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www.thenanjinger.com Contents THE DECEMBER 2018
6 Contributors Volume#9/Issue#3 7 Poem 8 Editorial #81 9 Nanjing Nomads Your Travels in the Digital Realm 10 Nanjing’s Former Embassies Reliving Republican Glamour 15 Sino Gatsby Disposable Culture’s Flickering Green Light 18 Human on the Inside Phoenix Man #RichKidofChina 20 Chomping Thru China Shanghai Decadence 22 Their Home Expatria Third Culture Kids & their Glogal Impact 24 For Art’s Sake Warhol’s Disco Lights in China 25 Strainer Like Broccoli, Love Tea! Hate Cabbage, Love Coffee? 26 The Trip Tianmuhu Bamboo Sea 28 Our Space 42 The Gavel China’s All Singing, All Dancing Regulations 43 Metro Map
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Introducing some of our www.thenanjinger.com contributors, editors & designers THE DECEMBER 2018 Our Editor-in-chief and Music Critic, Frank Hossack, Sponsor 主办单位 has been a radio host and producer for the past 34 SinoConnexion 贺福传媒 years, the past 25 of which working in media in Chi- na, in the process winning four New York Festivals Publisher 编辑出版 awards for his work, in the categories Best Top 40 The Nanjinger《南京人》杂志社 Format, Best Editing, Best Director and Best Culture & The Arts. Operating Organization 运营机构 Nanjing Hefu Cultural Media Co., Ltd. 贺福是我们杂志的编辑和音乐评论员，在过去的34年 南京贺福文化传媒有限公司 里一直从事电台主持和电台制片的工作。在中国有近 25年的媒体工作经验。工作期间他曾经四次获得过纽 Contributors 特约撰稿人 约传媒艺术节大奖，分别是世界前40强节目奖，最佳 Angela Chen 编辑奖，最佳导演奖以及最佳文化艺术奖。 Triona Ryan Maitiu Brallaghan As an Australian journalist living in Nanjing for many years, Renée Gray has a background in research, Columnists 专栏作家 print and online publishing, taking great pleasure in Francesca Leiper discovering more about Nanjing with every article. Carlo D’Andrea 作为在南京居住多年的澳大利亚新闻工作者，Renee Matthew Stedman Gray有着调研以及印刷品和线上出版物的工作背景。 她总是乐于在每篇文章里发现关于南京的内容。 Editor-in-chief 主编 Frank Hossack 贺福 Matthew Stedman has spent years living and working Executive Editor 副主编 in China. He has sold Chinese tea in the UK, and loves Renée Gray Beaumont 夏蕊 discussing the miraculous leaf with new (and sus- picious) audiences. He however never feels happier Graphic Design and Layout than when researching the product here in beautiful 平面设计与布局 South China. SinoConnexion 贺福传媒 Matthew Stedman在中国生活工作了多年。多年在中 Web: sinoconnexion.com 英两国从事茶叶贸易的他，喜欢和新读者讨论神奇的 东方树叶(虽然有时他的读者保持怀疑态度)。 没什么比 Concept & Design 构想与设计 在美丽的江南走访品尝各种茶叶更让他开心的事了。 封面构想与设计 Roy Ingram Legal columnist Carlo D’Andrea is Chair of the Legal & Competition Working group of the European Client Liason Coordinator Union Chamber of Commerce in China; Shanghai 客户联络协调员 Nancy Guo 郭蓓 Chapter, Coordinator of the Nanjing Working Group of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China and Legal Consultant 法律顾问 has taught Chinese law (commercial and contractual) Ma Haipeng 马海鹏 at Rome 3 University. 法律作家代开乐担任中国欧盟商会上海分会法律与竞 General Enquires & Advertising: 争工作组主席，中国意大利商会劳动集团的协调员与 +86 25 58491159 曾经在罗马三大担任企业咨询课程中中国商法、合同 Email: [email protected] 法的课程教授。 Volume 9 / Issue 3 / December 2018 Roy Ingram has over 25 years experience working as “Gatsby” an artist and Creative Director. His early career was Copyright 2018, SinoConnexion Ltd. with agencies in London but for the past eight years Published in the United Kingdom ISSN 2051-9974 he has lived and worked in Nanjing. Roy先生有着超过25年的创意总监和艺术家的工作经 历。他早期的职业生涯是在伦敦的一家机构里开始 的，但是在八年前他决定来到南京生活工作。
6 e found her on Facebook. HFrom her profile pic he could see She had aged but not changed, That same slip of a faerie He had so adored was there atsby Still, in her eyes- in those lips... He just could not open her page.
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Or happily married to life ‘18 Brallaghan Maitiu With a husband and three Adorable children but no memory G Of him or their years, tears and dreams?
So it is that he still stands staring, In the peppery night at that shivering light From far, far over the vast gulf of time; Fretting at just what might have been then… And still smoulders, green, receding To a half-repressed spark That glows to a speck in a new day’s eye.
. Scott Fitzgerald may have been resurgence in popularity of the anti a visionary or just plain lucky. His hero, at least from the point of view of Falmost 100-year-old manuscript disposable culture (p15-17). might have been a cautionary warning as to the American dream, but it also First and foremost, however, the paints an eerily accurate picture of decadence of the times so well today’s China. captured by Fitzgerald is on display in our opus this month. Enjoy “Nanjing’s Were it to be published today, Former Embassies; Reliving the the novel might as well be titled Republican Glamour”, from page 10. “#RichKidsofChina”. Angela Chen explains, on page 19. Welcome to “Gatsby” from The Nanjinger.
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9 Embassies Former Nanjing’s
Reliving Republican Glamour By Renée Gray Beaumont
is so hard to imagine China’s flapping days of luxury; Nanjing’s pockets of glitz and glamour, before it all took a turn for the worse, only to IT revel in its renaissance a century later. All too often, modern Chinese history is encapsulated in episodes such as the Cultural Revolution and the War of Resistance against Japan. If we want to remember a world which has been forgotten and erased, along with its bourgeois ways, we need to dig further.
Once upon a time, Chinese high society swung to gramophones, sipped Champagne and enjoyed fine dining. Let us for a moment contemplate what it must have been like for those who came long before us; the diplomats and their families, many of whom brought their Victorian manner to mainland China.
10 The former French Embassy, the most beautiful structure on Gaoyunling Alley.
he Nanjinger has this month explored the This Victorian mansion, that takes up 1,765.90 square very buildings left standing where these metres, is now a restaurant, used in the past as a people lived and worked; the city’s former hospital, as well as a hotel. Elegant, luxurious and Tembassies. As capital of China during what very British, the building is one of the only former is now known as the Republican Era (1912-1949), embassies (perhaps beside that of the Dutch) to have Nanjing was home to a multitude of embassies, kept its original structure and feel to this day. their dignitaries and staff serving within, many of which built in a European manner, mirroring their country’s architectural preferences.
Much of Nanjing today simply did not exist back then, with the exception of locations such as Xinjiekou and Fuzimiao. Sometimes referred to nowadays as the old embassy district, back then, Gulou was literally the new kid on the block, home to the most important of government bodies, buildings, embassies and people of note, as Nanjing settled into its role as capital of the world’s newest and most populous nation.
Among Nanjing’s former official residences of foreign ambassadors, none can compare to the extravagance and magnificence of that which was the British Embassy. Located at 185 Huju Bei Lu, it was built in 1919 and rented by the British Embassy during the Republican Era from 1924 to 1950, after the capital was moved to Beijing. In 1953, it began to be used by the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government.
11 As one approaches the mansion, it becomes easy to where many an important African, Middle Eastern imagine life as an expat in the 1920s. Any trace of and European diplomat sat sipping tea, where China melts away as one ascends the white stairs of bridge was played and national affairs debated. the building. Upon opening its wooden doors and standing in the splendid hallway, decked with red hen the Kuomintang government declared carpets, sparkling chandeliers and elegant paintings, W Nanjing capital of the Republic of China, one is transported into another time. the government’s “central plan” was enacted. Included therein was the building (and renting) of As I stood there with my eyes closed, I could smell embassies, villas and compounds. Where Ninghai ageing wood and cigarette-stained furniture; hear Lu meets Jiangsu Lu and its surroundings is the the whistle of of an upbeat trumpet coming from recently-renovated Yihe Mansions compound, the gramophone in the corner of the hall. It was easy a century ago home to many other embassies. to imagine staff buzzing all around me, while passing These days one can purchase a ticket and take by as I walked up the staircase were men in penguin a look around the mansions, which now serve as tuxedos with thick moustaches; they strolled past with museums and exhibition halls. their walking sticks and cigars, discussing diplomatic affairs in an upper-class demeanour. Gazing at the former Mexican Embassy at 15 Tianzhu Lu, it is more difficult to imagine this was once a place that Exploring the many vestibules on the second floor, was filled with carpeted floors, the clinking of glasses I could feel the women of the house bustle from and the China-Mexico friendship treaty that was once room to room, their lace dresses trailing behind exchanged. Similarly, many such embassies have yet to them as they gave instructions to their Chinese receive government-subsidised refurbishing, but that is house maids. The sun-kissed south wing consumed not to say the authorities have not been working hard at my imagination the most; these were the very rooms restoring them.
12 One-by-one, many a former embassy in Nanjing is slowly being returned to its former glory, to once again stand bright and tall, representing a period in Nanjing’s history that is no longer forgotten. If anything, with the emergence of speakeasy bars (see Our Space on p28), vintage styles of clothing and an obsession with the music and dance of a hundred years ago, the youth of Nanjing is embracing the city’s Republican ways once more.
One excellent example thereof is the former French Embassy, recently restored to now be the most beautiful structure on Gaoyunling Alley. Standing as a protected monument, its wide walkway is flanked by eight Roman columns; just by looking through the cast iron gates, the feeling of how Nanjing once moved is easy to evoke.
Most embassies, however, such as the former Turkish and Australian sites, took the form of rather ordinary-looking villas; European in style, but nothing to write home about. The former American Embassy, located at 33 Xikang Lu, is now a provincial government agency, much like other embassies, while some have also been refitted as museums or restaurants.
To know that people roamed these embassies completely unbeknownst as to what was headed their way in a few short years is a decidedly odd feeling. The starched uniforms, together with fine food and wine in the lap of European luxury were all there to be enjoyed, as they indeed were, albeit for a somewhat brief period.
Nonetheless, to stand inside these buildings of Nanjing’s bourgeois past is a gift, representative of a very significant part of this city and country’s past. No matter the political climate of the day, the former embassies tell an epic tale of survival, struggle and beauty; brick and mortar metaphors for a resilient people with an insatiable desire for peace and prosperity.
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By Triona Ryan
itzgerald’s enigmatic anti- The 21st century is a pretty radical place hero in “The Great Gatsby” to in which to live. Last season’s wardrobe is not fit to wipe your shoes with once the has seen a resurgence in new season hits the stores, usually a good popularity at the dawn of two months before the weather has any inclination of changing. While hard-loving the 21st Century as a poster protagonist Gatsby, whose lust for his former child for optimism, tenacity love ultimately leads to an empty victory, one in which neither he nor she finds the happiness and the power of a bit of hard slog. F so long awaited, so too today, consumerism is Yet, it is the crass desire and dishonesty gobbling us up. Unrequited desire is chomping contained therein that rings so very true away at the soul of humanity. Jay Gatsby knew all about unrequited desire, and Fitzgerald today, here in China and far beyond. called it in the midst of the swinging Jazz Age. In a world where out with the old and in with the new is the new swish-swoo, what then, is the cost of achieving goals or attaining the objects of our hearts desire?
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Disposable Culture’s Flickering Green Light
15 oth Tanzania and Uganda bowed to pressure and will continue to import used clothes from America, As a species, we now prefer to drill into the earth B to extract petroleum, then refine and process it even though it is crippling their own into a plastic spoon to use once and dump it into garment industries. an unlined, unrefined landfill in the subcontinent, rather than wash a spoon after ourselves. Taobao The US has been criticised for punishing the tiny, has stolen Christmas’ thunder, parcels and presents, landlocked African country for trying to protect along with the anticipation, delicious and dripping, and potentiate its nascent garment industry, whilst that went with receiving a long-awaited gift. Grit and humming and hawing over how to remonstrate resilience come from training the mind to wait, to its mega-rich buddy, Saudi Arabia, for losing be patient; to work toward a goal. Just as Jay Gatsby journalists in the Saudi Consulate of Turkey. amassed a great material fortune to try to fill the void left by spiritual dissatisfaction, so too do we sacrifice On the moral ambivalence that seems to accompany the pleasure of receiving a long-awaited spoil. the malaise of “disposable culture,” Pope Francis, in his 2016 encyclical, Laudato si, addressed the Birthdays are now a head-scratching dilemma; what ethical responsibilities that come with wealth and to buy for the person who has everything? The fast power, criticising the “attempt of business to make fashion industry, which keeps us all in our glad us wasteful, debt-ridden, permanently discontented rags, season in, season out, is crippling local textile individuals”. This tendency to stick to the letter of the industries in East Africa by flooding the market law, in the case of Rwanda, regardless of the fairness with cheap, second hand clothes. In 2016, Rwanda, of the issue, is symptomatic of this “disposable Tanzania and Uganda announced a phase out of all culture”. Pope Francis calls it a “throwaway imported, used clothes for the domestic market in culture” and links many of the current ills of the an attempt to revive their flailing textile industries world to its incipient spread throughout the globe. and create employment. In March, 2018, the USA The tendency to dump stuff, rather than reuse imposed monetary sanctions on Rwanda, restricting it, leads to a constant race for the next biggest, its permission to export certain items duty-free to the better, sexiest status symbol. Chillingly, Pope US, a status it enjoys under the Africa Growth and Francis also contends that this tendency towards Opportunity Act (Agoa). discarding rather than reusing extends as far as people themselves, stating that the current trend of disposing of unwanted babies, the elderly and the poor as examples. Contentious issues such as abortion, euthanasia, divorce and the treatment of developing countries by the first world have spearheaded this critique. It would appear that mercy should only be shown to the strong, and compassion to the unrepentant.
It is easy to say, “Not Me”, but with the closure of the subcontinent as a dumping ground for the excesses of the Western world, soon the evidence of our throwaway lifestyles will literally pile up on our front doorsteps. With the advent of the Chinese ban on recycling imports of 24 varieties of solid waste (adding 32 more types to the list by the end of 2019), the developed world is scrambling to deal with the excesses of its own waste.
16 Australia recently announced measures to bury its excess recycling waste in landfill due to the prohibitive costs of processing it. An interesting point to note is that of the two sub headings in a CNN story reporting thereon, one focuses solely on how the “ban could hurt consumers”.
China’s stance on its role as trash disposer for the west reflects its maturing attitude as a nation. Basically, as China gets richer, it gets choosier about what it imports and from whom. Establishing itself as a main player in the global economy, China too reaches a point where it has its hands full cleaning up after its own waste, leaving the western world with a mountain of rubbish and no idea what to do with it.
he Great Gatsby tells the sorry tale of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire obsessed T with winning back the heart of his beloved Daisy. While he amasses a fine fortune, throwing sick parties every weekend with the sole intention of catching her eye, Gatsby spends his nights staring across the bay at the green light on Daisy’s porch, dreaming of the day when she will be his once more. We, the readers, are left with a stone of pity in our stomachs for the bootlegging rascal. Even when he achieves his heart’s desire, Gatsby’s mind is already racing ahead to the next goal, the next achievement, the next triumph; that Daisy must declare that she never loved her husband to begin with. Human nature is a sticky, tricky thing.
Like Gatsby, we have amassed such a vast amount of stuff, we do not know what to do with it. Yet, the gnawing persists, but perhaps now, we can pause a moment, and look down from the green light for long enough to see below the sea of trash that threatens not only our planet, but our very humanity. Pop a teaspoon in your pocket. Make a change today, for the Great Gatsby is back in fashion. As the rough equivalent of the Gatsbies of the West, the Chinese term, “Phoenix Man”, usually refers to Chinese men who were born into poor families, but worked extremely hard in school and went to university, then stayed in the city for work and life after graduation. Their lives later pan out exactly as they had imagined, with a few minor disappointments, to usually attain the dream of marrying a pretty girl from the city, and acquiring a large family home.
Phoenix Man #RichKidofChina
HUMANOn the Inside
By Angela Chen
hese are the Gatsbies of China, the summer during the 1970s, dreaming of marrying a “new money” business tycoons who city girl in the future. Then after he graduated from grew up in small, cannot-be-found- Nanjing Normal University and acquired a job writing on-Baidu, countryside villages in China, speech drafts for various leaders of the Chinese and now reside in the mansions of big, Communist Party, he met and married my mother, metropolitan cities. One of my mother’s the beautiful daughter of two combat medics who Tfavourite stories to tell my brother and I is the one served in the People’s Liberation Army. In simpler of how my dad, who grew up in Tangshan in the words, my mother and father were universes apart, countryside of Nanjing, often sat on a small stool in terms of the classes into which they were birthed on the porch steps of his house in the scorching during the Cultural Revolution era of China.
18 his was how I first heard elite group of Chinese citizens do possess the term “凤凰男”, or directly more substance than their stereotype translated to English, the of being ignorant, lazy and entitled “Phoenix Man”. Everything teenagers. In the “Great Gatsby”, we come they do in their early lives is to understand is that which makes Gatsby geared towards constructing “great” is not his extravagant lifestyle and Ta magnificent new image; they are ready to the fascinating allure of his wealth, but emerge from the ashes anew, and take on that, in the deepest chambers of Gatsby’s the world in their glorious new armour. heart, he does not covet materialistic gains or social status, nor is he plagued The children of these Phoenix Men by petty shallow things, such as his iconic are dubbed the #RichKidsofChina, the suits. Instead, the soft, surprise centre of “teenage hypebeasts” born with a silver his enigmatic hard shell nurses the most spoon in their mouths, served along with human and overpowering of emotions; a generous side of self-entitlement. Their love. Is the ability to love (even foolishly) powdered formula milk was imported enough to be the ultimate redeeming from Japan, their pristine butts sat on the quality? As humans, is not our only true most expensive of toilets since potty- obligation to love? Even if you are a self- training age, and they were pampered made billionaire like Gatsby, built out of by at least three nannies, daily. Their nothing but lies; if you have loved, truly, choice of school transportation is a Rolls painfully, desperately, at least once in your Royce or Bentley. Their lifestyles, glitzy life, you are a human. and gaudy, put the crazy parties thrown by Jay Gatsby to shame. And all this is Beyond the glossy pictures of ridiculously meticulously displayed on their flashy, expensive champagne, brand-name guilty-pleasure Instagram feeds. When clothing and VIP nightclubs, there is an they reach elementary school age, they organ behind those ribcages that does attend private schools; then the useless a little more than just pump blood and ones have their Gatsby fathers buy them keep #RichKidofChina alive. It guards a one-way ticket into UCLA or some insecurities, fears and unspeakable other “almost-Ivy” that will appreciate chapters in their personal history. a sizeable donation. These rich kids fly Things there is no room to feel, so they’re private, and their wardrobes consist of packaged in little boxes, locked in the only streetwear brands such as Supreme back of memory banks. and Stüssy, and their vocabulary boasts Unless salvaging their soul is a complete lost the most creative string of profanity. cause, and blindly searching for the good in The way my brother and I were raised someone be absolutely futile, it is always deviated slightly from the standard worthwhile to look for the humanity therein. HUMAN rearing of #RichKidofChina. We were The idea of being pure, unadulterated given an incredibly privileged upbringing, “light” is laughable and unattainable. No but it was one imbued with high academic one can live in the light all the time. We expectations, moral integrity and just a need to work with an awful lot of grey, as we dash of the traditional, Chinese “anti-self- break down their #RichKidofChina façade, esteem-building” that is always having to lest we judge them with the scrutiny and prove your own worth. insensitivity we are so accustomed to This idea of self-invention for a greater doing subconsciously. purpose manifested in Gatsby is Nowadays, consider it a compliment when reminiscent of the characteristics of the someone calls you a human being. Love is Chinese “Phoenix Man”, whereby our the only thing that keeps us from falling protagonist undergoes a total makeover over the edge, down the cliff, into the cold, and personality overhaul in order to get unforgiving and irreversible unknown of out of the poor town and reclaim his the plastic world. No one is exempt from personal Siren. life’s inclemencies. Yet, all of us have that She is the real nightmare dressed as one motivation, one drive, one purpose for a daydream. However, despite the everything for which we fight that remains human disappointments that arise, in the fourth chamber of our hearts and more often than not, from the current stays there, in eternal pirouettes. generation of #RichKidsofChina, it is We are all, at the end of the day, human worth acknowledging that this young, on the inside.
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OtherOther Notables Notables Beggar’sBeggar’s Chicken Chicken ( ( ) ) HuHu cuisine cuisine is isfavoured favoured by by those those with with a sweet a sweet and and sour sour 叫化鸡叫化鸡 palatepalate and and is isprepared prepared according according to to colour, colour, aroma aroma and and DrunkenDrunken Chicken Chicken ( ( ) ) taste.taste. Very Very little, little, if noif no chilli chilli at at all, all, is isused used in in Shanghai Shanghai KouKou San San Si Si ( ( ) ) 扣三丝扣三丝 dishesdishes and and while while some some are are positively positively swimming swimming in in YanDuXian(YanDuXian( ) )
20 Chomping Thru China With Renée Gray Beaumont
Shanghai Decadence efore venturing north, south or west, after thick, rich sauces, others are presented light, fresh I first arrived in China, east was my first and seasoned sparingly. Recently, the Shanghainese port of call; magical Shanghai in fact, have adopted a low-sugar, low-fat method of cooking where truly local Chinese cuisine was first and have improved nutrition. impressed upon me. B Often red and shiny as a result of pickling in wine, The fiery flare of Sichuan woks is tantalising, forsure, “drunken” dishes cooked with spirits reflect the and Yunnan’s south-Asian flavours are mouthwatering somewhat playful spirit of the Shanghainese. indeed, not to mention the hearty noodle, bread and Salted and smoked meats along with baked quail meat dishes from the north which are certainly more eggs all play a huge part in “hu cai”. That which is than gratifying. For me, however, Shanghai street food “lajiao” for Sichuan, is sugar for Shanghai, creating the will always hold a special place in my stomach, for it majority of dishes that are quite sweet. was my first and will probably be my last taste of mainland cuisine. As Russians fleeing their country crowded into Shanghai at the turn of the 20th century, not to Famously, not so long ago a sleepy fishing village, mention Shanghai’s large French concession area Shanghai was not known for its cuisine until its rise began in the 1800s. It was not long until the city amongst other foreign enclaves, there came too the became flooded with westerners, which is when introduction of western cuisine.The Shanghainese Shanghai food took another turn. Originally known as began adopting their dishes and making adaptations of their own, such as Chinese borscht ( ), Hu Cuisine ( ), it is now considered a popular 罗宋汤 Shanghai fried pork chops ( ) and potato style around the country. Regardless of its 400- 炸猪排 salad ( ). year-old history, it is one of the youngest amongst ⼟⾖沙拉 China’s 10 major cuisines. These days, for many an expat living in China, eating It is said that Shanghainese families only started in Shanghai means quality Western dining (go figure); eating fish daily in the 20th century and, as meat was an overlooking of the local cuisine is the inevitable a luxury, most days dinner consisted of rice, result. So with that in mind, the next time you’re on vegetables and beans. It has also been reported that the high-speed train to Shanghai for champagne meat was only eaten on “dang hun” days; the 2nd, brunch or steak and wine, be sure to throw into the 8th, 16th and 23rd of each lunar month. mix some Benbang specialties. Most will agree that when Hu Cuisine comes to mind, notable dishes and flavours include sweet and Shanghai Hall of Fame Xiaolongbao ( ) sour tastes, rich red sauces, soup, fried dumplings ⼩笼包 and hairy crab. Locals refer to it as “Benbang Red Braised Meat Dishes ( ) Cuisine” ( ), shaped by the influences of Steamed Hairy Crab ( ) 本帮菜 ⽑蟹 neighbouring provinces, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Shengjian Bao ( ) more recently, the West. Other Notables Beggar’s Chicken ( ) Hu cuisine is favoured by those with a sweet and sour 叫化鸡 palate and is prepared according to colour, aroma and Drunken Chicken ( ) taste. Very little, if no chilli at all, is used in Shanghai Kou San Si ( ) 扣三丝 dishes and while some are positively swimming in YanDuXian( ) o be born and raised in the same town, attend the same school and Tcontinue on to a local university is fast becoming a thing of the past. Further more so than attending a university not local to your area, is the popularity of enrolling in a higher-learning institution abroad. This developing international tribe has also given rise to the Third Culture Kid (TKC). Their Defined by the unique cultures in which they are raised, foreign to not only them but their parents too, TCKs were, up until the 1950s, Home usually the children of missionaries, military personnel or diplomats. These days, with more people of skill employed abroad, TCKs are the children of a wide professional spectrum. Expatria By Renée Gray Beaumont
Third Culture Kids &Their Global Impact
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I’m a fourth generation expat and I try to regularly remind myself of how lucky I’ve been growing up the way that I did, Erika Felton, a TCK who spent her teen years in Nanjing and currently resides in Sydney, Australia, studying at film school, told The Nanjinger. “I’d say the number one thing that’s been difficult growing up as a TCK is the severe lack of roots.
o what is life like in Expatria? “Every year it was the average age a TCK experiences their first move is a waiting game to figure out who was leaving or nine or younger, while those surveyed have lived in four “staying or who’d been extended or whether you’d countries, on average. If a child finds it particularly tough Sbe the one to go”, commented Felton. “That puts a changing schools or leaving countries and friends, it has lot of stress on friendships. I’ve seen a lot of friends come been reported that this may pose a risk to the child’s and go, very few having stayed in touch just because of the mental state into adulthood. work that’s required to make long distance friendships “You’re virtually not allowed to be closed minded when work. However, there is a lovely bond that comes with growing up in such a unique situation, and that’s pretty reconnecting after years apart, and that similar experience cool. We’re all shaped by the people we’re raised by and is something that then brings us back together”. the places we’re raised in. I’ve had the opportunity to In a survey conducted by American Adult Third Culture learn and grow as an individual thanks to the diverse Kids (AATCKs), it was found that there are now as many range of people that I’ve met growing up as a TCK. bilingual children in the world as there are monolingual, However, being a TCK feels like you’re in this weird and that “Expatria’s children were proven highly bubble”, Felton went on to say. educated and are four times more likely to attain a “As teachers we give them a bit more of a break, Bachelors Degree than non-expatriates”. when we know they are coping with a recent move, If most TCKs are being educated at international schools, because we understand this about them, but because then it is safe to say that their level of education is indeed they recognise that everyone else at the school is just that of a private school in any Western country. Couple like them, they grow stronger. TCKs tend to have a this with their unique experience of living in a culture broader acceptance of difference as a result of their other than their nationality and some will argue that upbringing”, observes Eyre-Walker. this cocktail of an upbringing is breeding generations of According to The Expat Survey online, “Third Culture well-rounded young adults. Yet, there is always two sides Kids of Japanese origin have posed both a domestic to every story, and while these claims do ring true for the difficulty and a potential solution to a nation, like all, majority, evidence that TCKs can fall by the wayside has needing individuals with a three-dimensional worldview. surfaced as well. In 2011, they grew to 780,000 and have been a cause TCKS may possibly experience a prolonged of periodic domestic issues due to their difficulties in adolescence, while they might also find it hard to adjust reassimilation. In light of the global climate, the Japan and suffer mentally from identity problems. Shanghai Times has called for this oft-marginalised group of Community International School Early Years Coordinator bicultural and bilingual returnees to assist Japan, as its with a background in teaching IB and Love and Logic industries grapple with globalisation”. The same thing specialist, Ms. Jillian Eyre-Walker, spoke with The could it be argued of Chinese returnees; TCKs will all Nanjinger, saying, “The biggest challenge international perhaps eventually be lured back to the countries of their expat children I believe have is navigating between passports in order to help with national development. languages when internalising or expressing the concepts It is important to note the rising population of Expatria that they are being tought or have learned. However, and “help” that is becoming available to expats around the understanding that they are in a classroom where most world, including podcasts by certified psychologists such of the children are experiencing the same challenges as Mindful Expat, support groups and online communities. and many support systems are in place, gives them the While most of the TCKs and teachers with which The confidence to take risks in overcoming these challenges”. Nanjinger spoke admitted to unique difficulties as a The online magazine dedicated to today’s Third Culture result of the lifestyle and upbringing, not one said that Kids, Denizen Mag, revealed in their latest survey that they would have it any other way.
23 FOR ARTS SAKE with Francesca Leiper Warhol’s “Disco Lights” in China
or such an influential and famous artist, was assembled to make it into a documentary. Andy Warhol was in fact a rather shy and But Warhol in China was not Warhol in the US; the quiet figure. His subjects, on the other hand, controversial, cutting-edge artist always at were not. Marilyn Munro and Elvis Presley F the centre of attention. He was simply a snap happy made some of his most iconic portraits, reflecting the tourist who ripped through film like as if making a artist’s fascination with all things famous, spelled out flick book of his Asian adventure. in flashy blocks of bold colour straight from a child’s paint box. Warhol was utterly enthralled by the world around him; a playground of repetition, quantity and quirk. Amidst a mushrooming pop-art movement in the “I like this better than our culture. It’s simpler. 1950s and 60s, Warhol and his peers challenged the I love all the blue clothes. Everyone wearing blue. idea of fine art by using images from mundane life I like to wear the same thing every day.” and popular culture to create pictures, an idea that shook the art world of Britain and the US. And that he did. Blue jeans, white shirt, jumper, tie Obsessed with reproduction, he used a special and jacket; Warhol kept the same clothes on for 10 silkscreen process to transfer photos onto canvas days, even to sleep. Perhaps less inspired by allowing him to churn out one image after another, Chinese fashion, however, than he was afraid of the be they Brillo pads or Campbell’s Soup cans, and questionable hygiene at his hotel, which was later even portraits of Chairman Mao. apparently full of cockroaches. The pending visit of US president Richard Nixon to The photos of his visit to Beijing reveal a more Beijing in 1972 sparked nationwide curiosity towards personal and endearing side to this household name. an otherwise mysterious and isolated country. As filmmaker, John Alper, recounts in an article on Warhol was no exception. “I’ve been reading so Artsy, “He was very, very quiet. We were all aware much about China”, the artist said, “The only that he was kind of introverted”. picture they ever have is of Mao Zedong.” Used to being voyeur rather than subject, he relied With China fashionable in the States, and Chairman heavily on his friend, Christopher Makos, in this Mao fashionable in China, the ubiquitous Mao portrait uncomfortable situation. When everything was set was the perfect subject for Warhol’s next series; a up to film in Tian’anmen Square, Warhol was asked of true contemporary icon. Yet, despite making over his impression, to which he turned to his friend; 400 versions of the Chinese leader, Warhol perhaps “Christopher, what should I do? What should I never imagined he would see the great portrait for say?” Makos looked around and said, “Andy, why himself, until a decade later standing in Tian’anmen don’t you say, ‘The big light poles look like giant Square he looked up in awe; “Gee, it’s big!” disco lights?’” And Andy said just that! Warhol had been invited on a “disco trip” in 1982 by In the radically different world of 1980s China, Warhol the young businessman, Alfred Sui, who was opening was an anonymous traveller, eye catching only for his a new club in the then British colony of Hong Kong, foreign and rather eccentric appearance. Yet, the for which he had commissioned Warhol to make enduring pop-art movement that he spearheaded portraits of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. There would eventually reach China and become a major was time too, for a trip to Beijing and a small crew theme in contemporary Chinese art of the post Mao era.
Photo by Christopher Makos 24 25 Tianmuhu
TripThe Bamboo Sea By Frank Hossack
t is often said that Zhuhai should never be confused with Zhuhai, and that pinyin is a lousy replacement for fully-fledged Chinese characters. This year, the Zhuhai ( ) in Guangdong Province was linked 珠海 to Hong Kong by the world’s longest overseas bridge, while the Zhuhai Ithat means Bamboo Sea ( ), being not far from Tianmuhu in our own Jiangsu 竹海 Province, remains closer to nature and altogether more manageable.
26 amboo, as it is widely known, is planet Earth’s The excitement of the ascending throng builds as it most useful substance. After all, what else nears the Panda enclosure, which, The Nanjinger noted Bcan one eat, play, build with, drink from and thereafter, is happily, only moderately depressing. At sleep on? After checking out this particular Zhuhai, the time of our visit, two “bear cats”, according to the any visitor shall also be in no doubt as to the material’s literal translation of their Chinese name, had the world-leading status. relatively generous area to themselves, while inside, construction of much more luxurious accommodations Take the high speed train to Hangzhou and get off at was well under way, on what is presumably to be their Liyang. Then, do not make the same mistake as The new winter enclosure. Nanjinger, booking a stay at one of the big names with their one potential saving grace being proximity to With the pandas ticked and our insatiable appetite for Tianmuhu itself, until discovering the attached water all-things bamboo satisfied in the Bamboo Culture theme park is less than appealing. Garden, it was time to tackle the mountain’s other flank that leads to the Wuyue Viewing Area. For this is where A wiser choice would have been one of the guest houses the provinces of Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu meet. (“nongjiale”) that dot the country road and the 20-minute Ascend by means of a pretty red, blue or yellow cable drive to the South Hill Bamboo Sea scenic area. They car, before taking a big breath of very fresh air (think would be cheaper and a whole lot more fun, too. AQI in single digits) for the final push to the summit, step by step. There, ¥10 buys you a quick psychic Herein, a whopping 35 thousand acres of bamboo reading and three bangs of the gong, before taking in plants lie on the slopes of two primary peaks now the view to consider, without bias, which of the three utilised for tourism purposes, and needless to say, provinces might be the most picturesque. the cultivation of bamboo. With the prospect of feasting our eyes on pandas, albeit not in the wild, we Before turning around and back to Nanjing, a somewhat thence set off on the first ascent. guilty pang had us giving the lake itself a second look. Tianmuhu’s touted second-highest rating for water Now, the Austrians know a thing or too about scaling quality is certainly believable, and the surrounding area mountains, and so it was a pleasant surprise to find is undeniably pretty, but such qualities, together with their expertise at work on a fascinating ground cable it not being a man-made lake, hardly do justice to the car facility, installed by world leaders in the field, lake’s virtual infamy in China. Doppelmayr, a no-doubt familiar name to many a European ski enthusiast. Despite the Tianmuhu beer we enjoyed after the previous long day’s climbing, it is the so-called watery With a capacity of 20 people, the contraption is small body of bamboo that remains the true attraction of a enough and the anticipation great enough that a degree place more famous for the lake’s fresh waters that go of camaraderie is quickly formed among all therein. into its local pint.
27 GASTRONOMY By Renée鹅 Gray Beaumont Speakeasy Alive & Well in Nanjing Factory
he Nanjinger so happened to be dining at trendy new Tdowntown Western restaurant Herb&Spice, when we We were snapped back to reality, however, upon browsing the were invited to take a look at a whisky bar upstairs. Slightly menu. Our stomachs churned and our jaws dropped; secrecy confused, as we had not seen any evidence of such, we none- and exclusivity certainly comes at a price; the Bible Club the-less excitedly agreed and were led past the bathroom to offering a range of superior cocktails, the likes of which Gatsby a small hallway. With the push of a button, the wall opened himself would be proud. Despite costing twice the average up, in true 007 style. hourly wage, they were delicious; coriander, egg white, basil and gin certainly made for fireworks in our mouths. So up we went with a little skip in our step; who would not succumb to the allure of secrecy and the illusion of importance? At 9pm, the lights dimmed, the stage lit up and on came our We eeeked with excitement when, up the dimly lit stairs, we Lindy-hop entertainment. Dancers Jean and Benny swung were led into the Bible Club. Occupying the second and third their way about the stage, teleporting us into another period; floor of that which used to be an old Nanjing factory, the club is Republican Nanjing! spacious, classy and jazzy; just oozing with cool. Large leather sofas comfort people who have settled in for the duration, with their short drinks and chips.
Speaking with The Nanjinger, after their 10-minute performance, Jean told us she hails from Sichuan and “absolutely loves Lindy- hop”. Benny, from Shenzhen, has been dancing Lindy-hop for The very attractive bar sits below a vintage sign that reads over 2 years. Hosting a Lindy-hop dance club at Laomendong THEATRE. Underneath, hundreds of lit-up bottles of booze every week, he says, “Everyone is invited! It’s so much fun”. sit temptingly upon shelves. Over to one’s right, the words AGAINST PROHIBITION deck the wall above a tiny stage, upon Jean and Benny perform at the Bible Club for around 10 which Lindy-hop dancers perform hourly. minutes at 9, 10 and 11pm every Saturday and Sunday. So if you
28 fancy some prohibition play, get yourself down there because it sure is out of this era.
The Bible Club is located at 190 Laifeng Jie (opposite Taoyuan community) 来凤街190号(桃源人家对面) *Remember; go through the restaurant Herb&Spice and head past the toilets (on your right, the kitchen to your left) and push the white button. Do NOT tell anyone who sent you.
ACCOMODATION By Frank Hossack Welcome Aboard Starship Bubble Hotel! Worthy of additional mention is the airlock attached to anjing’s winter might be mercifully short, but it still every bubble, training in the use of such a necessity to avoid Nfeels like a long, cold, dark stretch. With the usual collapse of the bubble, while also adding a galactic voyage entertainment options becoming more of a drag than feel to the overall experience. a please at this time of year, perhaps a night in the nicknamed Bubble Hotel could be just the tonic. At the time of our visit, Starry Lodge had only been in business a few months, and it showed in the details. Starry Lodge, to use its correct name, has two unique Customer service left something to be desired; selling points; you sleep in a bubble, and you do so looking housekeeping had failed to provide the promised up at the stars. complimentary bottles of water and to replace half-used Herein lie the first problem. Wishing to overnight in October, bottles of shampoo leftover from the previous occupants. The Nanjinger was required to book more than a month in We were also promised a rooftop BBQ upon our booking, advance, leaving us at the mercy of whatever the gods felt one that never materialised. like throwing at us on the night, which, as it turned out, was water, and bags of it. So there went the night under the stars. A blessing perhaps, for it forced our hand to find dining in the adjoining village. After all, local produce that is home cooked is hard to beat.
Yet, that is not why we came here. For Starry Lodge is a fun, unique experience and a great winter break that also makes for fantastic social media content. We won’t be back, but why would we?
Starry Lodge has up to 12 bubbles available, in three sizes; cozy couple, small family and large family/party. A small family bubble costs ¥1,000 per night in high season.
Starry Lodge 星空宿泡泡屋 is located at 秣陵街道观音殿44号. Reservations via Dianping.com or Booking.com.
Hence, we leave this particular review until now. With winter being low season, this publication suggests to wait until one of those cloudless clear days presents itself, then quickly book a bubble, and get oneself off to deepest darkest Jiangning; Starry Lodge being not far from the airport and near to Ginko Golf club, very doable by employing a metro/Didi combination.
Back in our hotel “room”, the rain pounding the bubble’s exterior certainly made for an entertaining and cozy evening, while the air con/heating system certainly had us believing in the practicality of a winter stay.
29 GASTRONOMY By Renée鹅 Gray Beaumont ‘Aint No Porky Pie, This is The Real Thing!
t was a rainy, cold, miserable, lazy Sunday and my husband Iand I agreed that we just really fancied a toasted sandwich. So I eagerly jumped on Chinese food delivery APP, ele.me, and began searching. My husband, being British, was not at all convinced we would find anywhere in downtown Nanjing making real cheese toasties, you know, like the ones we get back home. Nevertheless, he agreed to give it a go.
It did not take long before we discovered Shortcrust. Our While the pie was a 10 out of 10, the toastie needs some curiosity piqued, we took a look inside; not only were we work, on account of far too much oil/butter used on the delighted to see, not one, but three toasted sandwich options, outside; it was also too crispy and the restaurant’s choice of the bakery also offers quiche and pies too! sweet bread let it down.
Suspecting it to be too good to be true, we gave it a sample Yet, if it is freshly-delivered, lazy Sunday pies that does it for anyway, gingerly selecting a bacon and cheese toastie, a you, then you cannot go wrong with Shortcrust. chicken toastie and a beef pie. Approximately 20 minutes after we paid, there was a knock at our door and our delivery Toasties (￥24) had arrived. »» Mushroom cheese »» Chicken cheese »» Bacon cheese
Quiches (￥11.5) »» Creamy mushroom & egg »» Bacon cheese & egg »» Asparagus cheese & egg »» Shrimp, green onion & egg
Pies (￥24) »» White cream chicken & Beijing onion »» Cumin beef & red kidney bean »» Black pepper beef mushroom & vegetables
Wash them all down with a chocolate & caramel milkshake (￥22.5). Still piping hot, we dug into our very guilty toasties. The chicken; my order, was lovingly, slightly spiced and came with melted Shortcrust is located at 1-122 Ninghai Lu 宁海路122号-1 cheese. But uh oh, my husband’s face spelt disappointment. Tel: 13913826088. The bakery had messed up his order, sending a mushroom toastie instead; mushroom being his most despised food.
After a quick swap and a call to the bakery, a replacement toastie was immediately sent out to our house, delivered not by an APP driver but by the owner himself. Not only did he replace the mushroom disappointment with our originally intended bacon and cheese (which was delicious), but we were given two 25 percent off discount cards as well; top customer service.
One bite into the pie and I was back home, sitting by the sea with my feet dangling over the edge, dribbling tomato sauce down my hands; it was that spot on. Undoubtedly homemade, the shortcrust was divinely fatty and fresh and its insides had clearly been stewed in a lovely gravy.
30 Senior students at The British School of Nanjing once again spent their annual residential trip in Tanzania. As part of Nord Anglia Education’s Global Expeditions, students had a real impact on the community of Arusha, creating keyhole gardens for families in severe poverty, while contributing to a larger goal of sustainable farming for the rural Narazeti Primary School.
Brick by Brick 24 October – 3 November, 2018
If you would like to see photos from your event on these pages, contact us via [email protected]. Conditions apply. 31 Saint John’s College School, an extension of its namesake in Cambridge, UK, celebrated the opening of its first kindergarten in China in Nanjing’s Jiangning District with an open house day. The locally owned private Wheels on kindergarten welcomes both local Chinese and international children, and emraces embraces the philosophy of independent, child-led learning and the Bus particularly focuses on the emotional development of its children. 26 November, 2018
32 Thanksgiving was celebrated at the Jinling Hotel with a Michelin Thanksgiving Banquet, in which guest chef, Giuseppe Aversa, from a Michelin two-star restaurant in southern Italy, with Antonio Scordo, Jinling Hotel’s resident western chef, presented amazing food to guests, including on-site cooking of Italian black truffle cheese and glutinous rice.
Do the Mashed Potato 22 November, 2018
If you would like to see photos from your event on these pages, contact us via [email protected]. Conditions apply. 33 “Return to the Forbidden Planet” is a sci-fi version of “The Tempest”, set to rock’n’roll golden oldies, performed to over 1,000 spectators, by students at Nanjing International School who worked really hard to prepare songs, dance, and performance, in order to make the show a success. Over 70 students were involved in all aspects of the production, from props to make-up, to set design and tech, and of course, acting on-stage.
Space Truckin’ 22-23 November, 2018
34 Networking organisation for expats, Internations, turned their Novem- ber event into a 1920s speakeasy, with jazz and drinks from the time Rhapsody in Blue period. Held at Spanish restaurant, Selección Española, expats from all over the world got to meet and partake in this nostalgic experience. 24 November, 2018
If you would like to see photos from your event on these pages, contact us via [email protected]. Conditions apply. 35 The Fifth/5th European Union Chamber of Commerce Corporate Social Responsibility Awards was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nanjing, aiming to showcase the best practices of corporate social responsibility, to share the innovative ways of CSR practice, to acknowledge CSR success Hungry stories, to raise sustainability awareness and to share the CSR experiences with organisations looking to promote and exercise corporate responsibility in China. More than 100 representatives from Planet enterprises, NGO/social organisations, government, media and schools attended the event, with the themes “Manufacturing and Green China” and “Corporate Social Responsibility Innovation”. 15 November, 2018
36 Learning is not only about what happens in the classroom; it is about experiencing as much of life as possible. EtonHouse International School Nanjing students attended a sports clinic with local American football players and coaches in what was a fun learning experience for all.
First and Ten 22 November, 2018
If you would like to see photos from your event on these pages, contact us via [email protected]. Conditions apply. 37 An initiative of Nanjing-based D’Andrea & Partners Law Firm, the Italian Design Icons 3rd Edition was held in the Moganshan Road Art Creative Park in Shanghai, attracting a number of top Italian design brands and innovative companies in the technological sector to exhibit, but also the attention of the widespread public, art and design enthusiasts, as well as as environmental protectors.
A Design For Life 16 November, 2018
38 At Nanjing Echo-Forte School in Nanjing, Thanksgiving was celebrated with a special whole school assembly, in which videos were presented, telling the story of Thanksgiving, created by some high school students. Elsewhere, elementary Give Thanks students prepared food with their teachers to share over lunch, together with turkey, sweet potatoes, mixed salad, vegetables and special Halal dishes from and Praises the cafeteria, as well as traditional food donated by secondary teachers and parents. Altogether, a truly memorable Thanksgiving feast. 22 November, 2018
If you would like to see photos from your event on these pages, contact us via [email protected]. Conditions apply. 39 In partnership with Google for Startups, well-known startup entrepreneurs shared their experiences in Startup Grind, an event that smashed records for the live simultaneous translation and presentation-sharing services of Beijing-based Akkadu. In personal Start attendance were approximately 70 people, comprising a mix of entrepreneurs, students, corporate types, professors and the Jiangning District government. Photos courtesy Jeff Me Up Wang and High Speed Rail Investment Promotion Plaza. 26 November, 2018
40 The hightlight in the calendar for the seasoned Nanjing Hash House Harriers is the annual Santa Hash, with every hasher wearing their best Christmas outfits and specially-designed t-shirts for the occasion, on a trail that took more than 40 Run Rudolph hashers through the streets of downtown Nanjing, causing quite a stir amongst the locals. With Tsing Tao beer replaced by fragrant mulled wine and the stand- Run ard Chinese fayre with a decadent buffet in the Intercontinental Hotel, Hashers will certainly be ready to run off the Christmas sins in January! 2 December, 2018
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China’s All Singing, All Dancing Regulations
atsby might have hosted wild and extravagant parties, but Where any entertainment establishment violates the present Gbar life has always been a part of our entertainment, perhaps Regulations, as well as being in violation of any of the follow- bringing a brief moment of relief and joy after a stressful day ing circumstances outlined in the final portion of this article, at work. However, as the old saying goes, “Without Order, the competent department of culture at the county level shall there is Chaos”; in other words, everything in society needs confiscate illegal proceeds and properties, and impose a fine basic rules and regulations. Bars, of course, are no exception. of up to 3 times the illegal proceeds. If there are no illegal proceeds, or such are less than ¥10,000, a fine of ¥10,000 Even France, normally a nation of romantics, imposes such shall be imposed, one that may also escalate to ¥30,000. If necessary regulations. The country, in fact, banned large the circumstance are of a serious nature, the entertainment screens in bars and restaurants during the European cham- establishment shall be ordered to suspend its business. pionship on account of last year’s terror attacks and threats thereof. According to the French Security Service, there was Meanwhile, the government prohibits entertainment activ- not enough police to protect people who wished to watch the ities concerning the following content at an entertainment games. If people want to get together to watch the matches, establishment: they have to go to a designated fan section, as the govern- ment can provide strict security there and everyone can be i. Violations of the fundamental principles specified in the kept safe, as opposed to damaging the bar and restaurant Constitution of the People’s Republic of China; business by limiting numbers. ii. Disservices to the unity, sovereignty and territorial in- tegrity of the State; China, which has been paying great attention to social se- iii. Disservices to the security, honour or interests of curity, has also imposed strict regulations on entertainment the State; venues, which are prone to potential safety hazards. Accord- iv. Instigations of ethnic animosity or discrimination, dam- ing to the Regulations on the Administration of Entertain- ages to national sentiment or aggravations to ethnic ment Places, the following are prohibited in bars in China: customs and habits, or destructions to ethnic solidarity; v. Violations of State religious policies, or instigations of i. Any jukebox in a singing and dancing entertainment es- heresy or superstition; tablishment connected to a foreign song database; vi. Instigations of obscenity, gambling, violence or drug-re- ii. Songs played or video images shown at a singing and lated crimes, or the abetting of others to commit crimes; dancing entertainment establishment or gaming pro- vii. Violations of social morality or excellent ethnic cul- grams installed in electronic machines of a gaming en- tural heritage; tertainment establishment that contain content prohib- viii. Insults to, or the defamation of, others; or infringement ited by Article 13 of the present Regulations; of the lawful rights and interests of others; and iii. A singing and dancing entertainment establishment re- ix. Any other content prohibited by laws or administra- ceiving minors; tive regulations. iv. A gaming entertainment establishment that provides electronic gaming machines to minors on days other China has always advocated active and healthy consumption than statutory national holidays; or concepts, so the necessary regulation and restraint is for the v. Persons in attendance at an entertainment place exceed- benefit of the development of the hospitality industry and ing the stated maximum. also the safety and stability of society.
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