区海德一道海岸城美食美 家 150 铺 2) 深圳南山区南海大道新街口广场首层 ( 近东滨路 3) 深圳福田区金田路兴万家超市首层

Sushi Oh Restaurant L318 Shop, Jusco Store, Basement, CITIC City Plaza, 1095 Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (2594 0928) 寿司屋, 福田区深南中路1095号中信广场 负层吉之岛L318铺

Sushi King 1/F, Coastal City, Haide Yi Dao, Nanshan District (8635 9765)

寿司王，南山区海德一道海岸城购物广场一楼 149 号商铺

LATIN AMERICAN Amigos Restaurant and Bar 1) Shop E6, G/F, Carriana Friendship Center, Renmin Nan Lu, Luohu District (6133 9993); 2) 1/F, Honglong Hotel, Sea World, 32 Taizi Lu,

Offering an excellent range of Vietnamese cuisine, all at a reasonable price and served in a relaxing environment, this is a solid option to satisfy cravings, pho sure.

Let’s Viet Shop B26C, Link City Passage (near Coco Park), Futian District

越品 , 福田区连城新天地 B26C 商铺 (8255 7048)

La vie A2-39, Poly Cultural Plaza, Houhai, Nanshan District

越鼎记 , 南山区后海保利文化广场 A2-39 (8628 7826)

Muine No. 219, 2/F, Garden City, 1086 Nanhai Dadao, Nanshan District (2681 7828); Shop 203, L2/F, Coco Park, Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8693 7310) 南山区南海大道 1086 号花园城中心第 2 楼 219 号铺 ( 蛇口沃尔玛对面 ) ; 福田区福华三路 Coco Park L2-203

OTHER WESTERN 360°Bar, Restaurant & Lounge 31/F, Shangri-La Hotel (east of Railway Station), 1002 Jianshe Lu, Luohu District (8396 1380)

360°西餐酒廊 , 罗湖区建设路 1002 号 ( 火车站东 侧 ) 香格里拉大酒店 31 层

Acaly’Do 1/F, Citic Mangrove Bay (near Shahe Golf), Shahe Dong Lu, Nanshan District (8626 8176)

南山区沙河东路中信红树湾首层沙河高尔夫斜对面

Atmosphere 1) Shop 368, 3/F, Block B, Phase Two, MixC, 1881 Baoan Nan Lu, Luohu District (2227 7788); 2) Shop 1, Peninsula Phase 2, Shekou, Nanshan District (2602 7898)

喜悦 1) 罗湖万象城二期 B 座 3 楼 ; 2) 南山区蛇口 半岛城邦 2 期商铺 1 号

Burger King 1) No. 108, B/F, KK Shopping Mall, KK Financial Centre, Luohu District (8202 5622); 2) 2/F, Sang Da Bldg, Huaqiang Bei, Futian District (8202 4922); 3) L2C-002, 2/F, Coco Park, 269 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District. (2151 5526) 汉堡王 1) 罗湖区菜屋围京基金融中心之京基百 纳空间负一楼 108 号 2) 福田区华强北桑达大厦 2 楼（茂业百货对面）3) 福田区福华三路 269 号 cocopark2 楼 L2C-002 号铺

Casablanca Shop 118-120, Bldg 1, Sea World Plaza, Haibin Commercial Bldg, Shekou, Nanshan District (2667 6968)

卡萨布兰卡餐厅，南山区蛇口兴华路海滨花园商业 中信 1 栋首层 118-120

Caesar Restaurant 2/F, Lidu Hotel, Guangfa

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Bldg, 2007 Dongmen Nan Lu, Luohu District (8225 9988 ext. 244)

凯撒咖啡西餐厅，罗湖区东门南路 2007 号广发 大厦丽都酒店 2 楼

the eighth Macau International Real Estate Fair showcases theme of showing upscale properties and homes, combining tourism, culture, entertainment and commerce together.

APRil 11 SAT

Concert: Amazing Winds, 8pm, MOP120. Grand Auditorium, Macao Culture Centre (www.macauticket. com) In this Macao Youth Symphonic Band concert, audiences will be serenaded by four solo shows. Marimba, clarinet, tuba and saxophone performances will be given by Lily Hoi, Helen Tang, Alvin Sam and Derek Lee respectively.

Dance: Dance Action 2015, 8pm, MOP100. Grand Auditorium, Macao Culture Centre (www.macauticket. com) Dance Action is a series of remarkable dance performances staged by Regina Dance Group since 2005. The theme changes frequently, and this year will focus on cosplay. Two-hundred-andsixty dancers transform themselves into various animation characters to bring audience a spectacle that is both fun and fantastically skilled.

MAY 1-2 fri-Sat

City Steak Emperor No. 229, 2/F, North Shenzhen Book City, Hongli Lu, Futian District (2399 2133)

城市扒王 , 福田区红荔路深圳书城北区 2 楼 229 号

Danube 1/F, Vienna Hotel, 73 Fuhua Lu, Futian District (8398 1688, 8398 6993) 多瑙河西餐厅, 福田区福华路73号维也纳酒店 1楼铺

Double Star Cafe 2/F, King Glory Plaza, Renmin Nan Lu, Luohu District (8261 1808, www.doublestar.com.hk) 帝宝星 , 罗湖区金光华广场 2 楼

Doors Chillout Lounge 6-21 Xuefu Lu, Nanshan District (8630 8114) 南山区学府路6-21 D.U.B ST. 23 25A, G/F, Wongtee Plaza, 118 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8206 2323) 福田区福华三路118号皇庭广场G层25A

Four Seasons Dining Room No. 105, Haibin Business Center, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District

南山区蛇口海上世界海滨商业中心 105 号 (2689 3986)

Friday Cafe No. 111, G/F, Xinxing Square, Diwang Bldg, 5002 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (8246 0757)

Grange Grill 25/F, The Westin Shenzhen Nanshan, 9028-2 Shennan Dadao, Nanshan District (8634 8431)

威斯汀扒房, 南山区深南大道9028号-2深圳益田 威斯汀酒店25层

Grape 1 Yanshan Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2668 7777). 葡逸餐厅 , 南山区蛇口沿山路 1 号

Concert: Katy Perry, 8pm, MOP3801,680. Venetian Macao-Cotai Arena (www.macauticket.com) ‘Fruit sister’ Katy Perry is bringing her Prismatic World Tour to Macau on the first of May. Beginning in Northern Ireland in May 2014, Perry has been touring Europe, North America and Oceania with 20 of her songs, including hits ‘I Kissed a Girl’ and ‘Firework.’

All Month

Greenery Cafe 3/F, Hualianfa Bldg, 2006 Huaqiang Bei Jie, Futian District (8399 8828, 8399 8118)

绿茵阁，华强北商业街 2006 号华联发大厦三楼

The Grill 2/F, Hilton Shenzhen Shekou Nanhai, 1177 Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2162 8888)

南山区望海路 1177 号蛇口希尔顿南海酒店 2 楼

The Grill & Bar 2/F, Four Points by Sheraton Shenzhen, 5 Guihua Lu, Futian Free Trade Zone, Futian District (8358 8662)

扒房·酒吧 , 福田区保税区桂花路 5 号深圳福朋喜 来登酒店 2 楼

The Kitchen No. 144, Coco Park, 138 Mintian Lu, Futian District (2531 3860)

现场厨房 , 福田区民田路 138 号城建购物公园 144 号

The Lounge 33/F, Grand Hyatt Shenzhen, 1881 Baoan Nan Lu, Luohu District (2218 7338) 罗湖区宝安南路 1881 号深圳君悦酒店 33 层

Life Cali Bistro South Gate, Central Walk, Fuhua Lu, Futian District (3682 2766) 福田区福华路中心城广场 L 层南大门旁

Concert: Sam Hui, 8pm, MOP2801,080. Cotai Arena, Venetian Macao (www.macauticket.com) Hong Kong singer-songwriter Sam Hui will be performing his What a Wonderful World show in Macau this month. Combining Western-style music with Cantonese slang, Hui is credited with popularizing Cantopop and regarded as the first major Cantopop superstar.

APR 10-12 FRI-SUN

Exhibition: Macao International Real Estate Fair, 11am-10pm.

Cotai Expo Hall A, Venetian Macao (www.v-8.cn) A well-known exhibition in Macau,

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LSD F1-105A, OCT-Loft, Enping Jie, Nanshan District (8610 6344) 迷食 , 南山区华侨城创意文化园 F1-105A

Festival: Macau International Film and Video Festival 2015, Macao Cultural Centre – Small Auditorium (www.macauticket.com) Macau’s major film fest will be running all month, featuring local and international films. Movies featured include Theeb, the story of two Bedouin boys caught up in a conflict between Britons, Ottomans and Arabs in the Wadi desert during World War I; Corrections Class, 25-year-old Russian director Ivan Tverdovsky’s film about disabled youngsters in a former Soviet Republic; and immigrant vampire tale What Do We Do in the Shadows, amongst many others.

One Steak 1) 1/F Hongling Bldg, 1045 Shennan Zhong Lu, Nanshan District (2586 6333); 2) L3-1, 9028-2 Shennan Lu, Holiday Plaza, Nanshan District (8629 8729)

王品台塑牛排，1) 深南中路 1045 号红岭大厦 1 楼 2) 南山区深南大道 9028-2 号益田假日广场三 楼

Paiza Bistro & Lounge No. 110, Phase 1, Peninsula City, Jinshiji Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2668 7055) 南山区蛇口金世纪路半岛城邦一期 110 号

Poseidon Restaurant & Bar No. 13, Phase 3, Coastal Rose Garden, Jinshiji Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2160 9519)

波塞冬西餐厅酒吧，南山区蛇口金世纪路南海玫 瑰园三期 13 号

号 (近深圳大学西门)

星期五西餐厅 , 罗湖区深南东路 5002 号地王大厦 信兴广场首层 111 号

Concert: Lovely Jazz, 8pm, MOP50.

Small Auditorium, Macao Culture Centre (www.macauticket.com) Organized by Macao Philharmonic Association, jazz lovers should not miss this show. The Macao Jazz Swing Band will be joined by other bands from Zhuhai in an evening full of smooth tunes and cool cats.

District (2668 4496)

麦考利爱尔兰酒吧，南山区蛇口海上世界广场 118号

Made in Kitchen 7/F, Kingglory Plaza, 2028 Renmin Lu, Luohu District (8261 1899)

厨房制造 , 罗湖人民南路 2028 号金光华广场 7 楼

Mama’s No. 110-111, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District. (2686 2349) 南山区蛇口海上世界 110-111 号商铺

May Flower Restaurant 2/F, Phase 4, Commerce City, Azure Coast, Houhai Dadao, Nanshan District (2649 8033/2649 022)

五月花餐厅 , 南山区后海大道蔚蓝海岸四期商贸城 2楼

McCawley's Bar & Grill Shop 109, Bldg 7, Phase 3, Rose Garden, Shekou, Nanshan District (2667 4361). 南山区蛇口南海玫瑰园三期 7 号楼 109 号商铺

McCawley’s Irish Bar & Restaurant Shop 118, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan

Rapscallions No. 138, Gouwu Garden, Mintian Lu, Futian District (8359 7131) 瑞布斯, 福田区民田路购物公园北园138号

Romas Bar & Grill Block B (behind the Taizi Hotel), 5 Taizi Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2683 8492, 2683 8491)

罗马西餐厅 , 南山区蛇口太子路太子宾馆后 B 座

Seattle Café No. 38, 1/F, Holiday Garden, Nanshan District (2606 4862)

西雅图西餐扒房，南山区缤纷假日花园 1 层 38 号 ( 东华假日酒店旁 )

Shark 1) Shopping Park B, Mintian Lu, Futian District (8203 1999) 2) West of Bar Street, Sea World Squae, Shekou, Nanshan District (2602 9569) 鲨鱼餐吧 1) 福田区民田

路购物公园B区一楼 2) 南山区蛇口海上世界西 侧国际酒吧街

Sky Paradise 50/F, Hilton Panglin Hotel, 2002 Jiabin Lu, Luohu District (2518 5888) 罗湖区嘉宾路 2002 号希尔顿彭年酒店 50 楼

Stonegrill L1021-L1022, 3 Fuhua Yi Lu, Futian District

石头烧福田区福华一路怡景中心城 L1021 尚铺 (8276 5289)

Subway 1) FL1004, 1/F, Yijing Central Walk, 3 Fuhua Yi Lu, Futian District (8280 1186); 2) Shop B14, B/F, Gouwu Garden Metro Shopping Mall, Futian District (8329 2299)

1) 福田区福华一路怡景中心城一楼西侧 FL1004 号铺 ; 2) 福田区购物公园负一楼地铁商业广场 B14

Super Steak 3/F, Coco Park, Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (2531 3998) 超级牛扒 , 福田区福华三路 Coco Park 三楼

Take Seafood Supermarket No. 103, Zone A, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District (2160 2378) 南山蛇口海上世界船前广场 A 区 103 号

Taste 3/F, Four Points by Sheraton, 5 Guihua Lu, Futian District (8359 9999 ext.

88667)

桂花酒店 , 福田保税区桂花路 5 号福朋喜来登酒店 3楼

Tasty 1/F, International Finance Center, 4003 Shennan Dong Lu, Futian District (2598 1298, 2598 1299)

西堤牛排, 深圳市深南东路4003号世界金融中 心1F

The Village No. 108-109, Haichang Jie, Shekou, Nanshan District (2685 0910)

南山区蛇口海昌街海尚国际裙楼 108-109 号铺

Veranda Restaurant & Lounge 5-1 Taizi Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2667 6608) 南山区蛇口太子路 5-1 号

West Steak House 2/F, 52 Jiefang Lu, Luohu District (8229 9139) 西部牛扒城，罗湖区解放路 52 号 2 楼

Willy's Crab Shack 18 Shiyun Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (8827 8002) 南山区蛇口新街 石云路18号 (www. willyscrabshack.com)

Listings

PIZZA Kiwi Pizza 1) Shop 46B, Phase II, Coastal Rose Garden, Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2160 1583); 2) B14 Underground Commercial Street, Coco Park, Futian District (8329 2299); 3) No. 8 Outlets Minkang Lu, Longhua District; 4) No. 125, Area A, North Park, Shopping Park, Mintian Lu, Futian District 纽奇比萨 1) 南山区望海路南海玫瑰园二期46B铺; 2) 福田区购物公园负一层地铁商业街B14铺; 3) 龙 华新区民康路八号仓奥特莱斯; 4) 福田区民田路购 物公园北园A区125

Lou Palacio Pizza 1/F, No. 40, Bldg A, Poly Cultural Center, Nanshan District (8628 7109) 帕拉休，南山区保利文化广场A区40号店铺

NYPD Pizza 1) Shop FL1015, Central Walk, Fuhua Yi Lu, Futian District (8887 6973); 2) No. 26, Haichang Jie, Shekou, Nanshan District (8887 6973); 3) 3085-10 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (8887 6973, 137 9847 1160)

纽约批萨1) 福田区福华一路中心城FL1015商铺; 2)南山区蛇口海昌街海尚国际裙楼26号铺 (近新一 佳); 3) 罗湖区东门深南路3085-10号

Papa John’s Pizza 1) 1/F, F2.6 Tianzhan Bldg, Tian’an Industry Plaza, Futian District; 2) Unit 149, 1/F, Coastal City, Nanshan Business & Culture Center, Nanshan District; 3) 2/F, Soho Coco Park, 3 Fuhua Lu, Futian District; 4) 1/F, 115B, Garden City Commercial Centre, Nanhai Dadao, Nanshan District; 5) 1/F, TT International Area, Lianhua Lu, Futian District; 6) 1/F, Hubei Baofeng Bldg, 1054 Bao’an Nan Lu, Luohu District; 7) 3/F, Manha Shopping Plaza, Huaqiang Bei Lu, Futian District; 8) 2/F, Luohu Culture Center, Renmin Bei Lu, Luohu District; 9) Unit A1-14, 1/F, Poly Cultural Centre, Nanshan Business & Culture Center, Nanshan District

棒 ! 约翰 1) 福田区天安数码城天展大厦 F2.6 栋 1 楼 ; 2) 南山区商业文化中心海岸城一层 149 号商铺 ; 3) 福田区福华三路购物公园 2 楼 ; 4) 南山区南海大 道花园城商业中心 115B; 5) 福田区莲花路 TT 国际 街区首层 ; 6) 罗湖区宝安南路 1054 号湖北宝丰大 厦首层 ; 7) 福田区华强北路曼哈购物广场 3 楼 ; 8) 罗湖区东门步行街人民北路罗湖文化中心 2 楼 ; 9) 南山区南山商业文化中心区保利文化广场 A1-14 号

Pizza Express Shop 568, 5/F, the MixC, 1881 Bao'an Nan Lu, Luohu District (2215 9036) 罗湖区宝安南路1881号万象城5楼

LUOHU 360°Bar, Restaurant & Lounge 31/F, Shangri-La Hotel (East of Railway Station), No.1002 Jianshe Lu, Luohu District (8396 1380-8360).

罗湖区建设路 1002 号（火车站东侧）香格里拉大 酒店 31 层

Apollo 57/F, Hilton Shenzhen Pengnian Hotel, 2002 Jiabin Lu, Luohu District (2518 5888 ext 3914) 罗湖区嘉宾路 2002 号彭年酒店 57 楼

Butter Basement B/F, Carrinna Friendship Square, 2002 Renminnan Road, Luohu Dist.

(2518 3338) 罗湖区人民南路佳宁娜广场负一楼

Brew House 3/F, Crowne Plaza Hotel & Suites and Landmark, 3018 Nahu Road, Luohu District. (8217 2288 ext. 569)

罗湖区南湖路费用户号深圳富苑皇冠假日套房酒店 三楼

Brown Sugar Jar 1/F, Le Yang Feng Jing Ge, Huang Bei Lu, Dongmen, Luohu District.

(2541 6110) 红糖罐 罗湖区东门商业圈 黄贝路乐扬枫景阁一楼

Champs Bar & Grill 2/F, Shangri-La Shenzhen, Luohu Dist. (8396 1366) 罗湖区香格里拉大酒店 2 楼

Chocolate 1/F, New 2000 Plaza, Huishang Mingyuan, Nanqing Street, Dongmen, Luohu District. (2582 2222) 罗湖区东门南庆街汇 商名苑2000广场1楼（金莎国际会所楼下）

City Cowboy 2/F, Jihao Garden, 1048 Hua Li Lu, Luohu District (2582 8218) 深圳市罗湖区华丽路 1048 号集浩花园 2 楼

Decanter 100/F, St. Regis Shenzhen, No.5016 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (8308 8888-1459/1455) 品酒阁 深圳瑞吉酒店

罗湖区深南东路5016号100层

Discovery Bar 48 Jin Tang Jie (next to Lijing Int’l Club), Luohu District (8248 1742) 罗湖金塘街 48 号丽晶国际俱乐部旁边

Evolution Bar F2/3, Carriana Friendship Square (next to Starbucks), Renmin Nan Lu, Luohu District 罗湖区人民南路佳宁娜友宜广场

首层G2&G3(近星巴克咖啡店)

Echo Club, No.S268, MixC, Phase II, No.1881 Bao’an Nan Lu, Luohu District (2292 3777). 埃可俱乐部·酒吧，罗湖区宝安南

路1881号华润中心万象城二期B栋二楼

SPANISH

Face Club,4/F, MixC Mall Phase II, No.1881 Bao'an Nan Lu, Luohu District(8266 6699).

Flamenco House Shop B104, B1/F, Century Place, Huaqiangbei, Futian District (3300 5750)

Feeling Bar 1/F, Zhidi Plaza, No.3068 Chunfeng Lu, Luohu District (2230 1119)

福田区华强北世纪广场负一层B04

TURKISH Anatolia Turkish Restaurant, 1/F, Xing Yue Business Hotel, No. 3018 Dongmen Nan Lu, Luohu District (8222 6154; 8225 7677).

安纳托利亚， 罗湖区东门南路 3018 号兴悦商务酒 店1楼

Istanbul Fast Food Cafe Jinghua Building 1C055, Huafa Bei Lu, Futian District (3309 7180, 3309 7190) 福田区华发北路京华大院一号楼 1C055 号

Mevlana Turkish Restaurant 154 Zhenxing Lu, Futian District (8336 8778)

梅夫拉那土耳其餐厅福田区振兴路 154 号

The Istanbul Restaurant Room 107, Lang Yu Feng Ting,1010 Wenjin Nan Lu, Luohu District (8261 0201)

土耳其伊斯坦布尔餐厅，罗湖区文锦南路 1010 号 朗御风庭 107 号地铺

nightlife

罗湖区宝安南路 1881 号万象城第二期卡地亚楼上 四楼

罗湖区春风路置地广场首层

Key Bar G-6 SOHO, Jia Ning Na Square, 2002 Ren Min Nan Lu, Luohu District

罗湖区人民南路 2002 号嘉宁娜友谊广场 SOHO 酒吧 街 G-6

Le Nest 1/F, Guomao Da Sha, Renmin Nan Lu, Luohu District (8221 1018) 罗湖区人民南路国贸大厦 A 区外一楼

Malt 100/F, St. Regis Shenzhen, No.5016 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (8308 8888-1459/1455) 天吧，深圳瑞吉酒店罗湖区

深南东路5016号100层

Michelle’s Bar South gate of Shenzhen Stadium, Sun Gang Lu, Luohu District (8327 6642) 罗湖区笋岗路深圳体育馆南门 Milky Jiabin Lu (beside Soho Bar), Luohu District (8225 8199) 罗湖区嘉宾路soho吧旁 Oasis Bar 13/F, Jinhu Hotel, Hubei Lu, Luohu District 罗湖湖贝路锦湖宾馆13楼 Richy Club, 66 Chunfeng Lu (next to Lu Shan Hotel), Luohu District (8234 2565) 春风路3023号（庐山酒店1楼）

Soho Bar Opposite of King Glory Plaza, Jiabin Lu, Luohu District (8220 0628) 罗湖区嘉宾路金光华广场对面

Sparkle Club & Restaurant 1/F, Zense Hotel, Wen Jin Zhong Lu, Luohu Dist. (8239

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4800) 罗湖区文锦中路升逸酒店首层 Tanghui Bar 1/F, A08, Zhidi Plaza, Chun Feng Lu, Luohu District (2230 1698) 罗湖区春风路北侧置地逸轩裙楼 A08

Tashe Delick Bar 3/F, Shanghai Shizhuang Company, 2033 Hongling Zhong Lu, Luohu District (8241 8028) 红岭中路 2033 号上海时装公司 3 楼

The Penthouse 38/F, Grand Hyatt Shenzhen, 1881 Baoan Nan Lu, Luohu District (2218 7338) 罗湖区宝安南路1881号深圳君悦 酒店38层

The St. Regis Bar 96/F, St. Regis Shenzhen, No.5016 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (8308 8888-1468)

瑞吉吧 深圳瑞吉酒店罗湖区深南东路 5016 号 96 层深圳瑞吉酒店罗湖区深南东路 5016 号 99 层

Executive Lounge 25/F, Grand Mercure Oriental Ginza Shenzhen,Shennan Da Dao Xi,Futian District (8350 0888) 福田区深南大道西东方银座美爵酒店 25 楼

Ella Entertainment Park East Gate, Shopping Park, Fuhua Yi Lu, Futian District 福田区福华一路购物公园东门

Frankie’s No.33-34, Building 3, Gui Huayuan Garden, Fenghuang Dao, Guihua Lu, Futian Free Trade Zone (8271 9220)

福田保税区桂花路凤凰道桂花苑花园 3 栋一层 33-34 号铺

Gold Rush Bar 2/F, The Pavilion Hotel, 4002 Huaqiang Bei Lu, Futian Dist. (8207 8888 ext. 8225) 华强北路4002号圣廷苑酒 Honolu Club Top/F ,Donghai Jingtian Yinzuo, Jingtian Bei Jie, Futian District La Casa No.139 Coco Park, Fuhua Lu, Futian District. (8290 3279) 悦坊 福田区福华路城建购物公园 139 号

3D Bar Block B, Bar Street, CITIC City Plaza, 1093 Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (2598 6011) 福田区深南中路 1093 号中信广场酒吧街 B 区

After 5 Bar & Cafe Unit 104, Jin Run Building, Tai Ran Jiu Lu, Futian District (2396 4800). 福田区泰然九路金润大厦104 Angelbaby Bar 1/F, Huale Building, No.1, Zhong Hang Bei Lu, Hua Qiang Bei, Futian District.(2830 7788).

天使宝贝 福田区华强北中航北路 1 号华乐大厦一楼

Before Sunset Bar Bar Street, CITIC Plaza, Futian District (13510131001) 中信广场酒吧街

Beng/Bang No.138, Block B, North of Shopping Park, Min Tian Lu, Futian District (8860 1818). 欧莉酒吧，福田区民田路购物公园北园B区138号

Brown Sugar Jar G9 Huangguan Technology Park, Tairan 9 Lu, Futian District. (8320 7913) 红糖罐 福田区泰然九路皇冠科技园 2 栋 G9

Lachesis 7/F, Bldg 3, Phoenix, 2008 Shennan Lu, Futian District (186 7919 1990) 福田区深南路 2008 号中国凤凰大厦三号楼七楼

Lavo Bistro & Lounge 1M/F, Room 1B, Tower 3, Kerry Plaza, No 1, Zhongxin Si Lu, Futian District (8899 9676; 8255 7462)

福田区中心四路一号嘉里建设广场 T3 栋 1M 层 1B 室

Leo Bar Bar Street, CITIC City Plaza, 1095 Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (2598 9898) 福田区深南中路1095号中信城市广场国

际休闲街A4

Light Club 1/F, AB Block, Shenzhen Culture Creative Park, Fuqiang Lu, Futian District (8337 9999) 福田区福强路文化创意园 AB 座首层

Lili Marleen Fuhua Yi Lu (opposites Coco Park Starbucks), Futian District (8295 0548) 福田区福华一路购物公园星巴克对面

McCawley’s Irish Bar Shop 151-152, Coco Park, Futian District. (2531 3599) 福田区购物公园 151-152

Calio Bar Shop 055, 2/F, Coco Park, Fuhua San Lu, Futian Dist. (2533 1844) 福田区福华三路星河苏活购物公园二楼 055 号

Mexico Fans Club 1/F, Eight District Bldg, Tiyuguan, Futian DIstrict (8329 3138) 体育馆八区首层

Chicago Club G/F, Gate 4 of Shenzhen Stadium, Sungang Lu, Futian District (8324 0294) 福田区笋岗路深圳体育馆四号门首层 Club Viva No. 140, Fuhua Lu, CoCo Park, Futian District (137 9825 6176)

福田区中心四路1号嘉里建设广场裙楼一层6室

Xpats Bar & Lounge FL1016 & FL1017 (next to NYPD), East Side Walk, Central Walk Shopping Mall, Fuhua Lu, Futian District (8280 1352) 福田区福华路中心城东面 1016-1017 铺

Yi Bar & Lounge 6/F, Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen, 138 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8826 8900) 逸廊吧 深圳四季酒店6楼, 福 田区福华三路138号

NANSHAN

店二层

景田北街东海景田银座顶层

FUTIAN

Vinsplus Room 6, 1/F, Kerry Plaza, No.1 Zhongxin Si Lu, Futian District.(8273 2082) 荣仕廊酒业

O! Garden No. 138, Mintian Lu, Futian District. (8889 6999)

3D Bar 1)11, Bar Street, Window of the World, Nanshan Disdrict (2690 1559) 2)17, Block A, Bar Street, Poly Culture Centre (8628 7911)

1) 世界之窗欧陆风情酒吧街头 11 号 2) 南山保利文 化广场 A 区 17 号

湾 15 栋

Coko Club 1) Bar Street, CITIC City Plaza, 1093 Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (2598 9998) 2) No.6, European Customs Bar Street, Window of World, Nanshan District (2692 9098); 3) Haide plaza, Coastal city, Wenxin Wu Lu, Nanshan District

1) 福田区深南中路中信广场深圳国际酒吧街 F 栋 2) 南山区世界之窗欧陆风情酒吧街 6 号 ; 3) 南山区文 心五路海岸城购物中心海德广场 202-1

Club Viva International Bar Street, West of Seaworld Square, Shekou, Nanshan District. (2669 7365) 南山区海上世界广场西侧国际酒吧街

Eden Garden Rooftop Bar 16/F, Hilton Senzhen Shekou Nanhai, 1177 Wanghai Lu, Nanshan District 伊甸园屋顶酒吧，南山区望海路1177号蛇口希尔 顿南海酒店16楼

Enigma Bar Beside the KTV, Seaworld, Shekou Nanshan District (2667 7744)

Aulon Wine Bar Shop 32, Coastal Garden II, Wanghai Lu, Shekou (2688 3381)

蛇口海上世界海上明珠旁边

Bar Leo 1/F, Poly Cultural Centre, Nanshan District (8628 6868)

老鹰吧 南山区白石路东 8 号欢乐海岸曲水湾 20 栋

Barfly No.3-12, Garden City Phase III, Gongye Ba Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District.

(2667 2532)

南山区深南路华侨城洲际大酒店

Blu Bamboo, No. 3-4, Xinghua Lu, Sea World Plaza, Shekou, Nanshan District (134 1003 7390).

南山区文心五路海岸城购物中心海德广场 202-2

蛇口望海路南海玫瑰园二期 32 号

南山区中心区保利文化广场一楼 21 号（保利剧院 对面）

南山区蛇口工业八路花园城三期 3-12 号

南山区蛇口海上世界兴华路 3-4 号

Bill & Helen 1st floor, Taizi Hotel, No.5, Taizi Road, Shekou, Nanshan Dist. 2668 5972)

Eagle Bar Block 20, OCT Bay, No. 8 Baishi Lu Dong, Nanshan District. (8654 1082) Galleon Restaurant & Bar interContinental, 9009, Shennan Lu, OCT, Nanshan District (3399 3388)

Good Time Bar 202-2 Haide Plaza, Coastal City, Wenxin Wu Lu, Nanshan District (8635 9286) Jazz Garden No.5, Window of the World Bar Street, Nanshan District (2660 0032). 爵士花园，南山区世界之窗欧陆情酒吧街 5 号

南山区蛇口太子路太子宾馆一楼

Jordan’s Bar 55 South Sea Rose Garden, Phase 2, Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District. (2668 6040)

Boomerang, A1-39, Poly Cultural Center, Hou Haibin Lu, Nanhai Dadao, Nanshan District (8655 2054).

Idutang OCT Loft, Enping Jie, OCT, Nahshan Dist.

回旋镖酒吧，南山区后海大道后海滨路保利文化中 心 A1-39 号

Brown’s Wine & Cigar House Shop 55-56 Commercial Street, Portofino Club House, Xiangshan Lu, OCT, Nanshan District (8608 2379) 南山区华侨城香山路波托菲诺会所商业

街 55-56 号

福田区民田路 138 号购物公园

南山区蛇口望海路南海玫瑰园二期 55 号

南山区桥城东恩平街华侨城创意文化园内

La Piazza G/F, The Venice Hotel Shenzhen, No.9026 Shennan Dadao, Nanshan District (2693 6888) 南山区深南大道 9026 号深圳威尼斯酒店首层

La Maison Shop 108, Nanhai Rose Garden, Building 29-32, No. 91, Wanghai Lu, Nanshan District. (2681 6410) 南山区望海路91号

29－32栋南海玫瑰花园108号

福田区福华路城建购物公园 140 号

Pepper Club, 2/F, Shopping Park, Fuhua Lu, Fustian District (8319 9040). 福田区福华路购物公园二楼

Listen Bar G/F Xin Neng Yuan Bldg, Nanhai Boulevard, Nanshan District (2643 3939)

Craft Head Nano Tap House West Shop, Bldg 161, Crossing of Huanggang Gongyuan Yi Jie and Shuiwei Ba Jie, Futian District (136 6229 2253)

Rapscallions Bar, No.138 Min Tian Lu, North of Shopping Park, Futian District (0755-8359 7131).

Liberty Bar, Building 115-117, Sea World Plaza, Shekou, Nanshan District (134 2385 3725).

福田区皇岗公园一街与水围八街交界处 161 栋西面 商铺

Crystal Bldg E, Bar Street, CITIC City Plaza, 1095 Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (2598 5509) 福田区深南中路中信广场酒吧街 E 栋

Curv Bar 1/F, The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen, 116 Fuhua San Road, Futian District (2222 2222)

福田区福华三路 116 号深圳丽思卡尔顿酒店 1 楼

Duke’s, The Langham, Shenzhen, No. 7888, Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8828 9888). 福田区深南大道7888号深圳朗廷酒店 Day and Night Building A3, Bar Street, CITIC City Plaza, 1095 Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (2598 9203) 福田区深南中路中信广场酒吧街 A3 栋

Demon 1) Building C, Bar Street, CITIC City Plaza, 1095 Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (2615 7405) 2) 78-79, Bar Street, Coco Park, Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (2531 3800) 1)福田区深南中路中信广场酒吧C

栋 2) 福田区福华三路COCO 商城，地铺78-79

Evening Show 4-5/F, Building 2, Huanggang Business Center, Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8270 8888; 8278 3999;137 2435 3542). 福田区福华三路卓越世纪中心 2 号楼裙楼 4-5 层

南山区南海大道新能源大厦首层

瑞布斯酒吧，福田区民田路城建购物公园 138 号

自由吧，南山区蛇口海上世界 115-117 号

Skyline Bar Hui Hotel, Block 401, 3015 Hongli Xi Lu, Futian District (8830 5555)

Butterfly Dream Music Bar,14 Qushui Bay, OCT-Bay, 8 Baishi Lu Dong (8654 1185/86541186 ).

福田区红荔西路 3015 号 401 栋 ( 红荔路与福华路 交界 ) 回酒店

Sports Bar 7/F, Grand Mercure Oriental Ginza Shenzhen, Zhuzilin, Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8350 0888 ext. 88605) 体育吧 福田区深南大道竹子林东方银座美爵酒店

Time Out Bldg A1, Bar Street, CITIC City Plaza, 1095 Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (2594 0778)

福田区深南中路 1095 号中信城市广场国际休闲街 A1 栋

Tonga Bar 1010 Central Walk, Fu Hua 1 Lu, Futian District

福田区福华一路 3 号怡景中心城 , 1010 号铺 ( 大 中华喜来登酒店旁 )(8780 1687)

True Color Club 1) Guo Qi Club, 25/F, Block A, Guo Qi Bldg, Shangbu Nan Lu, Futian District (8212 9333) 2) Dong Yuan Club, 3-4/F, Dong Yuan Bldg, Dongyuan Lu, Futian District (8227 4834) 3)Zhen Hua Club, 2/F, Zhong Hang Yuan Bldg, Zhenhua Lu, Futian District (8324 0986);www.truecolorclub.com

1) 国企总店 , 福田区上步南路国企大厦 A 座 25 楼 2) 东园分店 , 福田区东园路东园大厦 3/4 楼 3) 振 华分店 , 福田区振华路中航苑大厦 2 楼；

蝴蝶梦音乐餐厅 , 白石路东 8 号欢乐海岸酒吧街 14 栋

The George & Dragon. The quintessential British pub; good draft beers, ales, stout, cider, hearty pub food,w BBQ's, screening non-stop sports, secluded beer garden. Your home away from home.

George & Dragon British Pub Shop No.3, Back of Taizi Hotel, Taizi Lu, Seaworld Plaza, Shekou, Nanshan District (2669 8564).

南山区蛇口海上世界太子路太子宾馆一楼后排 3 号 商铺

Cheers Gan Bei Bar Shop 60, Coastal Rose Garden II, Wanghai Lu, Shekou (2683 2864) 蛇口望海路南海玫瑰园二期 60 号商铺干杯酒吧

Club Tropicana B/F, Nan Hai Hotel, Gongye Yi Lu, Shekou, Nanshan Dist. (2669 2888 ext 513) 蛇口工业一路南海酒店负１楼

Crocetta B106, Sea World Square, Shekou, Nanshan District (8833 6272)

南山区海上世界环船广场 B106

CJW OCT BAY No.15 Qushui Bay, OCT BAY, No.8 Baishi Lu. Nanshan District (8639 5266)

欢乐海岸 CJW 南山区白石路东 8 号欢乐海岸曲水

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Lounge 1982, 1/F, InterContinental Shenzhen,9009 Shennan Road,OST(3399 3388) 深南大道深圳华侨城洲际大酒店 1 楼

Laffa 12pm-2am, G/F, Fuzon Hotel, No.1 Kanle Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2682 7888) 南山区蛇口康乐路 1 号金銮富众酒店地下

McCawley’s Irish Bar Shop 118, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District (2668 4496) 南山区蛇口海上世界广场118号 Mosaic Club Shop 18, Coastal Rose Garden II, Wang Hai Road, Shekou, Nanshan District (10 minutes walk past the Golf Club) 望海路南海玫瑰花园 2 期 18 号商铺

Musibase Bar 1)Building 2, Bin Hai Zhi Chuan, Haide San Lu, Nanshan District (8612 5125) 2)G/F,Maple Leaf City Hotel, No.1039 Nanhai Dadao, Nanshan District.

(2235 3933).

根据地音乐现场 1) 南山区海德三路滨海之窗 2 栋 2) 南山区南山大道 1039 号枫叶城市酒店首层

Old Heaven Books Shop 120, Building A5, OCT Loft Phase II, Overseas Chinese Town,

Listings

OPEN DOOR Nanshan District.(8614 8090). 旧天堂书店 南

Street, City Inn Window of World (135 1078 1877) 世界之窗城市客栈欧陆酒吧街7号

Oscar’s Sports Bar& Grill F/2, Holiday Inn Shenzhen Donghua , Donghua Park, Nanhai Lu, Nanshan District (8619 3999 ext.3208)

beauty

O Seven, Building 13A, OCT Bay, Baishi Lu Dong, Nanshan District (2660 0707; 2690 0707). 南山区白石路东欢乐海岸曲水湾13A

waxing

山区华侨城侨城创意文化园北区A5栋120铺

南山区东华假日酒店２楼

Penny Black Jazz Cafe Shop 134, Building A5, OCT Loft Phase II, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (8609 8585).

黑邮票爵士咖啡，南山区华侨城创意文化园北区 A5 栋 134

Ritz Bar 52 South Sea Rose Garden Phase 2, Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District.

(2681 2793)

Candy Girl Beauty Center 505, 5/F, Block A, Reith Center, next to Century Holiday Plaza, Metro Station Window of the World Exit C1, Shennan Lu, Nanshan District (138 2659 5245)

南山区深南大道以北沙河世纪假日广场 A 座瑞思中 心 505 室内

南山区蛇口望海路南海玫瑰园二期 52 号

health

Rose Bank, 2/F, Shop 210-211, Building A4, OCT Loft Phase II, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District(8633 7473). 南山区

华侨城创意文化园北区A4栋2楼210-211号

Spurs Country Music Bar, Above McDonalds in Seaworld Plaza, Taizi Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District. 南山区蛇口太子路海上世界广场麦当劳楼上

Seagull Restaurant & Bar South of Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan Dist.(2688 0000, 2682 0768) 南山区蛇口海上世界南边海景广场旁边

Simple Living Bar 104 Area C, Eco Plaza, OCT, Nanshan District (2691 2691) 华侨城杜鹃山东街生态广场 C 区 104 号

Simplicity Bar Chang Qing Garden, Nanshan Da Dao, Nanshan District (2657 2776) 南山区南山大道长青园

Snake Pit Shop 20, Phase 2, Rose Garden, Wanghai Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District.(130 4883 7140) 南山区蛇口望海路南海玫瑰园二期 20 号

Sports Bar 7/F, Grand Mercure Oriental Ginza Shenzhen, Zhuzilin, Shennan Boulevard, Futian District (8350 0888 ext.

88622)

福田区深南大道竹子林深圳东方银座美爵酒店 7 楼

Spy Glass Lanhong Haoyuan No.6, Haichang Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (134 3093 9084) 南山区蛇口海昌街蓝虹豪苑 6 号

The Base Bar 1-2/F, Xi HaiAn Bldg, Nanyou Dadao, Nanshan District (2649 0296) 南山区南油大道西海岸大厦 1-2 楼

The Jin Bar 115 - 117 Sea World Square, Shekou 蛇口海上世界 115-117 号

The Boom Boom Room 3/F, Bldg A, Poly Culture Square, Coastal City, Nanshan District (137 9827 4737) 南山区海岸城保利文化广场 A 栋三楼

True Color Club OCT Club, Eco-Square, OCT Nanshan District (2691 3479, www. truecolorclub.com) 华侨城店 , 南山区华侨城生态广场酒吧 A109

DENTAL Viva Dental L2/F, Galaxy Center Shopping Mall, No.5, Zhongxin Lu, Futian District (2361 8563;2361 8565) 福田区中心五路星河 发展中心购物广场L2层

Meng En Dental R1809,F18,Golden Central Tower, Jintian Lu, Futian District.(3322 8038/3322 8278) www.mengendental.com 福田区金田路金中环商务大厦 1809 室

Ace Dental 3049 Excellence Times Plaza, Yitian Lu, Futian District (8381 5811)

Arrail Dental Unit 2, G3&G4/ F, Di Wang Commercial Center, Shun Hing Square, 5002 Shennan, Dong Lu, Luohu District (2583 5608). www.arrail-dental.com

罗湖区深南东路 5002 号信兴广场地王商业中心 G3&G4 层 2 单元

Dental Bauhinia 9/F,Block B,Shenzhen International Chamber of Commerce Tower,138 Fuhua Yi Lu,Futian District,(8371 1696, 8371 2696) http://www.dentalbauhinia.com

紫荆齿科 福田区福华一路 138 号国际商会大厦 B 座9层

H&J Dental Clinic Room 1105-1106, Block B, Pavilion Hotel, Huaqiang Bei Lu, Futian District (8207 5220). www.huijieck.cn

The Terrace Above Starbucks, Seaworld Plaza, Shekou, Nanshan District (2682 9105)

南山区白石路东 8 号欢乐海岸曲水湾 18 栋

V Bar 2/F, The Venice Hotel Shenzhan, No.9026 Shennan Daodao, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (2693 6888 ext: 8015) 深圳南山区华侨城深南大道9026号

威尼斯酒店2楼

X-TA-SEA 1/F, Cruise Inn, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District (2686 7649) 南山区蛇口海上世界太子路明华轮酒店 1 楼

Ying Lian Bar NO.7, European Customs Bar

win!

We have one complimentary physiotherapy session valued at RMB800 with American physiotherapist Joel Willis to give away. For a chance to win, visit our WeChat feed: Thats_PRD

1) 罗湖区桂园路 46 号桂花大厦 2 楼（原桂园派出 所对面） 2) 南山区南海大道荟芳园商业区（深圳 大学西门对面）3) 南山区南海大道鸿隆大厦 2 楼 4) 南山区太子路碧涛苑 2 楼（碧涛球场对面）

南山区南海大道与创业路交汇处保利大厦 6 楼 606 室

UKlub Wine Gallery Recreation Building 18, OCT Bay, No.8 Baishi Lu Dong, Nanshan District (8389 9898; 8389 9798)

// 4/f, Bldg 4C, Shenzhen Software Industry Base, Xuefu Lu, Nanshan District 南山区学府路软件产业基 地4栋C座裙楼4层 (3689 9688)

A-Top Dental 1) 2/F Guihua Building, 46 Guiyuan Lu, Luohu District. (8213 1198) 2) Shopping arcade (opposites the west gate of Shenzhen University), Hui Fang Yuan Garden, Nanhai Dadao, Nanshan District.

(8213 1198) 3) 2/F Honglong Building, Nanhai Dadao, Nanshan District. (8213 1198) 4) 2/F Bitao Yuan (opposites Bitao Football Field), Taizi Lu, Nanshan District.

(8213 1198) www.top917.cn

福田区华强北路圣廷苑酒店 B 座 1105-1106 室

南山区蛇口海上世界广场 2 楼星巴克楼上

Many people experience neck and back pain, usually resulting from everyday tasks. Often the set-up of one’s office desk is the culprit. If an ergonomic plan is put into place, you will quickly notice an improvement in how you feel. Physiotherapist and rehabilitation specialist Joel Willis has some simple tips for you: use a properly supportive chair that allows you to sit in correct alignment and adjust your monitor to avoid stress on the neck and eyes. Also, avoid sitting still, shift from side to side and stretch your arms, legs and neck regularly. Be sure to get up every 20 to 30 minutes and move around, too.

卓越齿科 深圳市福田区益田路卓越时代广场 3409 室

The Tavern Sports Bar 3/F, Sea World, Shekou, Nanshan District (2669 1939, www.tavernchina.com) 南山区蛇口海上世界广场 B 区 306

VISTA-SK International Medical Center Neck and back therapy

Hua Mei Dental 6/F,Baoli Building, Intersection of Nanhai Dadao and Chuangye Lu, Nanshan District. (2642 9141, 2642 9142)

Ming Lun Clinic 1/F Dong Jia Bldg (adjoins Panglin Hotel), Jiabin Lu, Luohu District (2518 5502) 罗湖区嘉宾路东佳大厦 1 楼（彭年酒店附楼）

Reborn Dental Implant Center Rm 801, New World Center, No. 6009, Yitian Road, Futian District. (2398 2858) reborndental@ hotmail.com ; http://www.reborndental. com/en 瑞邦植牙专科 大厦 801 室

福田区益田路 6009 号新世界中心

Shenzhen Shiromoto Dental Clinic 2/F, Peng Ai Hospital, 1122 Nanshan Dadao, Nanshan District. (8622 4459, Japanese hotline: 13662206000). Daily 8.30am-10pm. www.sdc-shenzhen.com 南山区南山大道1122

SHARK Fine wine and dine Shark is bringing a new lifestyle to Shenzhen. Offering various fine wines from around the world, pair one with enticing tapas and exquisite continental cuisine.

Prime steaks and fresh imported oysters are a must-try. With over a hundred selected wines, hand-picked by international sommeliers, this artistic loft-style wine lounge is perfect for you to enjoy a wonderful evening with friends or loved ones. // 1) Shopping Park B, Mintian Lu, futian District 福田区民田路购物公园B区一楼 (8203 1999); 2) West of Bar Street, Sea World Square, Shekou, Nanshan District 南山区蛇口海上世界西侧国际酒 吧街 (2602 9569)

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We have a voucher for a bottle of wine selected by a Shark sommelier to give away (voucher can only be used in April at the Shopping Park location). For a chance to win, visit our WeChat feed: Thats_PRD

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OPEN DOOR 号鹏爱医疗美容医院2楼

U-Dental Clinic Unit F, 24/F, Jin Run Mansion, 6019 Shennan Da Dao, Chegongmiao, Futian District (8280 0366, 8280 0399) 福 田区车公庙深南路6019号金润大厦24层F单位

U-Family Dental No.109 Shopping Street, Xihai Mingzhu Garden, Taoyuan Lu, Nanshan District (8625 0573) www.ufamilydental.cn

南山区桃园路 1 号西海明珠花园地面商业 109 号

Victoria Dental Room 1510, Tower 3A, Excellence Century Center, Fu Hua San Lu, Futian District.(8837 3300) 维港齿科, 福田区

福华三路卓越世纪中心3号楼 A座1510室

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL Chiho Medical Center United 203, Block B, International Chamber of Commerce Building, Fuhua Yi Lu, Futian District. (8830 1498) info@chihoclinic.cn;www.chihoclinic.cn 福田区福华一路国际商会大厦B座203单元

CanAm International Medical Center Shenzhen E0119, Fraser Place, 1033 Nanhai Dadao, Shekou, Nanshan District.

(2688 7106)

1709, 2649 1333, 8603 9111).

南山区东滨路汇滨广场二期裙楼 1-4 层

Shenzhen Wu Zhou International Clinic 3/F Block B, Wu Zhou Chinese And Western Union Medical Hospital (7 Kehua Lu), Keyuan Bei Lu, Science And Technology Park, Nanshan District (135 5479 2040)

南 山科技园科园北路深圳五洲中西医结合医院 ( 科 华路 7 号 )B 座 3F

The Hong Kong University-Shenzhen Hospital International Medical Center, Haiyuan Yi Lu, Futian District ( 8691 3388, www.hku-szh.org )

香港大学深圳医院 福田区海园一路 ( 白石路与侨城 东路交汇 )

Vista-SK International Medical Center Lvl 4, Bldg 4C, Shenzhen Software Industry Base,Xuefu Lu, Nanshan District (3689 9833) 南山区学府路软件产业基地4栋C座裙楼4层

Life & Style boat charters

南山区蛇口南海大道1033号泰格国际公寓E0119

La Terrazza Sumptuous set lunch La Terrazza at Grand Hyatt Shenzhen is unleashing a series of new set lunches in April. From Monday to Friday, enjoy the all-you-can-eat Italian appetizers, a choice of classic pizzas and pastas, and a daily dessert served with coffee or tea – all for RMB118 (plus a 15 percent service charge). On Saturdays and Sundays, for RMB288 (plus 15 percent), get all-you-can-eat, freshly shucked oysters and appetizers, a main course and assorted dessert served with coffee or tea. // 1/f, Grand Hyatt Shenzhen, 1881 Bao’an Nan Lu, Luohu District 罗湖区宝安南路1881号君悦酒 店一楼 (2218 7338)

C-MER (Shenzhen) Dennis Lam Eye Hospital 1-2/F, Shengtang Bldg, 1 Tairan Jiu Lu, Chegongmiao, Futian District (4001 666 120, 3322 7188) 福田区车公庙泰然九路一号

盛唐大厦1-2层

Distinct Clinc 1) Shenkou Medical Center,Room 5B, 5th Floor, Tower A, Wanrong Building, Gongye Si Lu, Nanshan District (8666 4776) 2) Diwang Medical Center, G4 (N), Office Tower, Diwang Commercial Center, No.5002 Shenzhen Dong Lu, Luohu District (2220 1852) 3) Exhibition Center Clinic, Room 0219-0220,Int’l Chamber of Commerce,168 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8347 9801) 4) Coastal City Clinic, Room 1012, Coastal City West Tower, Haide Sandao, Nanshan District (2167 7955) 5) Well Child Center, Room 5A, 5th Floor, Tower A, Wanrong Building, Gongye Si Lu, Nanshan District (26816760) 6) Specialty & Surgical Center, Room 5C, 5th Floor, Tower A, Wanrong Building, Gongye Si Lu, Nanshan District (2682 8205) 7) Zhujiang New Town Medical Center (Coming Soon), Room 1205-1207, R&F YingKai Building, Huaxia Lu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou (020-3809 9090) English Services Line: 0755-8826 9919

1) 南山区工业四路万融大厦A座5层5B室 2) 罗湖区 深南东路5002号地王商业中心商业大楼北翼G4层 3) 福田区福华三路168号国际商会中心裙楼0219 4) 南山区海德三道海岸城西座写字楼1012室 5) 南 山区工业四路万融大厦A座5层5A室 6) 南山区工业 四路万融大厦A座5层5C室 7) 广州市天河区华夏路 富力盈凯大厦1205-1207单元

Dayabindu International Counseling & Psychology Services A1311, 13/F, Golden Central Tower, Fuhua Lu, Futian District (8280 2248). Individual & marriage counseling, psychotherapy, and trainings in English, Spanish & Putonghua(with interpreter). www.dayabindu.com 福田区福华路金中环国际商务大厦 13 楼 A1311

Far-east Women &Children Hospital 5/F, No. 2097, Shen Nan Dong Lu, Luo Hu District ( 8261 3384)

Skechers D’Lites Golden Panda Lining up at a Skechers shop for a pair of comfortable and stylish D’Lites from the Extreme Collection is a must-do thing in South Korea. Launched in mainland China in December of 2014, D’Lites just released the limited edition D’Lites Golden Panda. This super lightweight sneaker has contrasting inlays of black, white and gold plus a 1.25-inch padded insole. With a thick midsole that can absorb the pressure from walking, the D’Lites Golden Panda not only looks good, it feels good on your feet, too. // www. skecherschina.com.cn

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深 圳 市 罗 湖 区 深 南 东 路 2097 号 五 楼 http:// en.woman91.com/

Home Women& the Children’s hospital 12018 Shennan Dadao, Nanshan District.

(3391 9122) 南山区深南大道12018号 International SOS Shenzhen Clinic. 6 NanHai Dadao, Industry Mansion (East Annex), Shekou, Nanshan District. (2669 3667)

环宇一家综合门诊部 . 蛇口南海大道 6 号工业大厦 附楼 .

Sky Sea World 3E-2, Seaview Bldg, 18 Taizi Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2680 7666, 2681 2999, www.sswgsz.com) 南山区蛇口太子路海景广场3E－2

education INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS American International School, No. 82,Gongyuan Lu, Shekou,Nanshan District (8619 4750) 南山区蛇口公园路82号青少年活动中心

Buena Vista Concordia International School (BCIS) GuangShen Highway, BaoAn exit, XiCheng, Bao’an Disctrict. info@bcis.net.cn; BCIS.net.cn; (2823 8166). 曦城协同国际学校，宝安区广深高速公路宝安出口

Funful Shenzhen Bilingual School Inside Goldfield Seaview Garden, Xinzhou Nan Lu, Futian District (2381 0830). www. funful.com.cn 福田区新洲南路金地海景花园

Green Oasis School No 4030, Shennan Middle Road, Tianmian, Futian District. (8399 6712) admission@ greenoasis.org.cn www.greenoasis.org.cn 福田区田面村深南中路 4030 号

Hailida International Kindergarten Xinganghong Kindergarten, intersection of Tai’an Lu, Luohu District (2549 0253). www. hailida.com.cn 罗湖区太安路口新港鸿幼儿园

Mensa Kindergarten No.13, Xin Housha Lu, Yongkou Cun, Houjie Town, Dongguan.(Tel: 0769 8152 5999; 8290 1900; 8290 1919, Fax:0769 5152 5222)

菁华园幼儿园 东莞市厚街镇涌口村新厚沙路 13 号

International School of Nanshan Shenzhen A Canadian school accepting application for Pre-Grade 1 through Grade 12. 166 Nanguang Lu, Nanshan District (2666 1000, 2606 6968). admission@isnsz.com www. isnsz.com 南山区南光路 166 号

Oxstand International School No.2040, Buxin Lu, Luohu District. (2581 3954/138 2355 1821/135 1006 5811) eva@oxstand.com.cn 深圳奥斯翰外语学校 罗湖区布心路 2040 号

Shenzhen Renji International Clinic 3rd Floor, No.6 Tianxia Tongjian Building, Nanxin Lu, Nanshan District. (2607 9966, 2649 3191）

Peninsula Montessori Kindergarten the Peninsula one, Jin Shiji Lu, Shekou Nanshan District ( 2685 1266)

仁济诊所 南山区南新路 田厦统建楼 6 栋 3 楼

半岛城邦国际幼儿园 南山区蛇口东角头金世纪路 1 号半岛城邦一期

Shenzhen Puji Clinic 1-4/F, Phase 2, Huibin Plaza, Dongbin Lu, Nanshan District. (2649

Quality Schools International 2/F Bitao Center, 8 Taizi Lu,

Events

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Mat Zo @ Pepper Mar 7 Annual Chili Cook Off @ The Tavern Mar 14

St. Patrick's Day @ McCawley's Mar 17

St.Patrick's Day @ Club Viva Futian Mar 17

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Shekou,Nanshan District (2667 6031). www.shk.qsi.org

置业中心悠然居 2 楼 3) 福田区金田路 3037 号金 中环商务大厦主楼 1706

QSI International School of Shenzhen (Futian) A1, TCL Science Park, No. 1001 Zhongshan Yuan, Nanshan District (8371 7108)

Huazhen Mandarin 1605B, Eastern Tower of Coastal City, No.33 Wenxin Wu, Nanshan District (8278 0705; 2167 4466). www. huazhenchinese.com; huazhenchinese@ hotmail.com.

南山区蛇口太子路 8 号碧涛中心 2 楼

中山园路 1001 号 TCL 科学园区 A1 栋

Shekou International School Jingshan Villas, Gongye Er Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2669 3669). www.sis.org.cn

南山区蛇口工业二路鲸山别墅内

Shenzhen (Nanshan) Concord College of Sino-Canada 166 Nan’guang Lu, Nanshan District (2656 8886). www.ccsc.com.cn 南山区南光路 166 号

Shenzhen Oriental English College Bao’an Education City, National Highway 107 (Bao’an Airport North) Bao’an District (2751 6669). www.szoec.baoan.net.cn/ 宝安区 107 国道宝安教育城 ( 宝安国际机场北 )

Shenzhen Soccer Schools Sports Training Services for Kids in Futian and Shekou with Qualified English Speaking Coaches. 602 Haibin Garden, Xinhua Lu, Shekou,Nanshan District. (26690765,13823112524) cathy@ shenzhensoccerschools.com www.shenzhensoccerschools.com 南山区蛇口兴华路海滨花园海虹阁 602

St. Lorraine Chinese-English Kindergarten 1) Tongjing Garden, Shadong Lu, Liantang, Luohu District (2582 4450) 2) Gemdale Haijing Garden, Xinzhou Nan Lu, Futian District (8330 3329). www.st-lorraine.edu. hk/zhenchun

1) 罗湖区莲塘沙东路桐景花园 2) 福田区新洲南路 金地海景花园

The Child-loving Pre-school (Shenzhen) Education Center 1)16 Jingtian Dong Lu, Xiangmi San Cun, Futian District (8391 0751, 8390 5242) 2) Jian Xin Yuan, Xin Xin Garden, Shixia Er Lu, Futian District (8345 1123, 8345 1146)

1) 福田区香蜜三村景田东路 16 号 2) 福田石夏二路 新新家园建鑫苑

南山区文心五路 33 号海岸城东座 16 楼 05B

HT Chinese School, 1) Rm 2302, Modern International Building, No. 3038 Jintian Lu, Futian District (136 3290 9630). 2)Rm 17C, Profusion Holiday E, Nan Guang Lu, Nanshan District (3663 0235) www.ht-1.cn.

1）福田区金田路 3038 号現代国際大厦 2302 室 2） 南山区南光路缤纷假日 E 栋 17C 室

ING English 1) 2/F Honghao Garden, 2004 Xiangmei Bei Lu, Futain District. (8353 6200) 2) 2/F Xiulin Xin Ju, 7 Meiyuan Lu, Nanshan District. (2642 8428) 3) 2/F, Building No.8, Baishida Garden, Luohu District. (2561 3600) 4) 2/F, Hongshuwai Club, Shahe Dong Lu, Nanshan District.

(8626 8094) 1) 福田区香梅北路 2004 号宏浩花园 2 楼 2) 南山

区梅园路 7 号秀林新居 2 楼 ; 3) 罗湖区白仕达 8 号 楼 2 楼 4) 南山区沙河东路中信红树湾社区南会所 二楼

La Seine French Training Center Room 1108-1112, Honggui Building, 2068 Honggui Lu, Luohu District (2586 5656). www. laseine.com.cn 罗湖区红桂路2068号红桂大厦

11楼1108－1112室

Jiahua Language School 1) Unit3106B The Modern International Fuhua Lu,Futian District (2396 0365 / 2396 0363) 2)12/F, Block B, New Energy Building, No.2239 Nanhai Dadao, Nanshan District (400 6089 228) 1) 福田区福华路现代国际大厦31层3106B

2) 南山区南海大道2239号新能源大厦B座12楼

www.jiahuaschool.com

1) 福田区景田妇儿大厦 4 楼 405 室 2) 南山区梅园 路 7 号秀林新居 2 楼 ; 3) 福田区园岭西路园岭小区 52 栋 102; 4) 南山区沙河东路中信红树湾社区南会 所二楼

Hanbridge Mandarin 2/F Hongshuwai Club Shahe Dong Lu, Nanshan District. (8626 8094) 南山区沙河东路中信红树湾社区南会所二楼

I Mandarin Chinese School 1) 1F, West Wing, Xincheng Building, 1027 Shennan Dadao, Futian District. (2598 7982) 2) Rm 8, 2/F,Youran Ju,Liuzhou Zhiye Center,Nanhai Dadao,Shekou,Nanshan District. (2682 8811) 3)Rm1706, Main building of Golden Central Tower, No.3037,Jintian Lu,Futian District.(15811815474)

爱玛德 1) 福田区深南中路 1027 号新城大厦西座 1F 2) 南山区蛇口南海大道和工业八路交汇处六洲

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PlayLife International Language Training Center No. 2302, Modern International Bldg, CBD of Futian District (8271 2566)

JW Marriott Shenzhen Bao’an 8 Baoxing Lu, Baoan District (2323 8888)

Sinomatin Immersion Chinese Suite 301, Block ‘A’ Haibin Huayuan (Seaview Garden), Seaworld, Shekou, Nanshan District

Kempinski Hotel Hai De San Dao, Hou Hai Bin Lu, Nanshan District (8888 8888) http://www.kempinski.com/cn/

希诺麦田沉浸式汉语 深圳市蛇口海上世界海滨花园 A 栋 301 室

TLI (Taipei Language Institute) 1209A, Building C, Ming Wah International Convention Center, Seaworld, Shekou, Nanshan District (2161 8221) 南山区蛇口海上世界明华 国际会议中心C栋1209A

Union Mandarin 2A Bibo Building, Haibin Garden, Xinghua Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District. (2688 4090)

南山区蛇口兴华路海滨花园碧波阁 2A 湖区深南东 路 5002 号地王商业中心 11 楼

hOTEL Hotels with the sign of a golden key are members of the Golden Key Alliance. ★★★★★ 999 Royal Suites & Towers No.1003, Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (2513 0999;Fax: 2513 0839). www.999royalsuites.com; sales@999royal-suites.com.

Century Kingdom Hotel Baige Lu, Buji Town, Longgang District (8996 9999) 龙岗区布吉镇白鸽路

Crowne Plaza Shenzhen Longgang City Centre 9009 Longxiang Avenue, Longgang city centre, Longgang District. (3318 1888)

深圳龙岗珠江皇冠假日酒店 龙岗区龙岗中心城龙翔 大道 9009 号

Nihao Mandarin Room 14E, Bldg 6, Zhongshan Shenzhen Wanpan Garden, 186 Shahe Lu, Nanshan District (2674 5831) 南山区沙河 东路186号深圳湾畔花园6栋14E

New Concept Mandarin 3/F, Bitao Center, 8 Taizi Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2688 3577).www.newconceptmandarin.com 南山区蛇口太子路八号碧涛中心三楼

Newcity Chinese School Room 4A, Building 6, Yang Ri Wan Pan, Coastal City, Nanshan District (8650 5536,

华侨城站C出口）

Qianmo Chinese 3/F, Hongfu Tower, Caifu Building, Caitian Lu, Futian District (8295 2151) 福田区彩田路彩福大厦鸿福楼三楼

罗湖区和平路 1085 号

Mintian Lu, Futian District (400 633 5538, www. mandarinhouse.com, info@mandarinhouse. com)福田区民田路171号新华保险大厦1118室

InterContinental Shenzhen 9009 Shennan Dong Lu, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (Exit C at the Huaqiaocheng metro station) (3399 3388).www.intercontinental.com 南山区华侨城深南东路9009号（地铁 JW Marriott Shenzhen No.6005 Shennan Dadao, Futian District. (2269 8888)

Best Western Shenzhen Felicity Hotel 1085 Heping Lu, Luohu District. (2558 6333) www.bwsz.net

Mandarin House International quality accredited Chinese language programs.

Whether at your office, home, or our conveniently-located schools; learn practical and modern Chinese with experienced teachers. Effective courses include: Conversational Chinese, Written Chinese, Business Chinese, HSK Preparation and tailor-made Private Tutoring to meet your specific needs.

Mandarin House is an official registered HSK testing center as well. Call us or visit our school and see why more than 20,000 people have chosen Mandarin House for learning Chinese! Room 1118,11F, 171

Wanghai Lu, Nanshan District

深圳蛇口希尔顿南海酒店 南山区望海路 1177 号 (2162 8888)

福田区金田路现代国际大厦2302

丹枫白露酒店 罗湖区深南东路 1003 号

LANGUAGE TRAINING

ING English 1) 4/F Rm405, Jingtian Fu Er Building, Futian District (6139 3296) 2) 2/F Xiulin Xin Ju, 7 Meiyuan Lu, Nanshan Dist (2642 8428) 3) Rm 102, Block 52, Yuan Ling Garden, Yuan Ling Xi Lu, Futian District (2594 0606) 4) 2/F, Hongshuwai Club, Shahe Dong Lu, Nanshan District.

(8626 8094)

南山区科技园科兴路 10 号

南山区蛇口太子路碧涛苑别墅碧桦路 B 号

307A/B/C

西曼德汉语培训学校 南山区深南大道 9030 号瑞 思中心世纪假日广场 A 座 1516 室

New Oriental English Training 10 Kexing Lu, Science-based Industrial Zone, Nanshan District (8980 4966). http://shenzhen.neworiental.org

Linda Lee Interactive Chinese B Bihua Lu, Bitaoyuan Villa, Taizi Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2686 2019). www.lindalee.com.cn

UP We maximize infants & toddlers learning abilities. Rm 307 A/B/C, 3/F, East Pacific Square, Hongli Xi Lu, Futian District (8339 0166; 8339 0266) www.upchildren. com 福田区香蜜湖红荔西路东海城市广场三楼

C Mandarin Rm 1516, Reith Center, Tower A Century Holiday Plaza, Shennan Dadao, Nanshan District. (8662 6522,8662 6533). info@cmandarin.com http://www.cmandarin.com/

study@newcity-chinese.com).

南山区海岸城漾日湾畔 6 栋 4A

Crowne Plaza Hotel & Suites Landmark Shenzhen 3018 Nanhu Lu,Luohu District (8217 2288) 罗湖区南湖路 3018 号

Futian Shangri-La Hotel Shenzhen No.4088 Yitian Lu, Futian District (8828 4088). 福田区益田路 4088 号福田香格里拉大酒店

Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen 138 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8826 8888) 深圳市福田区福华三路 138 号

Golden Central Tower Intersection of Fuhua Lu and Jintian Lu, Futian DIstrict (8383 9918). www.jinzhonghuan.cn

福田区深南大道 6005 号

深圳前海华侨城 JW 万豪酒店 , 宝安区宝兴路 8 号

南山区后海滨路海德三道

Marco Polo Shenzhen Fuhua Yi Lu, CBD, Futian District (8298 9888). www. cn.marcopolohotels.com 福田中心区福华一路 Mission Hills Resort No.1 Mission Hills Dadao, Bao’an District.(2802 0888)

观澜湖酒店集团 宝安区观澜湖高尔夫大道 1 号

Pavilion Hotel 4002 Huaqiang Bei Lu, Futian District (8207 8888) www.pavilionhotel.com 福田区华强北路4002号 Ramada Plaza Shenzhen Meilong Lu and Minwang Lu Cross, Minzhi Lu, Long gang District (8171 1333). www.ramadasz.com

深圳豪派特华美达广场酒店 . 梅龙路与民旺路交汇 处

Shangri-La Hotel East of the Luohu Train Station, Jianshe Lu, Luohu District (8233 0888). www.shangri-la.com 罗湖区建设路火车站东侧

Shenzhenair International Hotel Shenzhen 6035 Shennan Da dao, Futian District (8881 9999). www.szahotel.com 深圳深航国际酒店，福田区深南大道 6035 号 .

Shangri-La Futian Hotel No. 4088 Yitian Lu, Futian District. (8828 4088 ) 福田香格里拉大酒店，福区益田路 4088 号

Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel Inside the Great China International Exchange Square, Fuhua Lu, Futian District (8383 8888) 福田区大中华国际交易广场内

Sheraton Dameisha Resort 9 Yankui Lu, Dameisha, Yantian District (8888 6688) 盐田大梅沙盐葵路 ( 大梅沙段 )9 号

Sunshine Hotel 1 Jiabin Lu, Luohu District (8223 3888). www.sunshinehotel.com 罗湖区嘉宾路 1 号

St. Regis Shenzhen No.5016 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District.(8308 8888) 深圳瑞吉酒店 罗湖区深南东路 5016 号

Tangla Hotel Shenzhen, No.588 Ji Xiang Zhong Lu, Longgang City Center, Longgang District (8998 8888).

深圳友和国际唐拉雅秀酒店 , 龙岗区中心城吉祥中 路 588 号

The Interlaken OCT Hotel Shenzhen East Overseas Chinese Town, Dameisha, Yantian District (8888 3333). www.interlakenocthotel.com 盐田区大梅沙东部华侨城

福田区福华路与金田路交汇处

The Langham, Shenzhen, No. 7888, Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8828 9888).

Grand Hyatt Shenzhen No.1881 Baoan Nan Lu, Luohu District (8266 1234) www.shenzhen.grand.hyatt.com 罗湖区宝安南路1881号

The Pavilion Longgang 168 Dayun Road, Longgang District. (8989 9888) www. pavilionhotel-longgang.com

Grand Mercure Oriental Ginza Shenzhen Shennan Dadao Xi, Futian District (Zhuzilin metro station) (8350 0888) 福田区深南大道西（地铁竹子林站）

深圳朗廷酒店，福田区深南大道 7888 号

中海圣廷苑酒店 龙岗区大运路 168 号

The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen 116 Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (2222 2222) 福田区福华三路 116 号

Grand View Hotel 277 Fuhua Lu (Exit C at Gangxia metro station), Futian District (8297 6888). www.szgvhotel.cn

The Westin Shenzhen 9028-2 Shennan Dadao, Nanshan District (2698 8888) www. westin.com/shenzhen

Hilton Shenzhen Shekou Nanhai 1177,

The Venice Hotel Shenzhen No.9026, Shennan Dadao, Overseas Chinese Town,

福田区福华路 277 号（地铁岗厦站 C 出口）

南山区深南大道 9028 号 -2

Nanshan District (2693 6888)

深圳威尼斯酒店 南山区华侨城深南大道 9026 号

Holiday Inn Dong Hua Dong Hua Yuan, Nan Hai Boulevard, Nanshan District. 8619 3999 南山区南海大道东华园 Wongtee V Hotel No.2028 Jintian Lu, Huanggang Business Center, Futian District.

(8891 1111) 深圳皇庭V酒店 福田区金田路

2028号皇岗商务中心

Wu Zhou Guest House 6001 Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8313 9480). www. wuzhouguesthouse.com 福田区深南大道6001号

Wyndham Grand Shenzhen 2009 Caitian Lu, Futian District (8299 8888) 深圳温德姆至尊酒店 , 福田区彩田路 2009 号

★★★★ Century Plaza Hotel No. 1 Chunfeng Road, Shenzhen (8232 0888)http://www. szcphotel.com 罗湖区春风路1号 Four Points by Sheraton 5 Guihua Lu, Free Trade Zone, Futian District (8359 9999) 福田区保税区桂花路5号 Grand Skylight Garden Hotel Tianmian City Building, Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (8281 6666) www.ggslhotel.com 福田深南中路田面城市大厦

Jinhui Jasper Hotel International Mayor Communication Center, Shennan Dadao, Nanshan District (8610 0888) 南山区深南大道国际市长交流中心

Master Club 183 Taining Lu, Luohu District (2568 9222) 罗湖太宁路183号

Serviced Residence Ascott Maillen Shenzhen No.3 Yanshan Road, Nanshan District. ( 2160 0188). 南山区沿山路 3 号

Reits Service Apartment Yan shan Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District. (2667 3667) Email:info@reits-service.com 瑞特兹服务公寓 南山区蛇口沿山路 11 号

Chicago Suites International 9 Yannan Lu (next to Hualian Building), Futian District (8281 0888). 福田区燕南路9号（华联旁） Fietser International 6012 Shennan Dadao, Futian District (8292 8666). 福田区深南大道6012号

Hair and Make-up Marieke van Schijndel 2/F, the Venice Hotel, 9026 Shennan Lu, OCT, Nanshan District. (185 66260692).www.qnippbymarieke.com. 马丽歌发型设计-化妆造型，南山 区华侨城深南大道9026号威尼斯酒店2楼

Toni & Guy 1) 103, Section C, SeaWorld Shekou, Nanshan District (2290 9521); 2) Unit S248, Phase 2, the Mixc, 1881 Baoan Nan Lu, Luohu District 1）南山区蛇口望海路

海上世界C区103店 2）罗湖区宝安南路1881号华 润中心万象城S48号

business

Minghua Hotel 8 Guishan Lu, Shekou, Nanshan District (2668 9968). www.minghuahotel.com 南山区蛇口龟山路8号

BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS

New Times Hotel 4018 Jiabin Lu, Luohu District (2590 1909) 罗湖区嘉宾路4018号

wChina-Italy Chamber of Commerce Rm220, 2/F, International Chamber Of Commerce, Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (Tel: 8632 9518; Fax: 8632 9528). www. cameraitacina.com

Novotel Bauhinia Shenzhen Qiaocheng Dong Lu, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (2548 3461) 南山区华侨城侨城东路 Seaview Hotel Overseas Chinese Town (Exit A at Huaqiaocheng metro station), Nanshan District (2660 2222) www.seaviewhotel. com.cn 南山区华侨城（地铁A出口） ★★★ City Inn Overseas Chinese Town (Huaqiaocheng metro station), Nanshan District (2693 0666). www.cityinn.com.cn 南山区华侨城

Golden Lustre Hotel 3002 Chunfeng Lu, Luohu District (8225 2888) 罗湖区春风路 3002 号

Greatwall Hotel Shen Zhen 2086 Honggui Lu. Luohu District (2558 3369). www.greatwallhotel.com 罗湖区红桂路2086号 Hai Tao Hotel 8 Gongye Yi Lu, Industrial Zone, Shekou, Nanshan District (2668 1688) 南山蛇口工业区工业一路8号 Vienna Hotel (Meilin) No.33/35, Zhongkang Lu, Shangmeilin, Futian District (8331 7168) 福田区上梅林中康路33-35号 ☆ Shenzhen Loft Youth Hotel Building 3, Enping Lu, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (2694 9443, 26601293) 南山华侨成恩平街 3 栋

Vision Fashion Hotel Inside Shenzhen Grand Theater, Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (2556 1570) 视界风尚酒店，罗湖区深 南东路5018号深圳大剧院内

HRS.cn HRS Customer Service Hotline (China) (8007201388/4007201388) www. hrs.om www.hrs.de www.hrs.cn 全球订房网

福田区福华三路国际商会中心 2 楼 220 室

Egypt-China Business Council (South China) Rm 201, 2/F Overseas Chinese Scholars Venture Building, southern section of High-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District (Tel: 8635 0900; fax: 8635 0901). 南山高新科技园南区留学生创业大厦 2 楼 201 室

European Union Chamber of Commerce Rm 308, 3/F Overseas Chinese Scholars Venture Building, southern section of HighTech Industrial Park, Nanshan District (Tel: 8635 0920; fax: 8632 9785). 南山高新科技园南区留学生创业大厦 3 楼 308 室

French Chamber of Commerce in South China (CCIFC) Room 318, 3/F Chinese Overseas Scholars Venture Building,South section of Hi-tech Industry Park, Nanshan District (Tel: 8632 9602; fax: 8632 9736) www.ccifc.org 南山区科技园南区留学生创业大

厦3楼318室

German Chamber of Commerce 217 Chinese Overseas Scholars Venture Building, Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District. (8635 0487) www.china.ahk.de

Zone (3391 1656)

福田保税区桂花路 5 号加福广场裙楼 535 号

The American Chamber of Commerce in South China Rm 208, 2/F Overseas Chinese Scholars Venture Building, southern section of High-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District (Tel: 0755-2658 8342; fax: 0755-2658 8341). www.amcham-southchina.org 南山区高新科技园南区留学生创业大厦 2 楼 08 室

The British Chamber of Commerce, Shenzhen Sub-Chamber Rm 314, 3/F Overseas Chinese Scholars Venture Building, southern section of High-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District (Tel: 2658 8350). 深圳市南山区 高新科技园南区留学生创业大厦3楼314室

The Brussels Enterprise Agency Rm 222, 2/F Overseas Chinese Scholars Venture Building, southern section of HighTech Industrial Park, Nanshan District (Tel: 8632 9700; fax: 8632 9705). www.investinbrussels.com 深圳市南山区高新科技园南区留学

生创业大厦2楼222室

The Korea Chamber of C&I Shenzhen Rm 312, 3/F Overseas Chinese Scholars Venture Building, southern section of HighTech Industrial Park, Nanshan District (Tel: 8635 0985; fax: 8635 0907). sz.korcham. net.cn 深圳市南山区高新科技园南区留学生创业 大厦3楼312

SOCIAL ASSOCIATIONS Shekou Women’s International Club A social club opens to membership for all expatriate ladies living in Shekou and surrounding areas. www.swiconline.com Shenzhen Asian Culture Society A non-profit networking organization in Shenzhen (134 2372 0417, Mary Ann MacCartney). www.shenzhenacs.com

MUSEUMS Museum of Ancient Dapeng City Pengcheng Community, Dapeng Town, Longgang District (8431 9269). RMB20, daily 9am5:30pm. 龙岗区大鹏镇鹏城社区

Gallery of Shenzhen Fine Art Institute Intersection of Yinhu Lu and Jinhu Lu, Luohu District (8241 4497). Free admission.

Daily 9am-5pm. www.inkpainting.org 罗湖区银湖路与金湖路口交界

Guan Shanyue Art Museum 6026 Hongli Lu, Futian District (8306 3156). Closed on Mondays. Free admission. www.gsyart.com 福田区红荔路 6026 号

Hakka Culture Museum 1 Luoruihe Bei Jie, Longgang Town, Longgang District (8429 7960). 龙岗区龙岗镇罗瑞合北街一号 He Xiangning Art Museum 9013 Shennan Da Dao, Shenzhen (2660 4540). Daily 10am-5.30pm, Closed on Mondays. www. hxnart.com

福田区中心四路嘉里建设广场 2 座 15 楼

Israel’s Trade mission to China Shenzhen Liaison Office Rm 306,Overseas Chinese Scholars Venture Building, southern section of High-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District (Tel: 2671 2226; Fax: 2671 2223). www.israeltrade.org.cn 南山区高新科技园南区留学生创业大厦 306 室

New Zealand Trade & Enterprise Shenzhen office Room535, 5/F, Podium Building Cafu Square, 5 Guihua Lu, Futian Free Trade

罗湖区仙湖植物园内

OTHERS Art de Vivre Shenzhen Sculpture Academy, 8 Zhongkang Lu, Shangmeilin, Futian District (8251 0369) 福田区上梅林中康路 8 号雕塑家园

Chartis Insurance Company China Limited Shenzhen Branch 11/F, Diwang Commercial Center, 5002 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (Tel: 3685 6162; fax: 3685 6150) Da Wang Culture Highland Xintianzai Station, Wangtong Lu, Luohu District.( 2235 1680) info@dawang.org.cn

大 望 艺 术 高 地， 罗 湖 区 望 桐 路 新 田 仔 工 作 口 内 1000 米

Dafen Oil Painting Village Dafen Village, Buji Town, Longgang District (8473 2633). www.cndafen.com 龙岗区布吉镇大芬村

Guanlan Original Printmaking Base Shenzhen 22 Art Zone Gongyuan Lu, No.22, Bao’an Distrit. (2766 4239) 宝安区 22 区公园路

Nanhai E-Cool 6 Xinghua Lu (next to Sea World), Shekou, Nanshan District (2689 9999)

南海意库，南山区蛇口兴华路 6 号（海上世界旁）

OCT LOFT Enpingn Lu, Overseas Chinese Town,Shennan Da Dao,Nanshan District. www.octproperties.com/ 南山区深南大道华侨城恩平路

Ozu Book B10, 1/F, Tianjian Xin Tian Di Plaza, Jingtian Bei Lu, Futian District (188 2378 4809).

小津概念书房，福田区景田北路天健时尚新天地一 楼商铺 B10

Xiaoxiong Japan Used Piano Warehouse 6/F, 8 Taoyuan Lu, Luohu District (8226 8078) www.pianoclub-sz.com 罗湖区桃园路 8 号 6 楼

Shenzhen 22 Art District Gongyuan Lu, District No.22, Bao’an District (2766 4239). 宝安区 22 区公园路

Shenzhen Academy of Sculpture 8 Zhongkang Lu, Shang Mei Lin, Futian District (8395 3116). 福田区上梅林中康路 8 号

Shenzhen Art Institute of Calligraphy and Painting 38 Hongwei Lu, Caitian Village, Futian District (8315 5182). www.szart.cn 福田区彩田村宏威路 38 号

Shenzhen Arts School 16 Baihua Lu, Bai Sha Ling, Futian District (8326 5405). www. szas.com 福田区白沙岭白花路 16 号

Shenzhen Children’s Palace Fuzhong Yi Lu, Futian District (8351 3099). www.szcp.com 福田区福中一路市少年宫

Shenzhen Citizen’s Art Gallery 95 Yannan Lu, Futian District (8335 1377). 福田区燕南路 95 号

福田深南大道 9013 号

Shenzhen Citizen Center 3 Fuzhong San Lu, Futian District (8210 7992).

The OCT Art & Design Gallery 9009 Shennan Da Dao, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (3399 3222)

Shenzhen Curio World Xinxiu Lu, Luohu District (2566 8882). www.szcurio.com

南山区华侨城深南大道 9009 号

南山区高新科技园南区留学生创业大厦 217

IFE Business service Limited 15/F, Tower 2, Kerry Plaza, Zhongxin Si Lu, Futian District (3304 3438)

Inside Xianhu Botanical Garden, Luohu District (2570 2716). RMB20, Mon-Fri, 9am5pm, Sat-Sun9am-6pm.

OCT Contemporary Art Terminal Enping Lu, Overseas Chinese Town, Shennan Da Dao, Nanshan District (2691 5100). 10am5.30pm. Closed on Mondays. www.ocat. com.cn 南山区深南大道华侨城恩平路 Shenzhen Art Museum Inside Donghu Park, 32 Donghu Yi Jie, Aiguo Lu, Luohu District (2542 6069). www.szam.org Tue-Sun 9am5pm, Monday closed. Free admission. 罗湖区爱国路东湖一街 32 号东湖公园内

Shenzhen Museum Section A, Shenzhen Citizen Center, 3 Fuzhong San Lu, Futian District (8201 3036) www.shenzhenmuseum.com.cn Tue-Mon 9am-5pm, Monday Closed. Free admission.

福田区福中三路 3 号

罗湖区新秀路

Shenzhen Fine Art Institute The intersection of Jinhu Lu and Yinhu Lu, Luohu District (8243 8390). www.inkpainting.org 罗湖区金湖路银湖路口交界

Shenzhen Library Fuzhong Yi Lu, Futian District (8284 1211). Tue-Sun, daily 9am9pm. www.szlib.gov.cn 福田区福中一路 2001 号

Space E6 2/F, E6 Building, OCT LOFT, Enping Lu, Overseas Chinese Town, Shennan Da Dao, Nanshan District (8623 2952). Free admission. www.space-e6.cn

南山区深南大道华侨城恩平路创意文化园 E6 大楼 2层

深圳博物馆，福田区福中 3 路深圳市民中心 A 区

Shenzhen Paleontology Museum

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VENUES Auditorium of Shenzhen Citizen Center 3 Fuzhong San Lu, Futian District (8210 7992). 福田区福中三路 3 号

Futian Cultural Center 2 Dongyi Jie, Futian District (2531 8321). 福田区景田东一街 2 号

Huaxia Arts Center 1 Guangqiao Jie, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (2692 8991). www.octeshow.com 南山区华侨城光侨街 1 号

Idutang Building F3, OCT Loft, Engping Lu, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (8609 5352). 一渡堂，南山区华侨城恩平路文化创意园 F3 栋

Liangcha Shop Block F3 (opposites LSD restaurant), OCT Loft, Enping Lu, Oversea Chinese Town, Nanshan District (8609 5352). www.liangchashop.com

凉茶铺，南山区华侨城恩平路创意文化园 F3 栋 (LSD 对面 )

Longgang Cultural Center East end of Longcheng Square, Longgang District (8955 8996). www.szlgcc.com 龙岗区龙城广场东侧

Modern Performance Center Lianhua San Cun, Hongli Xi Lu (opposite to Lotus Bldg), Futian District (8332 4826/83324966).

福田区红荔西路莲花三村（莲花二村莲花大厦对面）

Nanshan Cultural Center Intersection of Guimiao Lu and Yueliang Wan Dadao (2666 5145). Daily 9:30am-5pm. 南山区文化馆，桂庙路与月亮湾大道交汇处

Old Heaven Books Shop 120, Building A5, OCT Loft Phase II, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District.(8614 8090).

旧天堂书店 南山区华侨城侨城创意文化园北区 A5 栋 120 铺

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Shenzhen Auditorium 5 Shangbu Zhong Lu, Futian District (8210 3619).

No.2009, Huaqiang Bei Lu, Futian District (8301 9333)

Shenzhen Citizen’s Art Gallery 95 Yannan Lu, Futian District (8335 1377).

Broadway Circuit 2/F, Coco Park, Fuhua San Lu, Futian District (8881 1222). www.bcinema.cn

福田区上步中路 5 号

福田区燕南路 95 号

Shenzhen Concert Hall 2016 Fuzhong Yi Lu (Shao Nian Gong metro station), Futian District (8284 1888) www.shenzhenconcerthall.com 福田区福中一路 2016 号（地铁少年宫站）

Shenzhen Grand Theater 5018 Shennan Dong Lu, Luohu District (2590 6000). 罗湖区深南东路 5018 号

福田区华强北路 2009 号茂业百货九楼

百老汇，福田区福华三路购物公园二楼

China Film South Movie City 1)1093 Shennan Zhong Lu, Futian District (2594 4588) 2) 3/F Kingglory Plaza, intersection of Renmin Nan Lu and Jiabin Lu, Luohu District (8261 1138) 3) 4/F, Gang Long Cheng Shopping Center, Baomin Er Lu, Zone No.80, Bao’an District (2965 9918) www.nsmovie.com

Shenzhen Gymnasium Sungang Lu, Futian District (8324 9715). www.szgym.com

1) 福田区深南中路 1093 号中信城市广场 C 区 3 楼 2) 罗湖区人民南路和嘉宾路交汇处金光华广场 3 楼 3) 宝安 80 区宝民二路港隆城购物中心 4 楼

Shenzhen Poly Theater Intersection of Houhaibin Lu and Wenxin Wu Lu, Nanshan District (8637 1698, 8637 1699).

Costal City Cinema 3/F, Costal City Shopping Center, 33 Wenxin Wu Lu, Nanshan District (8612 9988). www.coastalcitycinema.com

福田区笋岗西路

南山区后海滨路与文心五路交界处

Splendid China Folk Culture Village Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (2660 0626). 9am-9pm, RMB 120. www. chinafcv.com

海岸影城，南山区文心五路 33 号海岸城购物中心 3楼

Longgang Movie City 1/F, Section A, Longgang Cultural Center, East end of Longcheng Square, Longgang District (8955 8888) 龙岗影城，龙岗区龙城广场东侧龙岗文化中心 A 区

MCL Cinema City 5/F, Garden City Center, Nanhai Da Dao, Nanshan District (2685 8870) 南山区南海大道花园城中心五楼

Nanyou Theater Nanyou Cultural Plaza, Dongbin Lu, Nanshan District (2664 5846) 南山区东滨路南油文化广场

Poly International Cinema 3/F, Section B, Poly Culture Center, Houhaibin Lu, Nanshan District (8628 7088). 南山区文心五路保利文化广场 B 区 3 楼

Shenzhen Auditorium 5 Shangbu Zhong Lu, Futian District (8210 3619, 8210 1673). 福田区上步中路 5 号

Shenzhen Cinema 1 Xinyuan Lu, Luohu District (8217 5808, 1682 0011). 罗湖区新园路 1 号

Donghai Pacific Cineplex 4/F, Donghai Shopping Plaza, 8099 Hongli Xi Lu, Xiang Mi Hu, Futian District (8837 1187) www. sztpy.com.cn

Sun Plaza Digital Cinema 6/F Sun Plaza & Department Store, Dongmen Walking Street, Luohu District (8239 3788, 8239 3804).

Theater of Shenzhen Children’s Palace Fuzhong Yi Lu, Futian District (8351 3099).

Golden Harvest Movie City 1)3/F, the Mixc, 1881 Bao’an Nan Lu, Luohu District (8266 8182) 2) 3/F, Costal City, 33 Wenxin Wu Lu, Nanshan District (8635 9528). www. yingyuan.cn

The Cinema of Shenzhen Citizen’s Art Gallery 95 Yannan Lu, Futian District (8335 1043).

Window of the World Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (2660 8000). 9am10.30pm, RMB120. www.szwwco.com

Golden Shield Cinema 1018 Shennan Da Dao, Futian District (8223 7766).

南山区华侨城

Shenzhen Theater 1 Xinyuan Lu, Luohu District (8217 5808, 8229 0807). 罗湖区新园路 1 号

福田区福中一路，深圳市少年宫内

南山区华侨城

cinema Bona Cineplex 9/F, Moi Department Store,

福田区香蜜湖红荔西路 8099 号东海购物广场四楼

1) 嘉禾影城，罗湖区宝安南路 1881 号华润中心万 象城三楼 2) 南山区海文心五路 33 号海岸城三楼

罗湖区东门步行街太阳百货六楼

福田区燕南路 95 号

Warner Jinyi International Cinemas Central Walk (Exit B at Metro Hui Zhan Zhong Xin station), Fuhua Yi Lu, Futian District (8280 1168). www.szjydy.com

福田区深南大道 1018 号

福田区福华一路怡景中心城（地铁会展中心站 B 出 口）

Huaxia Arts Center Digital Cinema 1 Guangqiao Jie (Huaqiaocheng metro station), Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District (2692 8991). www.octeshow.com

Zhongying Jindian International Cinema 3/F, Jiaxinmao Shoping Center, intersection of Nonglin Lu and Qiaoxiang Lu, Futian District. (8253 1188)

华夏艺术中心数码影院，南山区华侨城光侨街 1 号 （华侨城地铁站）

中影今典国际影城 , 福田区农林路与侨香路交界嘉 信茂

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WORLD CUP CHINA?

Plans afoot to host planet's greatest sporting show

BY IAN WALKER

Former England international goalkeeper, Ian Walker played for Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers. In 2012 he moved to China to become goalkeeper coach of Shanghai Shenhua, before crossing the city divide to join Shanghai SIPG in 2014. Follow him on Twitter and Weibo @IanWalks1.

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ast month Prince William paid a visit to China and met with President Xi Jinping.

Sitting in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, and after getting the formalities out of the way (an official invitation from the queen to Xi to make a state visit later this year… yawn), the two got down to discussing what men across the world really enjoy talking about: football.

“I also gather you’re quite a football fan,” Aston Villa supporter Wills said to Xi. The president responded that he wanted China to learn from traditionally strong footballing nations, such as England. Seems it wasn’t just polite diplomatic chitchat; two weeks later China released a sweeping new policy document that seeks to make development of football the nation’s sporting priority, stating it would “proactively apply to host the World Cup.” Personally, I think it would be fantastic if China did get the World Cup. To do so, they basically need to put together a package to prove to FIFA’s Executive Committee that they’re a worthy host nation. (Or perhaps a number of ‘packages,’ if you are to believe the accusations swirling around the decision to award the 2022 tournament to Qatar…)

Since moving here in 2012, I have already noticed a few changes in football development, with a number of academies springing up.

That is a start, because only if you invest in the grassroots will you see the benefits. I know a lot of things in China are instant, and they want everything now, but just throwing money at

Chinese Super League

Guangzhou's two top teams are poles apart, judging from the action so far in this year's Super League. Evergrande Taobao got off to a flying start, winning both of their first two matches 2-1, before drawing with Changchun Yatai 1-1.

R&F, on the other hand, are clearly suffering from the loss of Sven GoranEriksson. Though they came third last year overall, so far this season they've bombed in every single match. Okay, so they only lost by one goal each time, but we're sure that three losses is not how they wanted to start the season.

Still, it's early days yet, and there's plenty of time for R&F to pick up steam.

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clubs is not the solution.

I think the government is getting that, which is what makes this plan for reform so interesting; a 10-year, 50-measure directive that includes building two more national football training centers and establishing 50,000 special football schools by 2025. If that is implemented, hopefully you’ll start seeing a lot more talented Chinese players coming through.

Obviously, the population of the country being what it is, China should have a really strong side. I think it is going to take at least 20

years before that happens, but “a journey of a thousand miles…” and all that – if they do the right thing now, then the future looks bright for Chinese football.

As for infrastructure, China has already got a lot of good stadiums, and, as we saw from the Olympics, they would get the tournament right and make it spectacular. I hope they go for it, and I hope they get it. And if the goal is to increase people getting involved in football, what better way than hosting the greatest sporting show on the planet?

GUANGZHOU APRIL HOME FIXTURES GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE TAOBAO Sun, April 12, 8pm vs Liaoning Whowin Fri, April 17, 8pm vs Hangzhou Greentown Sun, April 26, 8pm vs Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty // Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium, 299 Tianhe Lu,

Tianhe District, Guangzhou 广州市天河区天河路 299号

Evergrande's brand-new purchase, Ricardo Goulart, the most expensive man in the Chinese Super League. His transfer fee was 15 million euros.

GUANGZHOU R&F Sun, April 3, 7.35pm vs Guizhou Renhe Sat, April 18, 7.30pm vs Shijiazhuang Ever Bright

// Yuexiu Shan Stadium, 988 Jiefang Bei Lu,

Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 广州市越秀区解放北 路988号.