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The Smuggling Issue Scanning the Nation's Contraband P earl R iver D elta The Smuggling Issue Scanning the nation's contraband Follow Us on WeChat Now Advertising Hotline 400 820 8428 城市漫步珠三角 Plus: 英文版 6 月份 国内统一刊号: CN 11-5234/GO Exclusive with Akon China Intercontinental Press 06 Record-breakers in the PRD JUNE 2014 The rise of the drone 《城市漫步》珠江三角洲 英文月刊 主管单位 : 中华人民共和国国务院新闻办公室 Supervised by the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China 主办单位 : 五洲传播出版社 地址 : 北京市海淀区北三环中路 31 号生产力大楼 B 座 7 层 邮编 100088 B-721 Shengchanli Building, No. 31 Beisanhuan Zhonglu, Haidian District, Beijing 100088, PRC http://www.cicc.org.cn 社长 President: 李红杰 Li Hongjie 期刊部负责人 Supervisor of Magazine Department: 邓锦辉 Deng Jinhui Chief Editor Tom Lee Deputy Editor Jane Kent Shenzhen Editor Gary Maidment Events and Web Editor Will Wu Staff Writer S. E. 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Record-breakers in the Pearl River Delta. 14 ATTACK OF THE DRONES A glimpse into a future with drone cameras. 18 LIFESTYLE 20 MORE THAN A MANNEQUIN Discovering the beautiful and beastly parts of life as a model. 24 ROCK IT IN RIO Getting to grips with Brazil before the balls come out. 26 ARTS 28 SMACK THAT Getting the down and dirty details from Senegalese singer Akon. 30 GYPSY ROSE Elaborate production of Carmen brings Spanish sizzle to Guangzhou. 54 EAT & DRINK 60 LADY 7 CaFE (GZ) Special sweet and savory fare fit for a princess. 58 PRUSA (SZ) Germanic brewery that’s packing meat. 4 June 2014 THE WRAP 36 COVER STORY 46 COMMUNITY THE SMUGGLING ISSUE A look at China's most coveted contraband, from organs to gold. RISE OF THE UKULELE THREE TO SEE ARTP27 QUOTE OF THE ISSUE EXHIBITIONS “The Chinese can't imagine that you can be different without the make-up. You must turn up looking like a supermodel." Model Katya discusses her experiences of working in China, P20 64 (GZ), 62 (SZ) EVENTS GZ SZ HK P56 WINE OF THE MONTH JUNE 14 JULY 5 JUNE 10-11 Patricia Kopatchinskaja Papipapi Pool Party L.A. Dance Project June 2014 5 Editor's Note JUNE WIN WIN WIN drone cameras (p14), China’s or the rain it raineth changing views on copyright every day! It may be a law (p16) and the lives of expat bit of stereotype for a models (p20). We’ve also got in- Brit to talk about the terviews with Senegalese super- Fweather, but what is going on star Akon, violin rebel Patricia with this weather? One moment Kopatchinskaja (p32) and the it’s sunshine and lollipops, the director of an exhilarating stag- next thunderbolts and lightning. ing of opera Carmen (p30). In Guangzhou, a pair of Instead of braving the elements, curl up in a new restaurant or tickets to Akon (p28), a The World Cup kicks off this bar (see p56) with a copy of this month, giving you yet another pair of tickets to Carmen here magazine and wait out the reason to stay indoors with a pint (p30), a pair of tickets inclement showers. and some wings this June. Keep an to the Hermes Quartet eye out for our handy guide to the We have plenty to amuse and best places to cheer for your team, (p64), a pair of tickets inform, particularly with our coming soon to a venue near you. cover story, which focuses on the to Lynn Harrell (65), a nefarious underground world of which is laid bare between these Football’s coming home! pair of tickets to Tamas smuggling. Guangdong is a hot- pages (see p36). bed for the illegal transportation Wells (p66) and a pair of Tom Lee and trade of methamphetamine, ‘Exposé’ is the word of the is- Editor in Chief tickets to Carisma (p66). pangolins, iPhones, gold – all of sue, with in-depth features on In Shenzhen, a pair of tickets to the Shanghai We're hiring! Chinese Orchestra Farewell, Simon Smith (p63), two vouchers for Senior Designer Prego’s Sicilian seafood We're looking for an experi- set (p63), a pair of tick- enced designer to work on our ets to the Papipapi Pool business publications and par- ticipate in the creative design of Party (p64), and two brochures and advertising. 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The incident comes two weeks after a couple fought off a simi- Flip-her lar serpent with a pocket knife after it attacked their dog, which Thousands of bikini-clad female visitors form a gigantic dolphin at Chimelong Water Park on May 18. was injured, but survived. In related snake news, a Burmese python ended up on a Hong Kong promenade after torrential rains washed it down from the Not-so model Party’s over hills. The animal bit a handler as it was transferred to a wildlife behavior In the latest move to end park. Burmese pythons are the corruption and extravagance largest natural predators in the among party members, of- territory and are a protected species. entering bars, as well as privateficials will clubs be andforbidden discos. from The legislation is the newest move Bridal bling under the ‘10 Bans,’ which in- clude preventing government ished accordingly. Nationwide, After police in Beijing held a on expensive meals and pro- fake casting call to root out mod- hibitingofficials thefrom reception using public of gifts, funds in 2013 under the government's els working without visas, PRD souvenirs and coupons. Anyone crackdown182,000 officials on corruption, were punished up by clotheshorses are also being in- - 13.3 percent from 2012.
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