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OCT 2016 EXPLORE CHONGQING FROM HERE ISSUE59 the grass for grass the EVERY EVENTUALITY BIG COOK ONE BELT BAMBOO BAMBOO ONE ROAD 准印证号:渝内字第730号(总第59期) 内部资料 免费交流 EXPLORE CHONGQING FROM HERE ISSUE 59 feature 2016.5 34 主管单位 SUPERVISOR THE GRASS 重庆市商务委员会 FOR EVERY Chongqing Commerce Commission EVENTUALITY 主办 SPONSOR 重庆市外商投资促进中心 Chongqing Investment Promotion Association 编委会主任 DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL COMMITTEE 熊雪 Xue Xiong 编委会副主任 VICE DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL COMMITTEE 李谦 Li Qian 编委 EDITORIAL COMMISSARY 杨来科 Yang Laike 董德红 Dong Dehong 副总编 ASSISTANT EDITORS IN CHIEF 傅嘉康 Fu Jiakang CHECK OUT 叶冠兰 Ye Guanlan 张世樵 Zhang Shiqiao 编辑 EDITORS CHONGQING 亚得乐 Alexander Middleton 杨雯 Yang Wen Photos of Secrets of Chongqing Light Rail of 王旖旎 Wang Yini 蒙雨潇 Meng Yuxiao the previous issue are shot by Liao Lianjun 廖联俊 艺术指导 & 设计 ART DIRECTION & DESIGN STUDIO EN | DARE TO ENVISION | studioen.us OCT 2016 电话 TEL departments ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL 86.23.89019547 89019176 COMMUNITY is vitally important to all 投稿邮箱 CONTRIBUTION EMAIL CHONGQING-ING CULTURE schools and there is no doubt that [email protected] YCIS Chongqing is incredibly fortu- 网址 WEBSITES 7 CQ Brief-News Round-Up 24 The Characters and Etymons About chongqingcurrents.com nate to have a supportive, creative 14 Out & About Currency & Wealth chongqinglifeguide.com and industrious parent body! This was law firms to travel agents; from dentists to gymnastics for kids –we had information 26 Chongqing in Camera cqipa.com TRAVELING clearly on display during the outstand- people need to help them enjoy life in this vibrant city. The YCIS staff band played an investincq.com 28 Chongqing Art Scene ing ‘Check Out Chongqing’ community array of fine rock and roll tunes while guests enjoyed international cuisine, games, and 外籍人士俱乐部 (读者俱乐部) 16 Discovering Yuzhong Lower City 32 Poetry event held on our YCIS campus. activities. It was a festive mood for all! CHONGQING INT'L CLUB (Readers' Club) 36 Voices from Old Chungking WeChat ID: CQINTERCLUB/ NIWAWAEVA EATING & DRINKING 法律顾问 LEGAL ADVISOR EVENTS & LISTING On Saturday, September 24th, the Lucky Draw raffles were held throughout the event with prizes donated from our 贾锐 Jia Rui 18 Cook Bamboo School welcomed over 600 parents, wonderful vendors! Besides the fun that was had, the school community raised 6756 印刷 PRINTING 21 Take Away Time LIVING teachers, YCIS staff, students and RMB for the Seeds of Hope charity project, something YCIS Chongqing contributes to 重庆市巍承印务有限公司 Casa Maya visitors to an event that featured 53 every year. Chongqing Weicheng Printing Company 重庆市江北区嘉玲三村272号 vendors, representing a broad range of 272 Jia Ling San Cun, Jiangbei, Chongqing services from around Chongqing. From Without question, special thanks goes to the entire Parent Organization team, all language schools, to yoga studios; volunteers, sponsors, school staff, and the school Student Council for their efforts in ON THE COVER from restaurants to hairdressers; from bringing great opportunities and fun in Chongqing to all in the YCIS community! THE CITY OF PEACE 和平之城 by Zhou Shunkai 周顺恺 CQ Currents / LIVING 3 PRACTICING ART One Belt One Road and Chongqing CQ BRIEF- NEWS AT YCIS ROUND-UP As a key part of Beijing’s game-changing initiative for Eurasia and North Africa, Chongqing is set to generate a wide range of new opportunities for international business AT YCIS CHONGQING, WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO EN- The students of Year 10 create series of Realistic Observational JOY, APPRECIATE, AND CREATE ART. In this years’ art class, drawings. They use observational drawing techniques in real- WHAT IS ONE BELT ONE ROAD? students will look at and talk about major works/styles of art, istic challenges. By simply looking at the subject and drawing as well as create their own masterpieces using the Elements what is presented to the eye, the student gains solid percep- One Belt One Road (OBOR / 一带一路) is an abbreviation of the Chinese project name: of Art and the Principles of Design, and learn about different tual skills and hand-eye coordination, as well as eliminating The silk road economic belt, and the 21st century maritime silk road. techniques, mediums, and art history. flawed preconceptions about the appearance of objects. It is an initiative which was launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013, to focus on The students of Year 7-8 have been practicing shading tech- The students of Year 11 created the illustrations, depicting a improving andcreating new trading routes, links andbusiness opportunities with China. niques. They are taught to understand how shading works and series of images where animals merge with the natural world. begin to draw the illusion of depth (also known as three-di- The trees sprout into the silhouettes of foxes or squirrels. They The concept envisions an economic belt which roughly follows the route of the ancient mensional reality.) They create values using a graphite pencil looked at works by Alfred Bashar. The students practiced vari- silk routes, and improved maritime infrastructure to create a new ‘maritime silk road’. It of their choice. ous line strokes and cross contour lines. aims to include over 60 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The students of Year 9 have been working on the human The students of Year 12/13 work on the observational graphite In spite of the name ‘one belt, one road’, it is a multi-route concept which brings in anatomy fundamentals and they started with the basic head drawings. They use jewelry as a subject matter. The students networks of connectivity in trade, investment, finance, and flows of tourists and students. planes and face features. This can be enjoyable, but it is better have chosen a piece of jewelry and started with a draft sketch. if you know how. While our bodies add dynamism to artworks, Now they are working on applying a colour and showing tone, China has pledged a fund of USD 40 billion to help finance the hard infrastructure needed the face is filled with expression—the very soul of our being. tints and shades. to will the concept into reality. Learning to bring that out starts with learning how to draw a basic human face. Go, young artists! As Chongqing is a key hub for the project it will bring new and excitingcommercial opportunities. CQ Currents / LIVING CHONGQING-ING / CQ BRIEF-NEWS ROUND-UP 5 cq currents/top stories CHONGQING -ING Southeast Asia. As an important node connecting the Maritime Silk Road and the Silk Road ONE BELT: In a December 2014 reportOpinions Economic Belt and with its strong influence OUR EFFORTS, JUST HOPE YOU CAN THE SILK ROAD ECONOMICBELT on Implementing the Belt and Road on the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Strategy and Building the Yangtze Chongqing will invest more to further This land-based set of routes includes Economic Belt issued by the Chongqing improve its infrastructure in future. a “Eurasian land bridge” – alogistics municipal government in December 2014, chain from China’s east coastall the way investment by the municipal government Chongqing will be more to WesternEurope, and a number of in infrastructure projects will reach appealing to foreign economiccorridors connecting China Rmb1.2 trillion by 2020. Among these, the entrepreneurs and companies withMongolia and Russia, central Asia Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe international andSouth-East Asia. railway will be the main Eurasian land The 2016 Chongqing International Talent bridge between western China and Europe. Innovation Entrepreneurship Symposium GET ONE ROAD: The railway is also known as the Yuxinou will be inaugurated at the Chongqing THE 21ST-CENTURYMARITIME SILK ROAD railway, an acronym for Chinese characters International Expo Center from Nov 28 to Yu (which stands for Chongqing), Xin 29, with the aim of attracting highly-skilled This is a series of sea routes which runs (Xinjiang) and Ou (Europe). individuals from home and abroad to start west from China’s east coast businesses in Chongqing. Apart from the Yuxinou railway, goods may VISA to Europe through the South China Seaand also be exported from Chongqing to Europe The symposium will be held in Chongqing the Indian Ocean. by rail-sea intermodal transportation for the second time, and will be themed connecting with the Maritime Silk Road for around talent and entrepreneurship. DEVELOPING WESTERN CHINA the onward journey to Europe. For example, It is aimed at providing a platform for goods may be sent to Shenzhen’s Yantian returnees and foreign experts to start The aims of the OBOR initiative include: Port on the Chongqing-Shenzhen Railway, businesses in communications, commercial where they will be loaded onto ships bound design, marketing, production and capital E A R LY Developing prosperity forunderdeveloped for Rotterdam via the Maritime Silk Road. management. parts of China,particularly in the west of the The whole journey takes about 27 days. country; The Chongqing-Guiyang Railway now An innovation entrepreneurship competition under construction will run southwestwards as part of the event is also being launched Developing new opportunities forChina to to Guiyang. From there, goods will be to encourage new entrepreneurs with partner and co-operate withthe various exported via Kunming and Ruili to Sittwe innovative projects to settle in Chongqing. countries along the routes,many of which port in Myanmar, where they will be loaded The competition will tour the world, visiting are developing countries; onto ships and transported to Rotterdam America, Canada, Australia, Singapore and via the Maritime Silk Road. The whole Europe, before returning to China. Only 50 OUR SERVICES INCLUDE 我们的服务有 Increased integration, connectivityand journey is expected to take just over 30 of the best projects out of thousands of economic development along bothroutes. days. entries can make it through to the final in China Z Visa 外国人中国工作签证 Chongqing, where they will later attend the China Z Visa Extension 续签中国工作签证 Besides relying on the “One Belt, high-level symposium to seek investment.