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China's Smokers Look to the Future China’s Smokers Look to the Future Follow us on WeChat Now Advertising Hotline 400 820 8428 城市漫步北京 英文版 9 月份 国内统一刊号: CN 11-5232/GO China Intercontinental Press ISSN 1672-8025 SEPTEMBER 2017 Happy Hour18:00--20:00 Everyday 主管单位 : 中华人民共和国国务院新闻办公室 Craft Beer Buy 1 Get 1 Free Supervised by the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China 主办单位 : 五洲传播出版社 地址 : 北京西城月坛北街 26 号恒华国际商务中心南楼 11 层文化交流中心 邮编 100045 Published by China Intercontinental Press Address: 11th Floor South Building, HengHua linternational Business Center, 26 Yuetan North Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045, PRC http://www.cicc.org.cn 总编辑 Editor in Chief 慈爱民 Ci Aimin 期刊部负责人 Supervisor of Magazine Department 邓锦辉 Deng Jinhui 编辑 Editor 李靥 Li Ye 发行 / 市场 Distribution / Marketing 黄静，李若琳 Huang Jing, Li Ruolin Location: 11-15 Podium Floor W3 Building Oriental Plaza, Wangfujing TEL :010-56075290 Editor-in-Chief Noelle Mateer Deputy Editor Dominique Wong National Arts Editor Erica Martin Digital Content Editor Justine Lopez Designer Iris Wang Contributors Dominic Ngai, Sky Thomas Gidge, Jocelyn Richards, Mia Li, Oscar Holland, Tristin Zhang, Yuka Hayashi, Vivian Liu, Harry Parker, Hawk Lincoln, Zaruf Ezhan, Jesse Pottinger, Allison Bew, Matt Bossons, Flynn Murphy, Nick Mateer, Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze HK FOCUS MEDIA Shanghai (Head office) 上海和舟广告有限公司 上海市蒙自路 169 号智造局 2 号楼 305-306 室 邮政编码 : 200023 Room 305-306, Building 2, No.169 Mengzi Lu, Shanghai 200023 电话 : 021-8023 2199 传真 : 021-8023 2190 (From February 13) Beijing 广告代理 : 上海和舟广告有限公司 北京市东城区东直门外大街 48 号东方银座 C 座 9G 邮政编码 : 100027 48 Dongzhimenwai Dajie Oriental Kenzo (Ginza Mall), Building C, Room 9G, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100027 电话 : 010-8447 7002 传真 : 010-8447 6455 Guangzhou 上海和舟广告有限公司广州分公司 广州市越秀区麓苑路 42 号大院 2 号楼 610 房 邮政编码 : 510095 Room 610, No. 2 Building, Area 42, Lu Yuan Lu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, PRC 510095 电话 : 020-8358 6125, 传真 : 020-8357 3859-800 Shenzhen 广告代理 : 上海和舟广告有限公司广州分公司 深圳市福田区彩田路星河世界大厦 C1-1303 C1-1303, Galaxy Century Building, Cai Tian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 电话 : 0755-8623 3220, 传真 : 0755-8623 3219 Operations Manager Ning Zhu Sales Manager Henry Zeng Sales Emma Cao, Jessica Zhou, Anita Wang, Betty Wang Marketing Assistant Vivid Zhu National Operation CEO Leo Zhou Sales Project Director Henry Zeng Head of Communication Ned Kelly Financial Manager Laura Lu HR/Admin Director Penny Li Head of Digital Vickie Guo Digital Content Manager Bridget O'Donnell Digital Miller Yue, Amanda Bao, Orange Wang, Yu Sun, Elsa Yang, Jimmy Mi General enquiries (010) 8447 7002 Editorial (010) 8447 6455 [email protected] Events (010) 8447 6455 [email protected] Distribution/Subscription (010) 8447 7002 [email protected] Marketing (010) 8447 7603 [email protected] Advertising (010) 8447 7073 [email protected] 广告经营许可证 : 京海工商广字第 8069 号 法律顾问 : 大成律师事务所 魏君贤律师 Legal Advisor: Wei Junxian, Dacheng Law Firm 国际标准刊号 ISSN 1672-8025 国内统一刊号 CN 11-5232/GO Location: 08-10 Podium Floor W3 Building Oriental Plaza, Wangfujing TEL : 010-56076596 定价 : 25.00 元 Behind the Elevator at W3 Lobby 邮发代号 : 2-930 部分非卖品 , 仅限赠阅 www.thatsmags.com 2 | SEPTEMBER 2017 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM Editor’s Note SEPTEMBER 2017 DEALS We're giving away tickets to some of September is Beijing’s best month. It is. I can hear you saying, ‘What about May?’ the very best Beijing oneBut Imonth will not where listen. we As Beijingers I write this, can I countam staring on the out weather my office to bewindow neither into too the hot nasty nor parties, openings, bowels of August below, and dreaming of the September to come. September is the feeling is very rare. Appreciate it. tooIronically, cold. And we when welcome it’s nice this out, characteristically Beijing feels like low-pollution the greatest cityseason on Earth.with a Thiscover shows and talks all month, alongside story on smoking. For the first time in recent history, the number of smokers in China has dropped – and while a lot of that has to do with public smoking bans, it also has to do with vapes. Yes, we’re talking about those weird gadgets sold at shops free meals, drinks, with ridiculous names like Vape Saint and Vape Professor (actual Beijing stores). You might think vapes are American, given their stores’ bro-ey subculture and discounts and prizes. penchant for playing hip-hop, but they are a Chinese invention. Read more about - their growing role in Chinese smoking culture in Jocelyn Richards’ piece, p. 38. All you have to do Elsewhere in the magazine, Oscar Holland gives us the non-athlete’s guide to cy cling Taiwan (p. 20); Erica Martin shares her pick of the best new Chinese albums (p. 35); and I check out Migas Mercado, which is everyThat’s bit as Tianjin cool as we hoped (p. is scan the QR code 52). Finally, we’re excited to announce the debut of our website and app. below, follow us on youIf you to – visit. like many Beijingers – find yourself in our sister city often, it is an essential source of events, listings and news. And even if you don’t, well – maybe it’s time for WeChat and keep an Until next month, eye out for your chance to win. You'll get some other great stuff on your phone too. Noelle Mateer Editor-in-Chief THAT’S TIANJIN GOES DIGITAL Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen… and now Tianjin. We’re proud to announce that we launchingare adding a a That’s Tianjin Tianjin section WeChat to account.our website News, and events, app, as listings, well as toguides follow and us giveaways on – we’ve got FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA the lot. Scan the QR- codes below WeChat and down ThatsBeijing com/tianjin.load That’s App, twitter.com/ThatsBeijing and visit thatsmags. facebook.com/ThatsBeijing WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | SEPTEMBER 2017 | 3 6 CITY 7 TIME TO UNPLUG Are plugin mini houses the future of Beijing? 8 RESPECT YOUR ELDERS Beijingers young and old on what they love about their city 14 URBAN DICTIONARY How to respond with you’ve been conned 7 16 LIFE & STYLE 19 SCENE & HEARD Shop and gym openings in Beijing 20 A WHEEL-Y GOOD TIME The lazy person’s guide to cycling Taiwan 24 HOTEL CHINAFORNIA The winners of our 2017 19 Hospitality Awards 28 ARTS 29 THE NORMAND INVASION Comedian Mark Normand ahead of his Beijing show 32 OPTIMO ILLUSION Scottish DJs Optimo, in their own words 34 ROCK THE BOAT Indie rockers Chui Wan head in a new direction 35 50 EAT & DRINK 51 MIFAN OR MAFAN Is the rice worth the hassle at these new openings? 52 FOLLOW MIGAS The new location of a Beijing classic 55 ON THE MONEY 55 Equis is a bar fit for stars 4 | SEPTEMBER 2017 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM 38 UP IN SMOKE Two years after a public smoking ban, Beijingers turn to vapes 10 LOOK UP A Hong Kong-based photographer sees buildings from a different angle P36 WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | SEPTEMBER 2017 | 5 CITY BOTTOMS UP A French photographer captures a different view of Hong Kong, p10 Generation Gap Rent a Gym Pod Chinese Urban Dictionary p8 p8 p14 TALES OF THE CITY TALES PLUGIN HOUSES: THE SOLUTION TO BEIJING’S SKY- HIGH HOUSING PRICES? words by Justine Lopez, image by Gao Tianxia Last month, a tiny Beijing home dubbed the Plugin House was shortlisted for the Beazley commissioned PAO to help. Because it is located in a traditional hutong Designs of the Year 2017 award. The home, courtyard.PAO was Unsatisfied tasked with with creating her options, a comfort Fan- Beijing’s increasingly strict housing codes. able and affordable living space for Fan and it would not block sunlight, ventilation or neighborhood, Fan’s home was built so that created by the private design firm People’s strict and ever-evolving housing codes. always changing, the plugin house was de- BuildingArchitecture of the Office Year (PAO) award was in July. also shortlisted her young son, as well as adhering to Beijing’s- signedneighbors’ so that views. owners Because can easilythe rules change are the forThe the recognitionsWorld Architecture top off aFestival’s successful World half- - layout of their home and even cut off sections year for the home. PAO designed the struc- The plugin house was a first for the archi of the structure, if needed. ture in December 2016 with the intention of USD10,000tecture firm. price Built tag in Changchunmeans it costs Jie –30 a timeshis Not only is Beijing one of the most lesstoric than hutong other in centralapartments Beijing located – the inhome’s the expensive cities in the world to rent a rising house prices. The result is a “plugin same hutong. But there are more perks to home, but according to a recent study by house”creating – ana small, affordable stylish solution dwelling to thatthe capital’smight just represent the future of affordable hous- The prefabricated home is so simple to ing in the capital. Fan’s plugin home than just affordability. paychecksShanghai-based on rent. E-House China R&D Institute, What makes the plugin house so ingenious non-professionals in less than 24 hours using Beijingers spend almost three-fifths of their nothing‘build’ that more it can than easily a hand be wrench.put together The modby - house, these tiny and relatively cheap homes and can be built in less than 24 hours using ule comes equipped with wiring, insulation mightFollowing be the thesolution success many of PAO’s in the plugin capital nothingis that it moreonly costs than aUSD10,000 simple tool. (RMB66,500) have been looking for. The design was inspired by Beijing native The winners of the Beazley Awards will be and waterproofing.
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