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January 2015 Hit the Mat Isofit’s Pilates program for kids and teens Kick Out the Jams Mom Caroline Nath shares a recipe for pear preserves A Wok on the Plus: Interviews with Wild Side renown Beijing educators, Seven family-friendly Chinese new Oransi air purifiers, regional cuisines a candid look at eating disorders, and more JANUARY 2015 CONTENTS 50 40 30 FEATURES 19 Birthday Bash Recreate that classic photo booth look at Aotuzipai 49 Guangdong 20 Indulge Tang Palace offers bite-sized dim sum pleasures Samantha Corset turns back the clock at TATA 50 Yunnan Diverse, crowd-pleasing flavors at In and Out 51 Jiangsu HEALTH Nanjing Impressions gives Beijing duck a run for its money 22 The Natural Path 52 Taiwan Melissa Rodriguez on food sensitivities Beyond night market snacks at Before and After 23 Mind Over Matter 53 Sichuan Dr. George Hu on how to promote a healthy self-image in kids It’s not all about spice at Shudu Binguan restaurant 24 When Looks Can Kill 54 Shandong How to help a loved one with an eating disorder Sampling China’s most underrated cuisine at Dong Xing Lou 55 Tibet A riot of color, dairy, and meat at Makye Ame DINING 58 It’s All Chinese to Me Brush up on your dining-related Mandarin skills 28 Food for Thought Caroline Nath teaches us how to make pear-ginger jam LIVING PLAYING 15 From the Blog Meet Phil Allman, head of primary at BSB Shunyi 30 Playing Inside 16 Noticeboard Isofit’s Pilates program helps kids find balance Community news and announcements 34 Family Travels 18 Talking Shop The Stewarts take the fast train to Tokyo and Kyoto Oransi enters the air purifier market JANUARY 2015 CONTENTS 80 20 28 LEARNING DIRECTORIES 36 Beijing’s League of Legendary Educators 70 Family Dining In conversation with BIBS’ John McBryde and MSB’s Caroline Chen 72 Family Health 40 The Roundtable 72 Family Life Students from HIS discuss diet and nutrition 74 Family Travel 75 Fun Stuff 42 Blank Canvas 76 Schools Artwork by Flying Start International Kindergarten 78 Shopping 78 Sports PARENTING 44 Beijing Baba ON THE COVER: Teaching gratitude in the age of consumerism Mia and Kaila Yilmaz (ages 8 and 7 respec- 45 The Echo Chamber tively) attend the British School of Beijing, When “foreign” foods aren’t so foreign after all Sanlitun. These multi-cultural siblings of Turkish and Indonesian descent moved here from Istanbul in August for their dad ESSENTIALS Sinan’s work. (He is the general manager of Kerry Hotel Beijing.) The girls’ favorite 9 Editor’s Note Chinese foods are shaomai, dumplings, and 10 December Events noodles. During our shoot, Mia and Kaila 14 New Arrivals kept us on our toes with singing, danc- Say hello to Beijing’s smallest ing, bamboo stick fighting, and catwalking 60 The Circuit between takes. Special thanks to Horizon Happenings in Beijing’s family scene for providing the shoot venue and props. Photography by Dave PiXSTUDIO 80 Family Favorites The Gynne family 《中国妇女》英文刊 2015 年 1 月(下半月) WOMEN OF CHINA English Monthly WOMEN OF CHINA English Monthly Sponsored and administrated by ALL-CHINA WOMEN’S FEDERATION 中华全国妇女联合会主管/主办 Published by WOMEN’S FOREIGN LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS OF CHINA 中国妇女外文期刊社出版 Publishing Date: January 1, 2015 本期出版时间: 2015年1月1日 Adviser 顾 问 彭 云 PENG PEIYUN 全国人大常委会前副委员长 Former Vice-Chairperson of the NPC Standing Committee Adviser 顾 问 顾秀莲 GU XIULIAN 全国人大常委会前副委员长 Former Vice-Chairperson of the NPC Standing Committee Director and Editor-in-Chief 社长 · 总编辑 Yun Pengju 恽鹏举 Chief Editor 主编 Wei Liang 位亮 Managing Editor Sijia Chen Deputy Managing Editor Aisling O’Brien School Editor Yvette Ferrari Web Editor Nimo Wanjau Shunyi Correspondent Sally Wilson Contributors Dr. George Hu, Christopher Lay, Kyle Mullin, Melissa Rodriguez, Ember Swift Editorial Consultant 编辑顾问 ROBERT MILLER (Canadian) 罗伯特 · 米勒 (加拿大) Director of Sales Department 广告发行经营部主任 XIA WEI 夏巍 Tel 电话 5779 8877 Legal Adviser 法律顾问 LI XUESEN 李雪森 Advertising Agency Immersion International Advertising (Beijing) Co., Limited 广告代理 深度体验国际广告(北京)有限公司 Advertising Hotlines 广告热线 5941 0368/69/72/77/78/79 Printing 印刷 TOPPAN LEEFUNG CHANGCHENG PRINTING (BEIJING) CO., LTD. 北京利丰雅高长城印刷有限公司 Address 本刊地址 WOMEN OF CHINA English Monthly 《中国妇女》英文月刊 15 Jianguomennei Dajie, Beijing 100730, China 中国北京建国门内大街15号 邮编:100730 国际标准刊号 ISSN1000 9388 国内统一刊号 CN11-1704/C The beijingkids Board Jennifer Parrott The proud mother of a daughter who attends WAB, Jennifer A Publication of hails from Boston. 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Find out For more, visit the beijingkids more on the blog. blog at www.beijing-kids.com New Enrollment Regulations Xiaomi Launches Air Cause Real Estate to Soar Purifier for RMB 899 Near Beijing Schools (goo.gl/ (goo.gl/1b7koo) PulIuA) One of China’s mobile phone giants is ven- Getting a place in a local school just became turing into the booming air purifier industry more difficult with the implementation of a with the launch of a “smart” air purifier for new regulation that forces Chinese students’ RMB 899, available online. families to own a house within recently-drawn school districts, leading real estate prices to triple near Beijing’s very best schools. EDITOR'S NOTE Me (center) feasting at my aunt and uncle’s wedding banquet, circa 1988 Mom and Dad in their 20s A Belly Full of Memories eing the youngest of four with a significant age difference be- made prodigious amounts of jiaozi, jiucai hezi (chive “pockets”), tween her and her siblings, my mom had a relatively comfortable huajuan (scallion buns), and congyou bing (scallion pancakes) for Bchildhood in Chongqing.