The Business of Selling Hope in China 城市漫步上海 英文版11月份 国内统一刊号: CN 11-5233/GO China Intercontinental Press
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The Business of Selling Hope in China 城市漫步上海 英文版11月份 国内统一刊号: CN 11-5233/GO China Intercontinental Press NOVEMBER 2017 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 社长 President of China Intercontinental Press: 陈陆军 Chen Lujun 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 Circulation: 李若琳 Li Ruolin Chief Editor Dominic Ngai Section Editors Betty Richardson, Erica Martin Senior Editor Tongfei Zhang Production Manager Ivy Zhang Designer Joan Dai Contributors Mia Li, Logan Brouse, Noelle Mateer, Jocelyn Richards, Frances Chen, Sky Thomas Gidge, Dominique Wong, Iris Wang, Yuka Hayashi, Ariana Crisfulli, Josh Parker, Vivian Liu, Qinxin Liu Copy Editor Courtney Miceli 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 Operations Manager Penny Li Sales Manager Doris Dong BD Manager Tina Zhou Sales & Advertising Jessica Ying, Linda Chen, Celia Chen, Niki Tang, Eric Song, Jessie Zhu BD & Marketing Falaer Zhao, Leah Li, Peggy Zhu HR/Admin Sharon Sun Accounting Emily Xu Distribution Zac Wang National Operation CEO Leo Zhou Head of Communication Ned Kelly Head of Digital Vickie Guo Digital Content Manager Bridget O'Donnell Digital Miller Yue, Amanda Bao, Orange Wang, Yu Sun, Elsa Yang, Jimmy Mi Financial Manager Laura Lu 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: November 2017 定价 : 25.00 元 Print run: 60,000 邮发代号 : 4-845 2 | NOVEMBER 2017 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM Editor's Note NOVEMBER mway, short for American Elsewhere in the maga- Way, is an American zine, Food & Drink editor Acompany known for its Betty Richardson challenges health, beauty and homecare Christopher Pitts, Bina Yu and products. With a somewhat Kasper Pedersen to go green in tumultuous past both in the US her lead story of the month. See and in China since it entered the what dishes these talented chefs Chinese market more than 20 made for her using bok choi, years ago, Amway has a sizable scallion and black garlic on p52. following, as well as group of Meanwhile, Arts editor Erica vocal critics on both sides of the Martin interviews Grammy- That’s Beijing editor-in- winning DJ Paul van Dyk (p29) chief Noelle Mateer speaks to before his show at LINX. bothPacific. camps and pays a visit to In the Life & Style section, the Amway Experience Center at the Chinese capital in our Cover Grant Pearce, GQ’s - Editorialyou’ll find Director an interview (p15), with who ings on p40. tells me some of theAsia most Pacific memo - StoryWhether this month. you’re Read taking her thefind rable photo shoots that he’s subway to work or just browsing produced recently, as well as a in any of Shanghai’s shopping menswear trend that he wishes malls, you’re constantly bom- to never see again. Last but not barded with advertisements fea- least, turn to p20 for a roundup FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA turing a group of celebrities col- of some of the best collections lectively labeled as xiaoxianrou, from this season’s Shanghai facebook.com/ThatsShanghai or ‘little fresh meat’ – young and Fashion Week. beautiful Chinese men modeling twitter.com/ThatsShanghai with products ranging from the Until next month, youtube.com/thatsonline latest smartphone to the newest Hourly updates on news, current affairs and general weirdness from around family combo at KFC. In our City #THATSSHANGHAI feature (p10), I talk to several Shanghai and China. experts who’ve been following this trend closely for the past few years to understand the reason Dominic Ngai behind their popularity. Editor-in-Chief WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | NOVEMBER 2017 | 3 P A 10 20 R 6 CITY 14 LIFE & STYLE 7 SIPG VS. SHENHUA 15 MENSWEAR EXPERT Which team will win the Shanghai Derby FA GQ’s Grant Pearce talks fashion Cup? 20 SHANGHAI FASHION WEEK 10 YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL Our favorite spring/summer 2018 collections W Why the Chinese are obsessed with xiaoxianrou 22 COUNTING DOWN The best New Year’s Eve travel destinations in Asia THE 36 52 28 ARTS 50 EAT & DRINK 32 TINARIWEN 52 KEEP IT GREEN The Saharan purveyors of desert blues on their Our favorite chefs show us how to cook first mainland tour creatively with local produce 36 JERSEY BOYS 55 NEW RESTAURANTS The Tony-winning story of Frankie Valli & the Baos, Thai food, BBQ and a bowlful of Four Seasons wholesome at Moka Bros 38 LASZLO'S LEGACY 60 NEW BARS Photographer Nicky Almasy shoots Laszlo Ounce signals new life for the United Valley Hudec's buildings complex 4 | NOVEMBER 2017 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM 40 COVER STORY THE AMERICAN WAY The business of selling hope in China P68 65 EVENTS NOV 12 SUN NOV 23-DEC 6 Shanghai International Marathon West Side Story NOV 30 THU DEC 1 FRI Steve Aoki Red Ribbon Gala WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | NOVEMBER 2017 | 5 CITY Young and Beautiful Why the Chinese Are Obsessed with 'Little Fresh Meat', P10 Federer on Metro China's New Richest Man P8 P8 TALES OF THE CITY TALES raditional Shanghainese club Shenhua because of the muscleman’s uncanny resem- in the blue corner; cocky young up- blance to the incredible green one, and local UP for THE Tstarts SIPG in the red. The biggest hero Wu Lei. The free-scoring Chinese inter- football games in Shanghai history take place national has netted 25 goals in all competi- this month, as the city’s two Chinese Super tions this season. CUP League teams take their increasingly bitter Across town, Shenhua, who won the Cup rivalry to the next level in a two-legged FA once (all the way back in 1998) has had an Cup Final. even more tumultuous time this season. It SIPG vs Shenhua in Shanghai There have been plenty of talking points all started with fanfare and the signing of Argentina star Carlos Tevez on a contract re- Derby FA Cup Final the runner-up in the league. That may seem portedly worth GBP32 million a year – or one By Ned Kelly impressive,for both teams but this is a season.disappointment SIPG finished for a as pound a second. squad who had what it took to challenge The optimism was short-lived, however: perennial Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande. But each time Evergrande the AFC Champions League before it had slipped up, and SIPG had a chance to go top, properlyhis first game even sawbegun, the losing team crashing2-0 at home out toof they bottled it. Defeat in the Champions At the time of print, Tevez has managed just Diamonds means the FA Cup is now their last threeBrisbane goals Roar in China in their – or qualification one goal for game. every 10 chanceLeague ofsemi-final silverware, to Japanese when just side a month Urawa ago Red million pounds. Shenhua have languished in there was talk of the treble. the lower half of the CSL table all season. That piles the pressure on coach Andre It was all too much for coach Gus Poyet – Villas-Boas, given the Chinese Super League transfer record GBP60 million signing of fatthe to Uruguayan turn out for quit the in blues. September. So was Incoming Colombian beginning of the season. Add into the mix that Shenhua boss Wu Jingui then declared Tevez too theBrazil young international club has never midfielder won a Oscar major at trophy, the in charge was the Shanghai Derby, which saw Shenhuastriker Fredy humiliated Guarin, 6-1 apparently. by SIPG. Wu’s first game was the third time they had broken the trans- All of which leaves Shenhua smarting ferdespite record having in just spent 12 months. big – the Oscar signing for revenge over SIPG, and Tevez needing to AVB does not seem to be taking the strain justify that mega wage. Whether they can well, though; he is currently serving an eight- upset the odds is another question. But as the game ban after a gesture made at a match old aphorism goes: anything can happen in the Cup. accusing the referee of taking a bribe. Known forofficial his quickduring temper, a win againstthat is Villas-Boas’Beijing Guoan, sec - // Nov 19, 7.35pm.