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Flamenco in Tianjin 弗拉门戈在天津 2018.08 Follow us on Wechat! 30 10 places to visit near Tianjin 16 Family First 26 Flamenco in Tianjin 弗拉门戈在天津 InterMediaChina www.tianjinplus.com IST offers your children a welcoming, inclusive international school experience, where skilled and committed teachers deliver an outstanding IB education in an environment of quality learning resources and world-class facilities. 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Famous Managing Editor singers such as Noa from Israel, who is very well-known for her popular songs and great voice, THAI MASSAGE Sandy Moore were here. Some others were not so well known but great musicians such as Stockholm-born [email protected] songwriter Sophie Zelmani, who makes her quiet songs seem intense, were also here. Advertising Agency Flamenco Dance is another great show that appears in Tianjin scene during this summer. This 泰享阁足道会馆 InterMediaChina [email protected] great performance, which is full of passion and emotions, was introduced on the stage of Tianjin Grand Hall. We also had the opportunity to interact with the Director of “Flamenco de Aocheng Plaza Tianxi 22-23/132, Nankai Publishing Date August 2018 Granada” company dance that presents the piece of Flamenco in Tianjin during this summer, District, Tianjin and get to know a bit more about this art which is very unique. 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Best wishes, Sandy Moore Managing Editor | Tianjin Plus Magazine Address: Olympic Tower No.104, Chengdu Road Heping District, Tianjin 和平区成都道126号 奥林匹克大厦1楼104 Tel: +86 22 2334 5716 Opening: 7:00 - 22:00 GANG GANG Bread & Wine 冈冈葡萄酒 & 面包店 DELIVERY It's Free over 100RMB! 点餐超过100元免配送费! Delivery can be made everyday Order one day earlier until 14:00am We accept orders by e-mail or Wechat E-mail: [email protected] Wechat: yushengsensen 2018 2018 CONTENTS 08 CONTENTS 08 Education 16 12 Calendar How to stay Attentive in classroom 38 International School of Tianjin 40 Partner Promotion 14 Teda International School 41 26 Entertainment 42 Art & Culture 16 Family First - Strengthening Bonds and Ties 46 Health Watch 44 Feature Story 18 Benefits of Teeth Whitening Differences between the most popular planes used by airliners today Fitness & Gym 46 Beijing Beat 22 Should You Or Should You Not Eat Before Working Out? Have Fun in Beijing Future 48 Relationships 25 3D printing of Organs and Tissues Interior Design 50 Cover Story 26 How to transform your basement into a living space Flamenco in Tianjin Past Events 54 Top 30 50 10 places to visit near Tianjin 32 Slang bang! 55 Fashion 32 Hit me up! 6 Type of Shoes That Every Woman Should Have Tianjin Listing Index 56 Beauty 34 TEDA Listing Index 67 Top 5 Natural Skincare Remedies For Your Little One Nutrition 36 China travel 70 Alternatives for Snacking China’s Ancient Villages: Hongcun & Xidi, Anhui Global travel 73 Monsanto 73 36 11 To include your event, email: 2018 August Calendar [email protected] Steve Barakatt, Canada Piano Solo Concert Ball in the House Concert Trinity Boys Choir Concert Children’s Ballet of Kyiv, Ukraine Angela Zhang World Tour 2018 Julius Caesar 加拿大钢琴家史蒂夫·贝瑞卡钢琴独奏音乐会 美国阿卡贝拉Ball in the House声乐音乐会 英国圣三一男童合唱团音乐会 乌克兰基辅儿童芭蕾舞团《天鹅湖》 2018 张韶涵“旅程”世界巡回演唱会 英国国家剧院现场《裘力斯·恺撒》 Date: Fri, Aug 17th 02 Date: Thu, Aug 2nd 03 Date: Fri, Aug 3rd 04 Date: Sat, Aug 4th Date: Sat, Aug 18th Sun, Aug 19th Time: 19:30 Date: Time: 19:30 Time: 19:30 Time: 19:30 17 18 Time: 19:30 19 Time: 14:00 Thu Price: 20-120 Fri Sat Price: 20-120 Price: 100, 180, 280, 380 Price: 30-150 Fri 1000(380x3), 700(380x2), 700(280x3), Sat Price: 390-1390 Sun Price: 80-200 Venue: Concert Hall, Venue: Concert Hall, Venue: Tianjin Sports Center Tianjin Grand Theatre Venue: Concert Hall, Tianjin Grand Theatre 500(280x2) Venue: Opera Hall, Tianjin Grand Theatre Tianjin Grand Theatre Venue: Tianjin No.2 Workers Cultural Palace 天津大剧院音乐厅 天津大剧院音乐厅 天津体育中心(大馆) 天津大剧院歌剧厅 天津大剧院音乐厅 天津第二工人文化宫剧场 Tel: +86 22 8388 2000 Tel: +86 22 8388 2000 Tel: +86 22 8388 2000 Tel: 4006 228 228 Tel: +86 22 8388 2000 Date: Sun, Aug 8th Date: Sat, Aug 11th Date: Thu, Aug 16th 21 Date: Tue, Wed, Aug 21st, 22nd 23 Date: Tue, Fri, Aug 23rd, 24th Date: Sat, Aug 25th Time: 19:30 Time: 10:30, 14:30 Time: 19:30 Time: 19:30 Time: 19:30 Time: 19:30 Price: 110, 150 & & Price: 20-120 Price: 20-120 Price: 80-1200 Price: 200, 220 Price: 200, 220 Venue: Multifunctional Hall, Venue: Multifunctional Hall, Venue: Concert Hall, Tianjin Grand Venue: Concert Hall, Tianjin Grand Venue: Jinwan Grand Theater 22 Venue: Multifunctional Hall, 24 Theatre Tianjin Grand Theatre Tue Tianjin Grand Theatre Tue Tianjin Grand Theatre Theatre 08 11 天津津湾大剧院 16 天津大剧院多功能厅 25 天津大剧院音乐厅 天津大剧院音乐厅 天津大剧院多功能厅 天津大剧院多功能厅 Tel: 4006 103 721 Tel: +86 22 8388 2000 & & Tel: +86 22 8388 2000 Tel: +86 22 8388 2000 Sun Tel: +86 22 8388 2000 Sat Thu Tel: +86 22 8388 2000 Sat Wed Fri Alexey Sokolov Piano Recital Tchaikovsky: The 3 Ballets Children's drama: Frozen Accordion World Famous Pieces Concert Polish Theater: Uncle Vanya Polish Theater: Humanka 柴科夫斯基芭蕾舞剧三部曲 魔幻儿童剧《冰雪奇缘》天津站 盛夏时光--手风琴世界名曲音乐会 波兰戏剧《万尼亚舅舅》 波兰戏剧《人偶》 俄罗斯钢琴大师阿列克塞·索科洛夫独奏音乐会 SPECIAL DAYS 国际友谊节又叫西方友谊节,为每年 八月的第一个星期天,许多国家的年 轻人都会庆祝这个节日。这个节日起 初是由美国国会在1935提出的,作为 纪念朋友的节日。 1999年12月17日, 联合国大会赞同 17 主管青年事物部长世界会议提出的建 07 12 13 26 议,决定将每年的8月12日定为“国际 青年日”,国际青年日是全世界革命 青年反帝国主义、反军国主义、反世 Friendship Day International Youth Day Left-Handers Day Chinese Valentine’s Day Women’s Equality Day 界大战的纪念日。 8月13日是国际左撇子日。据了解, Typically celebrated on the first Sunday To recognize the contribution of the If you are a Leftie, then Left Handers Also referred to as ‘Double Seventh In 1971, after much work, and at 全世界约有6%—13%的人是左撇子, of August every year, Friendship Day world’s youth, the United Nations Day is just for you! Left Handers, also Festival’, Chinese Valentine’s Day dates the urging of U.S. Representative 1975年的8月13日,美国的一群左撇 encourages all to celebrate the bonds (UN) elected this day to showcase and commonly referred to as Southpaws, back some 2000 years ago to the Han Bella Abzug, Congress designated 子建立了名叫左撇子国际的组织,设 of friendship and companionship. celebrate young people of the world, as are the brunt of more than their share Dynasty. The myth tells of a love story August 26th of each year as ‘Women’s 想把全世界的左撇子联合起来,共同 Originally only a small celebration, it has well as to raise awareness of all issues that of jokes all year long. How do I know? between a weaver girl and a cowherd, Equality Day’. This day was selected to 争取左撇子的权益。1976年,该组织 now turned into a big festival involving youth of today face and how to tackle Yup, you guessed it! It isn't easy being but their love was forbidden and both commemorate the passage of the 19th 将8月13日确定为国际左撇子日。 them. 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