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It's a Small World After All BEHINDBEHIND CHINA'SCHINA'S GREATGREAT AMUSEMENTAMUSEMENT PARKPARK GOLDGOLD RUSHRUSH 城市漫步上海 英文版 7 月份 国内统一刊号: CN 11-5233/GO China Intercontinental Press JULY 2016 that’s Shanghai 《城市漫步》上海版 英文月刊 主管单位 : 中华人民共和国国务院新闻办公室 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 : 中国北京 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 of China Intercontinental Press: 慈爱民 Ci aimin 期刊部负责人 Supervisor of Magazine Department: 邓锦辉 Deng Jinhui 主编 Executive Editor: 袁保安 Yuan Baoan 编辑 Editor: 朱莉莉 Zhu Lili 发行 / 市场 Circulation/Marketing: 黄静 Huang Jing, 李若琳 Li Ruolin 广告 Advertising: 林煜宸 Lin Yuchen Chief Editor Dominic Ngai Section Editors Andrew Chin, Betty Richardson Senior Editor Tongfei Zhang Events Editor Zoey Zha Production Manager Ivy Zhang Production Supervisor Candice Shen Designer Joan Dai Contributors Mario Grey, Mia Li, Ian Walker, Alyssa Wieting, Cathy Wu, Caleb Jasso, Tatiana Bautista, Sylvia Feng, Isabella Farr, Tuck Loke Lam, Sean Hanratty, Oscar Holland Copy Editor Susie Gordon 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 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 室 邮政编码 : 510095 Room 610, No. 2 Building, Area 42, Luyuan Lu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 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, Caitian Lu, Futian District, Shenzhen 518049 电话 : 0755-8623 3220, 传真 : 0755-8623 3219 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 CEO Leo Zhou General Manager Ned Kelly Operations Manager Penny Li Financial Manager Laura Lu Sales Manager Doris Dong BD Manager Joyce Sun Account Managers Linda Chen, Tina Zhou Account Executives Celia Chen, Even Mao, Jacky Zhu Events & PR Executive Zoe Zhou, Cherry Liu Marketing Assistant Pamela Zhang Sales Assistant Roy Dong Digital Products Manager Vickie Guo Digital Content Manager Bridget O'Donnell Web Editor Virginia Werner Digital Timi Shi, Sybil Zhang, Joseph Liao HR/Admin Sharon Sun Accounting Emily Xu Distribution Zac Wang General enquiries and switchboard (021) 8023 2199 [email protected] Editorial (021) 8023 2199*5807 [email protected] Distribution (021) 8023 2199*2802 [email protected] Marketing/Subscription (021) 8023 2199*2806 [email protected] Advertising (021) 8023 2199*8802 [email protected] Web & IT (021) 8023 2199*7803 Fax (021) 8023 2190 www.thatsmags.com 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 1672-8033 That’s Shanghai has been audited by ABC. 国内统一刊号 CN 11-5233/GO Publisher’s statement: July 2016 定价 : 25.00 元 Print run: 60,000 邮发代号 : 4-845 4 | JULY 2016 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM WIN WIN WIN Editor's Note JULY n recent weeks, the phrase “Have you been to gastrolounge backed by Muse Group on Yuyuan Disney yet?” seems to have replaced “How are Iyou?” or “Have you eaten yet?” when Shanghai residents greet one another. It’s not, however, ChineseLu (page luxury 34). Meanwhile, travelers at the the lifestyle ILTM Asia feature opening just about the House of Mouse. Wanda Group, forum,(page 27), takes inspired a look atby the the travel discussion habits about of this young the giant Chinese conglomerate specializing in group of jetsetters through the lens of author, real estate, hotels, tourism and retail, opened its travel expert and fashion maven Miki Tang, and a own theme park, Wanda City, in Nanchang – the couple of luxury hotels in LA and Paris about their grand opening, positioning itself as the domestic and economically powerful market segment. challengerfirst of 15 across to Mickey China and – weekshis gang. before Disney’s strategies on capturing this increasingly affluent Elsewhere in the magazine, Betty Richardson Andrew Chin and Tongfei Zhang speak to industry investigates and documents the slow death of experts and visit both parks to present their the Shanghai street food scene in her Eat & Drink Chin interviews indie rock band Surfer Blood notablefindings theme in our parkscover asstory well this as montha preview (page of ones52), frontmanlead story John(page Paul 72). 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Download our brand new app, available in iOS and Android versions, to cast your ballot in more than 60 #THATSSHANGHAI thatsmags.com WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | JULY 2016 | 5 14 32 10 CITY 22 LIFE & STYLE 12 GET REAL WITH NUMBERS 22 STRIKE A POSE Register your mobile number before it gets shut Chen Yu tells us what life is like for a model down. in New York. 14 GREEN WORLD 27 RICH AND ABROAD Photographer Sean Hanratty captures plants A look at how young Chinese travelers spend sprouting up in Shanghai’s concrete jungle. their yuan. 34 FISHING AND CANNING Inside Yuyuan Lu’s new gastrolounge by the folks behind The Nest. THE WRAP THE P51 38 72 38 ARTS 70 EAT & DRINK 45 GRRRL POWER 72 THE END AS WE KNOW IT Hang on the Box’s Gia Wang raises hell. We delve into the last days of Shanghai’s once-great street food communities. 46 BOUNDARY PUSHERS Homegrown dance group D-Lab teams with world 76 NEW RESTAURANTS famous NDT. Loaded nachos, trendy Nordic fare and the mother of all grilled cheeses. 48 THE DISTANT UNKOWN The British have taken over OCT Contemporary Art 80 NEW BARS Terminal. Fabulously good value wine, and surprisingly drinkable American-made Baijiu. 6 | JULY 2016 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM 52 COVER STORY THE GREAT FUN WARS How Mainland China is shaping up to be the big battleground for amusement park supremacy. 64 COMMUNITY 86 EVENTS PICK OF SIX ART JULY 13 JULY 13-AUG 7 EXHIBITIONS Battle of the Baos Slide the City JULY 24 JULY 28 Wayne Escoffery Birdy WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | JULY 2016 | 7 JULY 3-9 CALENDAR SUN-SAT CIRKOPOLIS 87 SHANGHAI GRAND THEATRE 2016 WHAT'S ON IN JULY 92 JULY 29 FRI StEREOPHONICS 91 MAJESTIC THEATRE JULY 22 JULY 14 THURS FRI FATBOY SLIM MANCHESTER UNITED VS MYST BORUSSIA DORTMUND SHANGHAI STADIUM 89 8 | JULY 2016 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM JULY 2-15 SAT-FRI JULY 4 MON MUSIC IN THE FOURTH OF JULY SUMMER AIR Various locations Shanghai Symphony p87 Orchestra Hall p43 JULY 13 WED JULY 14 THURS SURFER BLOOD BASTILLE DAY MAO Livehouse Various locations p40 p89 JULY 14-15 THURS-FRI JULY 17 SUN HALLÉ ORCHESTRA SHANGHAI DERBY Shanghai Grand Theatre Hongkou Football Stadium p42 p91 JULY 28-31 ALL MONTH FRI-SUN THURS-SUN THE WORLD OF TIM CHINA JOY 2016 BURTON Shanghai New International Lafayette Art & Design Center Expo Center p93 p92 WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | JULY 2016 | 9 TAL ES O F T H E GETTING REAL C I T Y WITH NUMBERS Register Your Mobile Number Before China Shuts It Down BY BRIDGET O’DONNELL arlier this month, Chinese telecom compa- nies began sending out notices requiring real-name registration for all mobile num- bers in compliance with Anti-terrorism law. And this time, they are really serious Eabout it. While the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has set a deadline of December 31, 2016 to have 95 percent of phones across the country registered, it is possible that providers like China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile could begin shutting down service for users who have not complied before then. The real-name registration law applies to all phone numbers in China. While the real-name registration policy was put into effect years ago, it is inconsistently enforced. According to TechInAsia, it is estimated that 100 million people have yet to tie their phone num- bers to their real identities. - quired real-name registration for technologyThis isn't the platforms. first time In China 2012, has re Weibo users were required to tie their account with a phone or ID number.