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Follow Us on WeChat Now URBAN that's guangzhou that's shenzhen China Intercontinental Press Advertising Hotline EXPLORERS Shots from China's 城市漫步珠三角 英文版 2 月份 国内统一刊号: FEBRUARY 2017 CN 11-5234/GO Highest Vantage Points that’s PRD 《城市漫步》珠江三角洲 英文月刊 General Manager Henry Zeng 主管单位 : 中华人民共和国国务院新闻办公室 Operations Manager Rachel Tong Supervised by the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China Accountant Annie Qi 主办单位 : 五洲传播出版社 Production Supervisor Jack Lin 地址 : 北京西城月坛北街 26 号恒华国际商务中心南楼 11 层文化交流中心 Senior Designer Tawaka Jiang, Designer Claire Zheng 11th Floor South Building, Henghua lnternational Business Center, 26 Yuetan North Street, Xicheng District, Beijing Sales Managers Celia Yu, Justin Lu http://www.cicc.org.cn Account Manager Christy Cai 总编辑 Editor in Chief of China Intercontinental Press: 慈爱民 Ci Aimin Senior Account Executive Shumin Li 期刊部负责人 Supervisor of Magazine Department: 邓锦辉 Deng Jinhui Account Executives Wesley Zhang, Nicole Tang, Annie Li 编辑 : 梁健 发行 / 市场 : 黄静 李若琳 广告 : 林煜宸 Sales Assistant Sunnie Lü Event Manager Valentina Latorraca Editor in Chief Jocelyn Richards Event Supervisor Alice Wang Shenzhen Editor Sky Thomas Gidge Marketing Executive Fish Lin Senior Digital Editor Matthew Bossons Distribution Luo Zhi, He Wei Wen Senior Staff Writer Tristin Zhang Editorial Assistant Ziyi Yuan National Operation National Arts Editor Andrew Chin CEO Leo Zhou Contributors Dr. Alfred Chambers, Lena Gidwani, Bailey Hu, Emma Huang, Matt Head of Communication Ned Kelly Kuykendall, Tom Lee, Noelle Mateer, Dominic Ngai, Don Seno, Dominique Wong National Marketing Executive Zoe Zhou HR/Admin Director Penny Li Financial Manager Laura Lu HK FOCUS MEDIA Head of Digital Vickie Guo Shanghai (Head Office) 上海和舟广告有限公司 Digital Sybil Zhang, Joseph Miao, Miller Yue, Amanda Bao, Lambert Chen 上海市蒙自路 169 号智造局 2 号楼 305-306 室 邮政编码 : 200023 Room 305-306, Building 2, No.169 Mengzi Lu, Shanghai 200023 General enquiries and switchboard (020) 8358 6125 [email protected] 电话 : 传真 : Editorial (020) 8358 9847 ext 808 [email protected] Sales (Guangzhou) (020) 8358 9847 ext 802 [email protected] Guangzhou 上海和舟广告有限公司广州分公司 (Shenzhen) (0755) 8623 3210 ext 801 广州市麓苑路 42 号大院 2 号楼 610 室 邮政编码 : 510095 Distribution/Subscription (020) 8358 7749 ext 828 Rm 610, No. 2 Building, Area 42, Luyuan Lu, Guangzhou 510095 Listings & Events (Guangzhou) (020) 8358 9847 ext 808 电话 : 020-8358 6125 传真 : 020-8357 3859 - 816 (Shenzhen) (0755) 8623 3220 Web & IT (021) 5238 5459 Fax (020) 8363 3759 ext. 816 Shenzhen 深圳联络处 深圳市福田区彩田路星河世纪大厦 C1-1303 www.thatsmags.com C1-1303, Galaxy Century Building, Caitian Lu, Futian District, Shenzhen 电话 : 0755-8623 3220 传真 : 0755-6406 8538 广告经营许可证 : 京海工商厂字第 8069 号 法律大部 : 大成律师事务所 魏君贤律师 Beijing Distribution 北京联络处 Legal advisor: Wei Junxian, Dacheng Law Firm across the 北京市东城区东直门外大街 48 号东方银座 C 座 G9 室 邮政编码 : 100027 国际标准刊号 : ISSN 1672-8041 国内统一刊号 : CN 11-5233/GO Pearl River : Delta: 63,000 9G, Block C, Ginza Mall, No. 48 Dongzhimen Wai Dajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100027 定价 : 25.00 元 邮发代号 46-193 copies 电话 : 010-8447 7002 传真 : 010-8447 6455 如发现印刷装订问题 , 请与广州白云天马印刷厂联系 部分非卖品 , 仅限赠阅 2 | SZ | FEBRUARY 2017 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM WIN WIN WIN Editor's Note February China never feels extraordinary until you leave. Last month, the holidays brought me back to a village of 3,000 in snowy upstate New York, where lights go out at 10pm, people excuse themselves far too often and new restaurant openings aren’t the weekly norm but rare exceptions in a tired economy. Though it wasn’t my first trip home since I started working in China five years ago, it was the first time I’d moseyed around my country with such heightened awareness. Nothing had changed, of course, but nothing looked quite the same either. This month’s cover story delves into the power of perspective and the great lengths (or heights) some photographers are willing to go to acquire a unique vantage point. Those brave In Guangzhou, a pair of tickets souls you see scaling skyscrapers and posting evidence of death-defying climbs on Instagram? to Canadian duo Cafe Lanai It turns out they aren’t merely looking to gain followers – they seek, as any good artist would, (p60), a pair of tickets to the a new angle from which to perceive the world. But just how terrifying is it to balance 115 Guangdong National Orchestra stories above the ground on Ping’an International Finance Centre in Shenzhen? We chat with (p60), a pair of tickets to the photographers NK Chu (@NK7), Yu (@5.12), Cheuk (@cheukyh), David Yen (@chilltron4000) Musical Scores on Valentine's and Jennifer Bin (@jenniferbin) on p30 to find out. Day concert (p60), a pair of In Life & Style, we explore a different (and undoubtedly safer) road to acquiring an altered tickets to Gaelforce Dance (p61) perspective – virtual reality – which many predict will be the emerging market in tomorrow’s and a pair of tickets to Ghost world economy. Read about the latest in China’s VR industry on p18, including when we can the Musical (p61). expect the futuristic technology to find a place in our living rooms. It’s easy to focus on what lies ahead, but every promising future owes a hat tip to the past. In Shenzhen, two RMB100 This month, our team bids farewell to two accomplished members of the That’s PRD family: vouchers to Muine (p61), Morri Qin, our business development manager, and Tom Lee, our editor-in-chief. two RMB100 vouchers to The Joining the team eight years ago, Morri’s time at That’s Terrace (p61), a pair of tickets well predates mine, but her energy and resolve have inspired to Japanese death metal band me ever since our first meeting back in September 2015. Gotsu Totsu Kotsu (p62) and a Anyone who knows Morri (and frankly, almost everyone pair of tickets to metal group in this city does) will be quick to admit that her tenacity is Abstracts (p62). unparalleled and her knowledge of this region unmatched. I’m confident she has a bright future ahead of her, but speak for our To find out how to win one of entire team when I say she’ll be greatly missed. these fabulous prizes, simply And chances are you wouldn’t even be reading this message our official WeChat magazine if it weren’t for the vital contributions of our editor- (Thats_PRD) with the name of in-chief over the last three years, Tom Lee. The longest serving the prize you would like. chief editor in the history of That’s PRD, Tom has worked tirelessly to turn this publication around, giving it credibility and creating a sound foundation for our current team to build upon. I’m personally grateful to him not only for helping break my Oxford comma habit, but for reviving this magazine on behalf of everyone living in South China, so that you can discover cool weekend excursions, try the latest restaurants in town and approach life in this fascinating country with a fresh perspective. Here’s to filling some pretty big shoes. Jocelyn Richards Editor-in-Chief Wake Up To Augmented Reality Exciting times are upon us with the launch of the Hourly updates on news, current affairs and general weirdness from around PRD That's AR app. Standing for Augmented Reality, and China. the app allows users to scan the magazine to FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA see interactive digital content such as video, audio, images and visualized 3D models leaping facebook.com/thatsonline off the page and coming to life. Want to give it a go? Simply scan the relevant QR code on right, Andriod IOS twitter.com/thatsonline download the That's AR app, and use it to scan youtube.com/thatsonline the front cover of this very issue. #ThatsPRD 4 | SZ | FEBRUARY 2017 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | FEBRUARY 2017 | SZ | 5 8 CITY 30 COVER STORY ROOFTOPPING 9 AT THE READY Shots from China's highest vantage points. Residence bao'an. 12 REQUIEM FOR A DREAM It's back to the past for hoverboarders. 14 LIFE & STYLE 38 COMMUNITY 15 DISCO DESIGN Mixseven brings back Bowie style. 20 QUEBEC Exploring the birthplace of French-Canadian culture. 60 EVENTS 24 ARTS 25 FROM YANBIAN TO GUANGDONG A made in China hip-hop FEB 21 story. West London Rapper Only Real 28 THE FIGHTING FANS Meet the devoted super fans of China's hottest boyband. UNTIL FEB 25 50 EAT & The World Exhibition DRINK 55 BELLA PIZZA Getting saucy. 58 MOD Cocktails get a fresh take. FEB 23 James Taylor in Hong Kong THE WRAP 6 | SZ | FEBRUARY 2017 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM CITY Renaissance Man Meet Guangzhou native and rising international heartthrob Wu Yifan A Hakka History Back to the Future P11 P12 8 | SZ | FEBRUARY 2017 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM MAN ON THE STREET AT THE READY Residence Bao’an By Sky Thomas Gidge his 12-hour shift behind a desk with eyes on years old to leave. a cellphone screen, his uniform hanging loose “Ywithinou’re going his guard out!” box,“You’re as people back!” around his thin body. the life he left in the north. “I just grew some enter and exit“Did the you mid-range eat?” Old FutianLi shouts apart from- “I didn’t grow rice or grain,” Li says about ment complex he is ostensibly charged with him as he acknowledges passersby with a He is more forthcoming about how he guarding. shoutA stripor a smile. of florescent bulb blazes above startedvegetables.” working as a bao’an: “Near the Beijing He isn’t a security guard, not in the His front lip rises when he grins, reveal- train station, I was walking under a bridge Western sense at least, but a bao’an.