MAR/APR 2018 SKY TIMES 010 Top Tips for Getting Tipsy in Beijing Falling in Love with Springtime Industry Giants Outline Plans for Improve ment in 2018 Spring Forward Editor’s into a Letter Fresh Future one were but the Winter, come were but the Spring.” Spring is a time for fresh starts, no matter how tough the winter has been. Just as British poet Christina Rossetti “ wrote in her beautiful poem Spring Quiet: “Full of fresh scents areG the budding boughs arching high over a cool green house; Full of sweet scents, and whispering air…” So, in this splendid springtime, what plans have you made for the year ahead in regards to your life, career, family, study, or even a vacation? Maybe Sky Times can give you some inspiration. In our spring issue, we have invited nine key influencers from our past issues — from Finnair, ANA Airlines, Air France-KLM, Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon Airlines, American Airlines, Lufthansa Group Airlines, British Airways, Emirates Airlines, and Airbus — who have been dedicated to the aviation industry for many years, to share their stories and talk about their blueprint for 2018 (page 14) . There are so many elements to spring that we discuss in this issue. When spring arrives, everything takes on a new look and people’s mood changes. Photo by Shalom Mwenesi How do you plan to embrace it? In the People section, we are Falling in Love with Springtime — four stories about flying, fitness, cooking, traveling, life and love, giving different perspectives on these key issues in relation to the season (page 62). Although 2018 is the Year of the Dog, we bring you some amazing photos of a Chinese monkey. Through the lens of Ding Kuanliang, a Chinese photographer who captures images of wild primates, the golden snub-nosed monkey is caring, harmonious and humanistic. For Ding, taking photographs is a way to protect nature and wild animals (page 56). As a foodie who has been living in Asia for the past five years, contributor Mina recently visited Taipei. Coming from the urban jungle of Beijing, it was refreshing and utterly relaxing to be in a city with a bit less hustle and bustle. In the Travel section, she takes you to Taipei to experience the food, attractions and colorful culture there (page 45). When night falls, where can one get tipsy in Beijing? In the Lifestyle section, we give you top tips, the best bars, some interesting people and the great wine (page 74). CAAC Inflight Magazine Now, open your blind, relax and enjoy your springtime with Sky Times. As Cao Shenshen with the largest circulation Executive Editor always, we wish you a pleasant journey. of all inflight publications. 01 SKY TIMES 010 MARCH/APRIL 2018 Responsible Institution: Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Sponsor: Now 04 China Civil Aviation Publishing House President: Ma Songwei Vienna Opera Ball Creates Buzz in Austrian Capital Publication: Clowns Congregate for Joseph Grimaldi Memorial China Civil Aviation Publishing House Ice Diving: A Truly Unique Experience Editor-in-Chief: Li Yong Switzerland Hosts Carnival of Basel People 61 Executive Editor: Cao Shenshen Editors: Feng Shuangqing, Wang Ruosi Sensational Sights at Singapore Airshow Editorial Consultant: Dominic McIver, Austin George Smith Falling in Love with Editor-Visuals & Photographs: Lu Ning Advertising Director: Zong Miaomiao Talk 09 Items 10 Data 12 Springtime / 62 Designed By: Alinea Productions Advertising: CAAC Magazine Corporation Focus 13 Address: CAAC Journal, Civil Aviation Building A, Shilihe, Chaoyang District, Industry Giants Outline Plans for Improve ment Lifestyle Beijing, 100122 in 2018 /14 73 Printing: C&C Joint Printing (Beijing) Co., LTD. Top Tips for Getting Tipsy in Beijing / 74 Travel 35 Chic / 82 Advertise in Sky Times Email: [email protected] Lapland: A World of Fun Tel: (86-10) 87667513 Books & Films / 84 87387176 and Fantasy / 36 Grand Italian Castle Opens Doors to Guests / 86 Immersed in the Heart of Singapore / 89 Park Hyatt Beijing: A Shining Beacon in the City / 90 主管: 中国民用航空局 主办: 中国民航出版社 社长: 马松伟 出版: 中国民航出版社 主编: 李永 执行主编: 曹慎慎 编辑: 冯霜晴、王若思 Visa - Free Transfer Policy 语言顾问: 多米尼克 · 麦基弗、 史傲丁 A Foodie’s Take on Taipei’s Tasty Treats / 40 Flying 91 视觉编辑: 路泞 Beautiful Spring Scenery at Beijing West Leisure Resort / 44 广告总监: 宗妙妙 Sees Beijing Boom as 设计: 利雅法盛 International Hub / 92 广告独家代理: 中国民航杂志社 地址: 北京市朝阳区十里河民航空管楼A座 Culture Ask the Captain / 94 中国民航报社 49 News / 96 印刷: 北京华联印刷有限公司 The Warmth Within Paper Fibres / 50 ISSUE 10 March/April 2018 Focus Falls on Golden 国际标准刊号: ISSN2096-1375 Snub-Nosed Monkey / 56 国内统一刊号: CN10-1381/G1 Back cover: Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy, photo by Bogdan Dada 02 03 SKY TIMES | Now Vienna Opera Ball Creates Buzz in Clowns Congregate for Joseph Austrian Capital Grimaldi Memorial Each year on the first Sunday in February, clowns from across the United Kingdom gather in East The Vienna Opera Ball is an annual Austrian society event that takes place in the building London’s Dalston to attend a church service in memory of the clown Jospeh Grimaldi. It has been of the Vienna State Opera in Austria’s capital on the Thursday preceding Ash Wednesday an annual tradition since 1946. The service moved to Holy Trinity Church in 1959, and in 1967 (a religious holiday). Together with the New Year Concert, the ball is one of the highlights permission was given for the clowns to attend in their costumes. Joseph Grimaldi is regarded as of the Viennese carnival season.The tradition of the ball dates back to 1814 during the the greatest British clown. He was born in London in 1778 and died in 1837. His performances at time when the crowned heads of Europe and the aristocracy searched for entertainment the Sadler’s Wells and Drury Lane theaters were extremely popular and helped to establish the after the Napoleonic wars. On the eve of the event, the rows of seats are removed from British clowning traditions that continue to this day. the stalls, and a new floor, level with the stage, is built. The dress code is evening dress: white tie and tails for men; usually floor-length gowns for women. 04 05 SKY TIMES | Now Switzerland Hosts Ice Diving Carnival of Basel A Truly Unique Experience The biggest carnival in Switzerland, the Carnival of Basel, which was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Divers prepare to go ice diving. It is not just a change of scenery; it is a Heritage of Humanity in December 2017, was held on Feb. 19-21. It is change of mindset. The one word every ice diver speaks of is “explore”. a Swiss spectacle, on a par with cow parades and cheese by the ton. The koan that you can never step into the same river twice is true, but it The people of Basel wear dramatic costumes and make lots of noise. is that much truer of the ice diving realm. Winter never carves the same Thousands of them march to the rhythm of drums, the shrill piping of frozen landscape and the path to the floe edge shifts with cloud cover. piccolos and the slightly off-key melodies of brass bands. In addition Those who venture to and under the ice see what no other diver will. to daily parades, there are lantern displays, food and beverage tents, Possibly ever. and skits in decorated party cellars beneath Basel’s Old Town. 06 07 SKY TIMES | Now SKY TIMES | Talk Do you like What is your We invite four Chinese college students to share watching TV series favorite type of their viewing habits. in your leisure time? show to watch? I seldom watch TV series. It The first TV series that springs to is not a bad way of killing mind is It Started With a Kiss. It is time when I am bored, but a Taiwan-based romantic comedy I prefer reading novels, featuring good-looking actors, and it which can stimulate my was extremely popular when I was in imagination and expand my primary school. The leading male is Mavis Chen knowledge of a particular tall, rich, handsome and intelligent, Chinese language and topic. I like the way novels while the leading female is pretty, literature major are not limited by images. but stupid. Rarely. To tell you the truth, I do not Who’s the Murderer is my like TV series. It takes too much time favorite reality show. It is a to finish one episode. Popular TV detective show that requires series Game of Thrones, which had participants to find a clue to a predetermined story running over help solve a fictitious case. I like seven seasons, is a typical example. In the feeling of being immersed comparison, reality TV shows are much in the mysterious and tense Sherwin Deng better. Each episode is self-standing, atmosphere. I enjoy this kind of Clinical medicine major so I can watch one episode at a time show where you can discover when I have free time. and create the story yourself. Sure, it is a good way of killing My favorite TV series is Agents of time. Most TV series I watched are S.H.I.E.L.D., the fifth season of which American dramas. Thus, watching came out in December 2017. It TV is not only entertainment, but is a complex show, focusing on a also a way to improve my English situation whereby the Earth is no listening skills. I have watched longer suitable for human survival Trista Tan many genres of TV series, including and superpowers are urgently Actuarial studies major romance, sci-fi and soap operas, of required, which has developed my which sci-fi is my favorite.