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PLAY 59 ONLY DONGGUAN 60 THE FRONT 4 EDITOR SAY from editors and readers 5 READERS SAY NewS AND SCENE 6 NEWS happening in dongguan 7-10 SCENE 11 WWW 12-13 PLAY feature story THE SWISH ARENA 14-17 11 12-13 cover story PRSONAL STYLIST 18-24 MEGAPIXEL party pics & images of dongguan 26-33 EDITOR’S PICKS this month what’s happening 34 36–37 DONGGUAN CITY MAP 38 TOWN GUIDE 39 DONGCHENG MAP THE MAPS 39 DG COUNTY MAP 40 HOUJIE TOWN MAP 41 CHANG’AN TOWN MAP BUSINESS 42 AROUND HERE! 43 listings that will improve your life JUNE 2014 IN 18-24 26-33 45 RESTAURANT REVIew REVIewS 47 BAR REVIew WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH 51 TRANSPORTATION INFO 53 HOTEL HAPPENINGS 54 CLASSIFIEDS 56 HOME MADE 57 Design by Justin Hach. MODEL MANDARIN 58 HERE! PLAY 59 ONLY DONGGUAN 60 EDITOR SAY readers SAY While each one of us have our own personal style and look, most Dear Editor, HERE!: This letter came from social media and when it is time to pay, we’ve got that. Hair salons people aren’t consciously aware of theirs. We normally buy clothes went out via our HERE! Mail “Question of the have different prices depending up on the skill according to a basic understanding of what we like or what feels In fact, I haven’t watched such a big show. Even Week.” Which, in turn, came back with an level and experience of the barber/hair stylist. Editor-in-Chief comfortable, rather than thinking deeply about how to “maximize” our I don’t know much about jazz. But I want to answer from an equally boat-footed, sneaker- Prices usually start around RMB 35 and can rise Ziv Glikman look. Or maybe I’m just a guy and women actually do think about it make good use of this free chance to feel it and wearing reader. This great man, the kind that as high as a few hundred (some pay more, but every time they go shopping. Either way, don’t take fashion advice know it creates ponds in the mud and brings fear upon why discuss it?). 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Walking through the created a bromance that could last the ages. Men of it. The art form takes on so many styles that Graphic Design structure, exploring the VIP sky booths, and strolling all around the that share shoe sizes are friends from the same the word is really only useful on old Blue Note Joe Zhu top walkway, it felt like an NBA arena. As a huge basketball fan, all mold indeed. album covers (look them up for some particularly Justin Hach I’m hoping for now is that the NBA will choose Dongguan for one relevant tunes). Thanks for playing in our HERE! Fan Liu of their international pre-season exhibition games. After previously Dear Editor, Dongguan WeChat Ticket Giveaway. You didn’t playing in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau, and considering that Staff Writer win this time, but you are a great example of I went for a haircut today, and was a little LETTER Dongguan is famed for the sport throughout China, I believe chances Tracy Lu why we have teamed up with the local venues. TO THE EDITOR are good. Take the pictorial tour inside. confused by the pricing. What am I paying [email protected] Our foreign readers get a chance to share in local for with the different levels of stylists? Some Contributors culture and our local readers can learn a bit as are about RMB 100 and others are even more. Have something you would like to ask or Gabriel Barbee *** well. What gives? share about Dongguan or HERE!? Send your Sooryakala Jeyasooria letter to [email protected] The Rio World Cup is finally starting this month, and I know many of Edward O’Neill Dear Editor, Regards, you are in full-on excitement mode, especially if you’re a Brazilian. Hina Patel Junior Brown Robin Pier And there are a few of you out there, no? Just kidding, there are Does anybody have suggestions on where to thousands of Brazilians in Dongguan and this is just to let you know Roy Ruan buy EUR 50/UK 14 sized trainers/sneakers or HERE!: What happens to the top of your head that since my country did not make the games, as a very important Ye Huitao walking boots? after giving up the basic human right of deciding part of our international community, I’m giving my support to cheer Daisy Zhang personal facial recognition is a mystery known by with you. JR Acton-Brown only the keepers of the blue liquid. What happens Contributing Photographers *** Lai Derong Henry Deng In the past year I’ve seen more and more friends, and heard about Wen Zhaokang many foreigners, with China visa problems. As people sometimes ask me about the subject, I’d like to take the chance here to say to you all—if you haven’t already—get the proper visa for your stay in Send us an e-mail China. 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Our publication is produced for and by Dongguan’s international community This month’s lucky winner will receive a cash voucher for and reflects its diverse characteristics. Views and RMB 300 from HUG PUB, located at Building F, First opinions expressed in this publication belong to International, Nancheng. the contributor and are not necessarily those of the publisher or staff. Please note, only one prize can be won in a twelve-month period. All rights reserved to HERE! DG. www.heredg.com » June 2014 5 EDITOR SAY readers SAY While each one of us have our own personal style and look, most Dear Editor, HERE!: This letter came from social media and when it is time to pay, we’ve got that. Hair salons people aren’t consciously aware of theirs. We normally buy clothes went out via our HERE! Mail “Question of the have different prices depending up on the skill according to a basic understanding of what we like or what feels In fact, I haven’t watched such a big show. Even Week.” Which, in turn, came back with an level and experience of the barber/hair stylist. Editor-in-Chief comfortable, rather than thinking deeply about how to “maximize” our I don’t know much about jazz. But I want to answer from an equally boat-footed, sneaker- Prices usually start around RMB 35 and can rise Ziv Glikman look. Or maybe I’m just a guy and women actually do think about it make good use of this free chance to feel it and wearing reader. This great man, the kind that as high as a few hundred (some pay more, but every time they go shopping.