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//38 COVER STORY Beijing has two kinds of children, those with hukou and those without. Here, we meet two 9-year-olds leading very ng di different lives.

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t e c h i n mǎ dào chéng gōng //6 CITY 马到成功 (to achieve immediate success in smth) 例句：祝你前途无量马到成功 //14 iHUTONG how to use it: To wish to achieve a limitless Emily Schreck loves success from the beginning documenting Beijing’s old //12 RIVER MAN streets with her iPhone but Photographer Zhang Kechun’s not everyone approves of her surreal and haunting journey WHY iMandarin? photos. The biggest private Chinese training institution with more than 20 centers down the Yellow River. The unique Chinese accredited member of EAQUALS( www.eaquals.org) Designs and publishes its own textbooks Learn more about iMandarin: Ofﬁ ce Number: +8610 59004661 //16 LIFE & STYLE Beijing Campus: Suite 3006, Tower A, Jianwai SOHO, Chaoyang District.

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//22 QUEEN OF COOL // 26 NOODLING OUT WEST We talk to Lin Lin, the co- Claiming more than 100 kinds of founder of Jellymon, a creative noodle dishes as its own, Xi’an is agency that understands great for a snack-filled stint. China’s In Crowd. //30 ARTS

//32 MADAME MUSICAL British musical // 37 SEX IN CHINA theater legend Richard Burger examines the Elaine Paige talks long history of mating in the about life on Middle Kingdom and the sexual stage ahead of revolution presently underway. her Beijing visit. //46 EAT & DRINK

//50 NEW EATS Reviews of all the latest open- //46 BEAUTIFUL BEER ings with French, Italian and Six fantastic German brews to Japanese arrivals kick off Oktoberfest in Beijing.

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//8 //18 //34 //48 HERE FOREVER FASHION WEEK JZ Festival BREW IT UP Meet the permanent residents, Despite 15 years’ running, Grammy-award winners Terri Meet the motley mix of a select few expats who’ve China Fashion Week still fails to Lyne Carrington and the microbrew masters and their received permission to live out impress. Here’s a look at why. Yellowjackets along with Cuban mentees who are bent on their lives in China. rhythm number Ochun hit town. bringing beer culture to Beijing.

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events Pick of six art exhibitions events To list your event email [email protected] Serene Scent – New Ink Painting Oct 20-Nov 18. Red Gate Gallery, Levels 1 & 4, Dongbianmen Watchtower, Dongcheng District 东城区东便门角楼1层和4层 (6525 1005, www.redgategal- 朝阳区亮马桥路21号枫花园汽车电影院内 lery.com) OCT 1 spOrTs (6436 8998, www.2kolegas.com) “my own family, say I am brainwashed, NIGHTLIFE LIFE/STYLE

Gig: DJ Mickey Sports: Reels on Wheels – Shorts Belgian DJ Mickey, formerly of club A guided bike tour around Beixinqiao Livertine Supersport, spins nu disco. with five stops to watch short films RMB60, 10pm. Haze, B1/F, A101 Guanghua Lu provided by Electric Shadows. Limited SOHO, 22 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳 to 30 participants, book by emailing 区光华路22号光华路SOHO A101地下一层 [email protected]. (5900 6128, [email protected]) RMB50, 8pm. Serk, 40-2 Beixinqiao Santiao, Dongcheng District 东城区北新桥3条40-2 (134 Gig: Childs 2647 4634, www.serk.cc) Simple Mexican post-rock band Childs plays Mechanical: their dreamlike electronic music. OCT 9 Yang Jian RMB120, RMB80 presale, 8.30pm. Yugong Yishan, Del’: Ru Xiaofan 3-2 Zhang Zihong Lu, Dongcheng District 东城区 Until Nov 11. White COMMUNITY Space Beijing, 255 Sep 8-Oct 15. Dialogue Space, 张自忠路3-2号 (6404 2711) Caochangdi, Airport No.6-97, 22 International OCT 1-6 Workshop: Thai Cuisine I am too pro China... Even if you Service Road, Chaoyang Art Plaza, 32 Baiziwan Lu, The Hutong’s Global Kitchen adds Thai District 朝阳区机场辅 Chaoyang District 朝阳区百 to its cooking-class menu, introduc- 路草场地255号 (8456 子湾路32号22院街艺术区 ARTS ing a series of classic dishes you make 2054, www.whitespace- 6-97号 (57869392 from scratch. beijing.com) www.dialoguespace.com) Exhibition: Moment, Moving RMB249, RMB200 for members. 7-9.30pm. The Moments Hutong, 1 Jiudaowan Zhongxiang, Beixinqiao, This exhibition by CYJO explores the Dongcheng District 东城区九道湾中巷1号 GeoCity character of Dashilar through still and (159 0104 6127, [email protected], www. moving images. thehutong.com) Smart City The Factory Dashilar, 8 Dawailangying Hutong, Until Oct 14. Xicheng District 西城区大外廊营胡同8号原 Talk: Tiananmen, Gate of Heavenly China Millennium 继电器厂 Peace Monument Museum Through their collection of histori- of Digital Arts, OCT 1-14 cal photographs spanning from the B1/F, Zone A, 1900s to the 1980s, Beijing Postcards OCT 6 China Millennium ARTS will piece together the history of the Mo nument, 9A Tiananmen Gate. Fuxing Lu, Haidian Exhibition: Blue Sky Day BasketBall: Beijing jinyu RMB30, RMB20 for members, 7.30pm. The offered me a million dollars to print District 海淀区复 This photographic and textual series Bookworm, Courtyard 4, Nan Sanlitun Lu, Boy, Doll, Fragment: Li Jikai兴路甲9号中华 by CYJO started from 2010 and ex- vs nBa legend team Chaoyang District 朝阳区南三里屯路4号院 A B1 Sep 15-29. Today Art Museum, 32 Baiziwan 世纪坛Lu, 区层 plores Beijing’s industrialization and (6586 9507, www.beijingbookworm.com) (5980 2315, www. A team made up of former NBA stars, including Janson Williams, Allen Iverson, Chaoyang District 朝阳区百子湾路32号 (5876 growth through the sky and air quality modachina.org) Damon Jones and Robert Horry, will play against the hometown Beijing Jinyu. 0600, www.todayartmuseum.com) readings. RMB80-1,680, 7.30pm. MasterCard Center, Intersection of Fuxing Lu and Xisihuan, Wukesong, Sport: Hey Running Camp China Millennium Monument Museum of Digital Haidian District 万事达中心, 海淀区复兴路69号 (6828 6386, www.mastercardcenter.com.cn) Experienced international runners give Arts, B1/F, Zone A, 9A Fuxing Lu, Haidian District advice on technique, training plans 海淀区复兴路甲9号中华世纪坛A区B1层 and racing tips during this workout (5980 2315, www.modachina.org) camp. RMB30, 6.45-7.45pm. Chaoyang Park West Gate RMB180-1,280, 7.30pm. Poly Theatre, 14 Facing Walls, Opening Windows Exhibition: Stripping Eve Li Songsong challenges dimension 3, 1 Nongzhan Nanlu, Chaoyang District朝阳区 Dongzhimen Nan Dajie, Dongcheng District Until Oct 28. Galleria Continua, No.8503 Dashanzi Art District, 2 This exhibition shows how society’s through oil on an aluminum canvas. 东农展南路1号([email protected]) 城区东直门南大街14号 (6500 1188, www. Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区酒仙桥路2号大山子艺 attitudes towards women change over Free. Pace Beijing, 798 Art District, 2 Jiuxianqiao polytheatre.com) 术区8503号 (5978 9505, www.galleriacontinua.com) time. It features selected works from Lu, Chaoyang District朝阳区酒仙桥路2号798 UNTIL OCT 7 renowned artists such as Maruja Mallo, 艺术区创意广场 (5978 9781, www.pacebeijing. Frida Kalho, Amalia Avia, Esther Ferrer, com) OCT 4 Menchu Lamas, Esperanza Parada and SPORTS your view, I would not.” more. COMMUNITY Tennis: China Open 2012 Instituto Cervantes, A1 Gongti Nanlu, Chaoyang OCT 2 District 朝阳区工体南路甲一号 (5879 9666, Witness China’s paramount tennis Movie: Ghosts of the Third Reich event. Serbian Novak Djokavic, one of [email protected], www.pekin.cervantes. A documentary looking at the still- es) NIGHTLIFE only two men to have won the event’s devastating impact of the Holocaust on singles competition more than once, is both the descendants of the victims and Exhibition: GeoCity Smart City Gig: Axel Dörner scheduled to play again this year. Experimental jazz with German trum- the perpetrators. RMB30-900. National Tennis Center-Lotus Tennis The centerpiece of Beijing Design RMB40, 7.30-9.30pm. Culture Yard, 10 Shique peter Axel Dörner playing alongside Court, 2 Lincui Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区林 Week 2012, this exhibition shows off Hutong, Dongcheng District 10 Chinese experimental musicians Yan 东城区石雀胡同翠路2号400 610 3721） what it means to be a “smart city” 号 (8404 4166, [email protected], www. while giving input for Beijing’s future Jun, Li Qing, and saxophonist Wang Ziheng. cultureyard.net) development. OCT 5 OCT 7 RMB30, 10am-5pm (closed on Mondays). China RMB60, 8.30pm. 2Kolegas, inside the Maple Millennium Monument Museum of Digital Arts, Drive-in Theater, 21 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang B1/F, Zone A, China Millennium Monument, 9A District 朝阳区亮马桥路21号(6436 8998, NIGHTLIFE NIGHTLIFE Fuxing Lu, Haidian Distri ct海淀区复兴路甲 www.2kolegas.com) Party: King-Size Day Gig: FM3 lisa carducci, permanent china resident, P8 9号中华世纪坛A区B1层 (5980 2315, www. Music label King-Size China offers a sam- Beijing-based music duo FM3 plays im- modachina.org) OCT 2-6 pling of Beijing’s punk, emo and hard- promptu experimental music. A Retrospective: Diego Zuelli core scene with Multi-Ego, R.W.F, Rolling RMB50, 9pm. Zajia lab, Hong En Daoist Temple, OCT 1-20 ARTS Bowling, Saving Molly, Shup Up! Shup Doufuchi Hutong, Dongcheng District东城区 Until Oct 14. Zajia Lab, Hong’en Daoist Temple, Doufuchi Hutong, Down, Tookoo, The Reason, Twinkle Star 旧鼓楼大街豆腐池胡同宏恩观前殿(156 Guillaume Janot Dongcheng District (156 0112 东城区豆腐池胡同宏恩前殿 ARTS Dance: Swan Lake and Why Lazy. 0112 2252) Until Nov 11. Imagine Gallery, No.8 Yishu Gongzuoshi, Feijiacun, Laiguangying Donglu, Chaoyang 2252, www.zajia.cc) The award-winning Russian State Ballet RMB100, 4pm. 2Kolegas, inside the Maple Drive- District 廊朝阳区来广营东路费家村8号艺术工作室 (6438 5747, www.image-gallery.com) Exhibition: Li Songsong brings this classic ballet. in Theater, 21 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District OCT 12

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October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com 5 TALES OF THE CITY PHOTO FRAUD Wedding heist

More than 30 couples made the unpleasant discovery that the Tongzhou District studio where the fuzz they’d booked wedding photos had disappeared and been replaced with a fruit stand. The stu- Get kidnapped here dio hadn’t refunded more than RMB1 million in booking fees, so couples filed suit in a district If you plan on getting shanghai-ed by people-snatching baddies, better do it in Beijing: local police report- court. Hopefully they’ll get their ed a 100 percent success rate for kidnapping cases so far this year. Bravo, boys! A criminal law researcher money back and still be able to from Beijing Normal University, Mao Lixin, told the Global Times kidnapping is on the rise due to social celebrate the solemnest of vows strife. However, he also said perfection was possible because the number of cases could “just be around by releasing birds toward the 10.” Take the glory out of it then, why don’t ya. full moon dressed in tuxedo and hoop skirts. Only then will we recognize their union.

WIDE LOAD CUSHY GIG GIRL POWER Behemoth bus City gov’t will Rulin’ the school hire laowai Rumor has it the world’s longest bus is making its way to Beijing. Brainchild of the German Fraunhofer Institute, this baby has three segments, room for 257 passengers and it measures a whopping 30 meters. Berlin rejected the behemoth, and a transit spokesman labeled it a “monster bus.” But one city’s Frankenstein is another city’s future mode of transit. Beijing now allows foreigners to apply to become government officials. The policy change is meant to attract top talent re- fishy gardless of nationality, according to a spokesman for the Municipal Bureau of Human Resources. Mistaken mercy Requirements – which were only Beijing universities are being listed in Chinese on online job taken over by the ladies, at ads – include five years’ experi- least in number that is, many Fifty catfish appeared belly-up in Earlier this year, another bone- ence in management or senior campuses reported more female the lake at Shichahai last month. headed bit of altruism saw thou- technical positions. A black Audi than male enrollees this fall. People from the area reported sands of snakes bought from a and a Moutai habit have not Prestigious Tsinghua University is that the dead fish were part reptile market and unleashed been stipulated for employment now matriculating more women of a 1,000-kg “mercy” release, close to an unlucky village near consideration. than men at a rate of 2:1. Cue but unfortunately they were ill- Beijing. Residents annihilated Beyonce: Who run the world? equipped for their new home. them post haste. Obviously. Girls! Who run this motha? Girls!

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QUOTE OF THE MONTH LOCAL HERO “Make sure one’s Mountain man parents are never short on pocket money.” One of The New 24 Paragons of Filial Piety, released by the government to encourage people to turn away from their increasingly self-centered ways and One day in 1984, Yu Qing was look after their parents in their golden years. Other nuggets include teaching them to use the Internet, taking them to a movie from their youth and helping tending his sheep in Fangshan them remarry. District when he heard other herders talking about a new government policy, “Protecting SURREAL CITY Environment and Greening the Mountain.” While other families Slap yourself hard! moved away in search of better opportunity, Yu quit raising sheep and made tree-planting “Slap yourself hard” is the popular Training classes, experience his mission. In 28 years, Yu has slogan among followers of Slap camps and slap gatherings where planted countless trees on the Therapy, created by venerable people can meet and exchange once-barren mountainside, which Master Xiao Hongci, who claims masochistic ideas are held in used to have frequent mudslides. his methods combine Taoism, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and He’s happy with his work, though Buddhism and traditional Chinese Shenzhen. Xiao instructs: “Slap it has cost him financially (more self-hitting (i.e. the gentle pound- hard, the more redness and swell- money in sheep than trees), but ing you see old folks giving their ings that appears on the skin, says, “I promised to turn the de- muscles in parks). However, the the more sickness you have.” But sert mountain into a green one key to Xiao’s methodology is “to never fear, you can just beat it out and I did it.” focus the mind and slap yourself of yourself. as hard and as long as possible.” RANDOM NUMBER

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY One day in… October RMB100 million Michael Jackson may never Cuiheng Village, have performed in the PRC, but Nanlang Town, the on October 23, 1987 he made birthpace of ‘the Father a seven-hour visit to Chinese of Modern China,’ Dr. soil. Crossing at the Gongbei Sun Yat-sen. “He asked Customs office from Hong Kong, me to tell him stories it was the task of 23-year-old about Dr. Sun. He tour guide Liu Guangzhi to look seemed to admire him after the superstar. a lot,” says Liu. One photograph of Dr. Sun “He was fascinated by the rice attracted Jackson’s fields, water buffalo and ducks attention in par- in the pond,” says Liu, who first ticular. “He inquired What Beijing spends daily on took him to Yongmo Village. about the origin and its shark fin habit, according “He was very nice. At that time design of Dr. Sun’s to China Economic Weekly. he wasn't surrounded by a large Chinese tunic suit. China’s biggest fin-eating group of bodyguards. Many vil- It was said that he market, Beijing eats about lagers recognized him and asked had a Chinese tunic made to friendly and would 7,500 kg every day. Most local for photographs and signatures. order in Hong Kong greet the children and take luxury hotels offer it, some He looked with great interest at and brought it back to pictures with them.” One of the charging up to RMB1,800 per a baby wrapped in swaddling the US.” photos (above) even appears in bowl. State media announced cloth, said ‘hi’ to children and Jackson’s autobiography, under a ban on shark at government took photos with them.” The visit was soon over. “He which reads the caption: “When banquets is in the works, but left us with good memories. I saw the Chinese kids, I couldn’t the news hasn’t dented the After lunch they went to He was very quiet but also very resist them.” market yet.

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residence status Noemi Cassanelli in scotland and “maybe because ‘emerging’ China in 1992, and in coupons to buy them from a is not awarded hong Kong, i had been teach- a country and city that changes corner shop. before moving ing in a state every day, even now, gets to be casually – it’s a Lisa Carducci during the Kosovo war back in Canada. she fiercely contends back to shanghai university for a part of your existence.” in terms of deeper involve- direct reflection of italian by heritage and Canadian in 1999, after the Us military that everything she’s ever writ- in 1973. long time and i ment with Chinese society, by birth, all her life Lisa Carducci bombed the Chinese embassy in ten is sincere. “even if you of- Following a nine- had received the in the course of his China career, tori considers her non-profit its owner’s deep had felt her body was in north Belgrade, killing three Chinese fered me a million dollars to year stretch in magnolia award eric has interacted with many lev- work her biggest achieve- commitment and america while her soul was in nationals, Carducci wrote a let- print your view, i would not. scotland for her in 1989. and els of the shanghai and national ment. in 1995, she met dr. Jane europe, until a group trip to ter to the editor of China Daily, doctorate studies, also, because i government. “perhaps my most goodall, who asked her to start contribution to China in 1985. “i didn’t miss expressing her opinion that, “i would never do that,” she she returned to am married to public contribution was working a roots & shoots organization China. We talk with Canada. i didn’t miss italy. i was despite what the Us said, there asserts. “i’ve been to tibet, i’ve shanghai in 1984 george. as far as with the national government in shanghai. the Jane goodall finally, body and soul, here.” was no way it could have been seen with my own eyes. i may and has resided here since. i know, being married to george to help secure the world expo institute shanghai opened in some of the first a mistake. make mistakes, but if i do, i do did make it easier to for shanghai by lobbying for- 1999, and in 2004 became the flight of foreigners she returned in 1989, spend- so sincerely.” “shanghai is my hometown. get my permanent resi- eign governments to cast their first charity to be allowed to ing three months in Beijing the letter appeared on the i have lived here for a total of dency, although being married votes in favour of shanghai. register as a foreign-affiliated to be awarded working on a novel, and then opinions page – the first time Carducci also received the 45 of my 79 years,” she says. to a Chinese spouse does not the ministry of Commerce and non-profit with the Chinese gov- permanent residency in 1991 took a sabbatical from the paper published an op-ed Friendship award for being an “however, i will always be a automatically qualify one for pr the shanghai government both ernment. her teaching post in Canada to by non-staff. afterward, two early proponent of blood dona- foreigner here. i have another status.” recognized my contribution by in 2005 about their teach in Beijing. she liked the Beijing-based western journal- tion. she was the first foreigner home – scotland.” approving a breakthrough invest- “i pour all of my passion into China stories. relaxed schedule, which freed ists contacted Carducci want- to give blood for free in China, the pair have co-authored sev- ment for my company and be- China, and into shanghai roots her up to write. after a year and ing to know if she was a real at a time when blood was either a lifelong educator, Barr worked eral books, most famously their stowing an honorary citizenship, & shoots, because i believe that a half she was sure she wanted foreigner. “the american one paid for or came from students as a British Council teacher 2002 memoir Shanghai Boy, respectively.” is where i can truly change the to stay forever. asked me who paid me,” she or work units who were obliged at the shanghai international Shanghai Girl, which presents world for the better,” she says. recalls. to give it. studies University (sisU) for a their parallel lives growing up in e ric has been heavily deco- “to know that you can deliver a after two years at a university decade, and then taught under- shanghai in the 1930s and 40s rated for his contributions to message of environmental care she became a French language Carducci has also written about “after giving blood 13 times, i graduates at sisU up until 2003. - Barr the protected daughter shanghai’s economic and social to young people of China who expert for CCtV, a job she did Xinjiang and tibet. she has wrote an article that was widely she was made a member of of missionary parents, wang a development, including the will listen, think and act is a for six years, before working at written about the June Fourth received in China. i have 13 the most excellent order of the poor Chinese boy. magnolia silver medal in 2000, wonderful thing.” weekly news magazine Beijing incident of 1989, arguing the Chinese brothers and sisters, i British empire (mBe) for services the magnolia golden medal Review. while there, she was turmoil was exaggerated in the feel it’s like giving life to a baby,” to english teaching in China in they both endured the sino- in 2003, honorary Citizenship her efforts have led to her granted permanent residence. western press. the nature of her says Carducci, who also ap- 1996. Japanese war and the Japanese of shanghai in 2004 and the being named ‘Volunteer of opinions has sometimes made peared on Chinese tV promot- occupation of shanghai; Barr Friendship medal in 2008. the year’ three times by the Carducci also received the it hard for her to find publishers ing donation. Barr married shanghai native spent two-and-a-half-years in a shanghai Volunteer association. Friendship award in 2001, the abroad, and she has been ac- george wang in 1984. “i met my Japanese internment camp in Based on that honorary citizen- “shanghai has given us a life highest award the government cused of parroting the govern- she is quick to point out that husband through his first wife, Lunghua, while wang’s family ship, the couple gained perma- beyond our wildest dreams, one bestows on foreigners for out- ment line. having permanent residency margaret schofield wang, a British struggled to rise out of crushing nent residency in 2005. tori says filled with loving friends, men- standing contributions to China. isn’t the same as citizenship professor of english at sisU. she poverty. their paths didn’t cross the status has not affected how tors, the ability to give back, hers was the 2,000 articles, edi- “many people, even in my own though. while she no longer was my good friend,” she says. until the 1970s. she feels towards China though. mentor others, grow a business, torials and columns she’s writ- family, say i am brainwashed, has to work full-time in order to “i feel different only in that i am grow a non-profit, feel part of ten and published about China, i am too pro-China,” says stay, she doesn’t receive any of “george was an english teacher. when it comes to describing her honored to have been selected. something bigger than our- domestically and internationally. Carducci, who has two daugh- the benefits — like healthcare in august 1984, george and i re- relationship with China through- the only tangible benefit is a selves,” says tori. ters and two grandchildren back and social security — which citi- ceived our marriage certificates out the years, Barr is succinct. permanent visa, and i suppose

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zenship would entail. since she’s “Quoting my friend margaret 59, private health insurance poli- wang, ‘i Love China,’” she says. Eric & Tori Zwisler CHINA BELOVED cies are prohibitively expensive. On her 10th “i am the only foreigner living in our block of 36 apartments and Foreigners with permanent Chinese residenCy “i pay everything from my birthday Barr i also have many Chinese col- pocket,” she says. still, China leagues, students and friends.” BY Jill Petzinger and Leslie Jones is her home and this is where moved into she plans to live out her days. as for her attitude to having “more and more every year it’s a Japanese been awarded permanent resi- Fewer than 5,000 my country. i feel i belong here… dence status, she is pragmatic. foreigners have after 15 days out of China, i internment camp “having permanent residence want to go back home. i feel at status does bring with it the been granted ease here.” and spent two and privilege of not having to apply permanent residence for a Chinese visa. neither do i Betty Barr a half years living have to report to the local public in China since the Betty Barr was born in security Bureau every time i introduction of shanghai in 1933. her father, with her family in return to shanghai from a trip a glaswegian missionary, and abroad.” the visas in 2004. texan mother, who worked for a narrow 16 sq m owners of these the young women’s Christian Eric & Tori Zwisler association, met and married room hailing from the greater not having to fill out the entry golden tickets no here. milwaukee area, tori and eric and exit form.” longer have to apply Zwisler and their two sons were she attended brought to shanghai by eric’s the Zwislers have seen enor- for a yearly visa and the shanghai Betty Barr from the shanghai job with an american pharma- mous change over their 20-plus can sweep through american government and ceutical manufacturer in the years in shanghai. when they school from celebrated with a early 90s. arrived, foreigners weren’t able the airport without 1946–49, be- coke in the then to use the yuan, instead paying filling out those fore graduating Friendship store.” “what has kept us here for so for transactions in foreign ex- from wellesley long is part wanderlust, part change certificates. there were pesky entry-exit College in she received per- pure cultural and intellectual only three grocery stores, and slips. But permanent massachusetts. manent residence stimulation,” says tori. “the if tori wanted to buy crackers Lisa Carducci shows off her permanent she then taught status in 2005, dynamic challenge of living in their driver had to use his ration resident card behind her home in Shunyi residence status Noemi Cassanelli in scotland and “maybe because ‘emerging’ China in 1992, and in coupons to buy them from a is not awarded hong Kong, i had been teach- a country and city that changes corner shop. before moving ing in a state every day, even now, gets to be casually – it’s a Lisa Carducci during the Kosovo war back in Canada. she fiercely contends back to shanghai university for a part of your existence.” in terms of deeper involve- direct reflection of italian by heritage and Canadian in 1999, after the Us military that everything she’s ever writ- in 1973. long time and i ment with Chinese society, by birth, all her life Lisa Carducci bombed the Chinese embassy in ten is sincere. “even if you of- Following a nine- had received the in the course of his China career, tori considers her non-profit its owner’s deep had felt her body was in north Belgrade, killing three Chinese fered me a million dollars to year stretch in magnolia award eric has interacted with many lev- work her biggest achieve- commitment and america while her soul was in nationals, Carducci wrote a let- print your view, i would not. scotland for her in 1989. and els of the shanghai and national ment. in 1995, she met dr. Jane europe, until a group trip to ter to the editor of China Daily, doctorate studies, also, because i government. “perhaps my most goodall, who asked her to start contribution to China in 1985. “i didn’t miss expressing her opinion that, “i would never do that,” she she returned to am married to public contribution was working a roots & shoots organization China. We talk with Canada. i didn’t miss italy. i was despite what the Us said, there asserts. “i’ve been to tibet, i’ve shanghai in 1984 george. as far as with the national government in shanghai. the Jane goodall finally, body and soul, here.” was no way it could have been seen with my own eyes. i may and has resided here since. i know, being married to george to help secure the world expo institute shanghai opened in some of the first a mistake. make mistakes, but if i do, i do did make it easier to for shanghai by lobbying for- 1999, and in 2004 became the flight of foreigners she returned in 1989, spend- so sincerely.” “shanghai is my hometown. get my permanent resi- eign governments to cast their first charity to be allowed to ing three months in Beijing the letter appeared on the i have lived here for a total of dency, although being married votes in favour of shanghai. register as a foreign-affiliated to be awarded working on a novel, and then opinions page – the first time Carducci also received the 45 of my 79 years,” she says. to a Chinese spouse does not the ministry of Commerce and non-profit with the Chinese gov- permanent residency in 1991 took a sabbatical from the paper published an op-ed Friendship award for being an “however, i will always be a automatically qualify one for pr the shanghai government both ernment. her teaching post in Canada to by non-staff. afterward, two early proponent of blood dona- foreigner here. i have another status.” recognized my contribution by in 2005 about their teach in Beijing. she liked the Beijing-based western journal- tion. she was the first foreigner home – scotland.” approving a breakthrough invest- “i pour all of my passion into China stories. relaxed schedule, which freed ists contacted Carducci want- to give blood for free in China, the pair have co-authored sev- ment for my company and be- China, and into shanghai roots her up to write. after a year and ing to know if she was a real at a time when blood was either a lifelong educator, Barr worked eral books, most famously their stowing an honorary citizenship, & shoots, because i believe that a half she was sure she wanted foreigner. “the american one paid for or came from students as a British Council teacher 2002 memoir Shanghai Boy, respectively.” is where i can truly change the to stay forever. asked me who paid me,” she or work units who were obliged at the shanghai international Shanghai Girl, which presents world for the better,” she says. recalls. to give it. studies University (sisU) for a their parallel lives growing up in e ric has been heavily deco- “to know that you can deliver a after two years at a university decade, and then taught under- shanghai in the 1930s and 40s rated for his contributions to message of environmental care she became a French language Carducci has also written about “after giving blood 13 times, i graduates at sisU up until 2003. - Barr the protected daughter shanghai’s economic and social to young people of China who expert for CCtV, a job she did Xinjiang and tibet. she has wrote an article that was widely she was made a member of of missionary parents, wang a development, including the will listen, think and act is a for six years, before working at written about the June Fourth received in China. i have 13 the most excellent order of the poor Chinese boy. magnolia silver medal in 2000, wonderful thing.” weekly news magazine Beijing incident of 1989, arguing the Chinese brothers and sisters, i British empire (mBe) for services the magnolia golden medal Review. while there, she was turmoil was exaggerated in the feel it’s like giving life to a baby,” to english teaching in China in they both endured the sino- in 2003, honorary Citizenship her efforts have led to her granted permanent residence. western press. the nature of her says Carducci, who also ap- 1996. Japanese war and the Japanese of shanghai in 2004 and the being named ‘Volunteer of opinions has sometimes made peared on Chinese tV promot- occupation of shanghai; Barr Friendship medal in 2008. the year’ three times by the Carducci also received the it hard for her to find publishers ing donation. Barr married shanghai native spent two-and-a-half-years in a shanghai Volunteer association. Friendship award in 2001, the abroad, and she has been ac- george wang in 1984. “i met my Japanese internment camp in Based on that honorary citizen- “shanghai has given us a life highest award the government cused of parroting the govern- she is quick to point out that husband through his first wife, Lunghua, while wang’s family ship, the couple gained perma- beyond our wildest dreams, one bestows on foreigners for out- ment line. having permanent residency margaret schofield wang, a British struggled to rise out of crushing nent residency in 2005. tori says filled with loving friends, men- standing contributions to China. isn’t the same as citizenship professor of english at sisU. she poverty. their paths didn’t cross the status has not affected how tors, the ability to give back, hers was the 2,000 articles, edi- “many people, even in my own though. while she no longer was my good friend,” she says. until the 1970s. she feels towards China though. mentor others, grow a business, torials and columns she’s writ- family, say i am brainwashed, has to work full-time in order to “i feel different only in that i am grow a non-profit, feel part of ten and published about China, i am too pro-China,” says stay, she doesn’t receive any of “george was an english teacher. when it comes to describing her honored to have been selected. something bigger than our- domestically and internationally. Carducci, who has two daugh- the benefits — like healthcare in august 1984, george and i re- relationship with China through- the only tangible benefit is a selves,” says tori. ters and two grandchildren back and social security — which citi- ceived our marriage certificates out the years, Barr is succinct. permanent visa, and i suppose

8 october 2012 // www.thatsmags.com Octoberoctober 2012 2012 // // www.thatsmags.com www.thatsmags.com 9 CITY LEADLEAD storystory TRUe BelIeveRS eARlY eXPATS WHO Fell IN lOve WITH CHINA By LESLIE JONES

oreigners who Milk noT boMbs: Joan hinTon (1921-2010) henan housewife: came to China US dropped atomic bombs on shirley wood (1925- ) before Reform and Nagasaki and Hiroshima, she be- Opening Up were came an ardent peace activist. At F the outset of the Cold War, she an adventuresome lot with a moved to China and threw her passion for the country and passion behind Communism. For 40 years, Hinton applied her sci- its politics. They left their entific mind to dairy technology, imprint on the nation, work- tending to 200 cows. During the McCarthy era, she was maligned ing in education, agriculture, in the West as a spy who gave medicine and propaganda, nuclear secrets to China, but there was no evidence to sup- but also faced intense scrutiny As a young American physi- port the accusations. She lived during the Cultural Revolution cist, Hinton worked on the on a farm north of Beijing until The 87-year-old, US-born home- Manhattan Project in the secret her death. maker has lived in China for when many were imprisoned. los Alamos laboratory. After the 66 years. Wood has spent her Despite enduring dark times, years raising children and doing translation work in Kaifeng many chose nevertheless to original english Teachers: david in Henan Province. In addition live out life in the adopted to Mandarin, she speaks local (1910-2000) and isabel crook (1915- ) dialect, and also worked as a country they’d grown to love. language professor. In 1988, she Isabel was born to Canadian mis- translated the National People’s sionaries in Chengdu. David was Congress Seventh Session, but The TranslaTor: born in london and joined the said she prefers translating nov- Communist Party of Great Britain. els. In 1975 Zhou enlai wrote an sidney riTTenberg He was smuggled into Spain dur- order granting her citizenship. (1921- ) ing the Civil War to fight with She still lives in Kaifeng. the International Brigades and there recruited into the KGB, which eventually sent him to Power of The Pen: China. The couple met in Sichuan in 1940 and left for england rewi alley (1897-1987) during WWII, but returned to China afterward and joined the accused of spying and spent five Communists during the Chinese years in solitary confinement. Civil War. They were pioneers After his release, he lived out of english education in China, life in the same apartment the helping thousands of students couple had occupied since the become proficient. During the 1950s. Isabel, who is now 97, still Subject of 2011 documentary The Cultural Revolution, David was lives in Beijing. Revolutionary, Rittenberg joined the US military during WWII, which allowed him to study The beloved docTor: george haTeM Born in New Zealand, Alley first Chinese. Toward the end of the traveled to Shanghai out of cu- war, he was sent to China where (1910-1988) riosity in 1927 and wound up he joined the Communist cause. living in China for the rest of his Personally acquainted with the 1930s. Fed up with the corrupt life. He was a member of the Chairman Mao, he worked as a nationalist regime, Hatem closed Shanghai Municipal Council, as translator until Stalin accused his business in 1936 and set out well as a secret member of the him of spying and he wound up to provide health services to the Communist Party. He adopted in solitary confinement for six Communist eighth Route Army. two Chinese boys and helped set years. Afterwards, he became After liberation, Hatem helped up industrial cooperatives and head of the Chinese Broadcast establish the country’s public schools. After 1949, he stayed Administration. He supported health system and was granted to work for the CCP. Alley wrote the Cultural Revolution, but was citizenship in the 1950s – the first prolifically praising China. He was persecuted during it and spent foreigner to receive it. He was de- imprisoned during the Cultural another 10 years in solitary. In nounced as a “bourgeois lackey” Revolution, but remained in 1980, Rittenberg and his wife during the Cultural Revolution, China after his release. His moved to the US. He still offers but continued to live in China. Beijing home now houses the consulting to corporations think- When he died in Beijing, Hatem offices of the Chinese People’s ing about entering China. The American-born doctor set up was buried in the Babaoshan Association for Friendship with // revolutionarymovie.com a medical practice in Shanghai in Revolutionary Cemetery. Foreign Countries.

10 October 2012 // // www.thatsmags.com www.thatsmags.com sport Can we get a “hoop hoop?” N BA China brings the heat By Sean McGibney

See LeBron at the MasterCard Center on Oct 11

ao Ming can ers, such as Chauncey stick to his Billups, Blake Griffin, Y wine-making A total of Chris Paul and Eric ways. China’s bas- Bledsoe. ketball scene keeps nine NBA expanding and this Of course, the A-List year things are re- All-Stars, name on this year’s ally Heat-ing up, with line-up card will be LeBron James and his three NBA The L-Train AKA King Miami-based team James AKA The Whore of NBA champions final MVPs, of Akron – the list of coming to court the outlandish nicknames Middle Kingdom. On five Olympic is endless, just like October 11, they’ll be his scoring (we’re laying it down (and medalists talking on the court up!) against the LA here…). Yup, with a Clippers in the 6th will be 27.6 point average, the edition of the NBA amount of attention China Games. competing and respect the king commands is well- Beating the Oklahoma deserved. City Thunder 4-1 in the 2012 NBA Finals in June, the Despite the fanfare that follows Miami Heat claimed their second- Mr. James, he isn’t the only one ever NBA title. With the ‘Big deserving of the spotlight at this Three’ of LeBron, captain Dwayne year’s games. A total of nine NBA Wade and Chris Bosh (currently All-Stars, three NBA Finals MVPs recovering after knee surgery), and fiveO lympic medalists will many are already predicting a be competing at the MasterCard championship repeat for the com- Center, not to mention that this ing season. is the first time the reigningN BA champions will be gracing China – While the Clippers weren’t as fired this is one game well-worth mak- up for a first-place finish, they still ing it out for. made the playoffs, only to be de- feated by the Spurs, who were on // Oct 11, 7.30pm. MasterCard Center, 69 a 20-game winning streak. Even Fuxing Lu, Haidian District 海淀区复兴路69 without a celebratory finish for 号Tickets RMB200-6,000, can be purchased by the 2011-2012 season, they still calling China Mobile’s call center at 125 800 or have a great mix of young talent China Mobile subscribers can redeem points at and battle-hardened veteran play- jf.10086.cn.

October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com 11 CITY photoPSHOTO essayES AY Surge of the Yellow river photos BY Zhang Kechun “I decided to take a walk along the Yellow River to find myself through the father-like embrace of those vast and ceaseless streams,” explains Chengdu-based photographer Zhang Kechun. “As I walked, the flow of my consciousness was slowly inundated by the stream of reality. I found that the river that once was full of legend and fantasy had disappeared, replaced by a profound pessimism. Nevertheless, as a vast country with a long history, its future is always bright. There is a powerful bloodline connecting past and present – feeding our own like a mother feeds her babies. Here, the cries of the weak will be replaced by the shouts of the strong. From this perspective, all is optimistic.” // To see all 40 images in Zhang Kechun ‘Surge of the Yellow River’ series visit www.zhangkechun.com/the-yellow-river

12 OctoberSeptember 2012 2012 // //www.thatsmags.com www.thatsmags.com September 2012 // www.thatsmags.com 13 CITY photo essay Surge of the Yellow river photos BY Zhang Kechun “I decided to take a walk along the Yellow River to find myself through the father-like embrace of those vast and ceaseless streams,” explains Chengdu-based photographer Zhang Kechun. “As I walked, the flow of my consciousness was slowly inundated by the stream of reality. I found that the river that once was full of legend and fantasy had disappeared, replaced by a profound pessimism. Nevertheless, as a vast country with a long history, its future is always bright. There is a powerful bloodline connecting past and present – feeding our own like a mother feeds her babies. Here, the cries of the weak will be replaced by the shouts of the strong. From this perspective, all is optimistic.” // To see all 40 images in Zhang Kechun ‘Surge of the Yellow River’ series visit www.zhangkechun.com/the-yellow-river

12 September 2012 // www.thatsmags.com SeptemberOctober 2012 2012 // // www.thatsmags.com www.thatsmags.com 13 CITY webAH W TC In sta-hutong A n iPhone documentarian garners A huge following BY Bridget Riley

Not everyone

Emily Schreck Emily appreciates her portrayals of picturesque clotheslines and rusty bikes. One user recently criticized her for falsely representing China with “slumdog” houses.

ment adds a palpable sense of mourning to her shots of post-bulldozer rubble. Perhaps most gripping is her running series showing ’拆’ With only an iPhone Schreck, 24 and American, gravi- (chai) the ominous character tates toward the everyday magic spray-painted on hutongs des- in hand, Emily of old Beijing. A stray duck out tined for dismantling. The tags Schreck snaps the for a stroll, the roadside cricket can loom over a neighborhood dealer — these are the moments for years before the breaking gritty grandeur of Schreck rigorously documents as ball arrives. Beijing’s hutongs hutongs are lost to demolition and highrises. Schreck makes the most of her and broadcasts the insta-fame by promoting real-life images to more than As @beijingemily, Schreck posts interactions among Instagramers in both English and Chinese, in Beijing. In August, Schreck or- 73,000 followers on opening her photos up to both ganized a photo walk for Instagram. the Chinese community and its @IGersBeijing, a group brought criticism. Not everyone appreci- She thrives in the do- together through hashtags such ates her portrayals of picturesque anything atmosphere of Beijing, as #Beijing and #doorporn (a clotheslines and rusty bikes. One where an amateur photographer favorite of hutong hounds like user recently criticized her for can suddenly start amassing fol- Schreck who delight in old-style falsely representing China with lowers by the thousands. That’s architecture). Group founder “slumdog” houses. A heated back- partially due to her elevated sta- Rashiq Muhamad Ali said he’s and-forth ensued. tus on Instagram, where she has grateful to see members like been pronounced a “suggested Schreck making the group their “I got upset because I thought user,” making her one of the users own. Her bilingual fliers have en- that was really offensive,”S chreck spotlighted as first-timers log in to couraged more Chinese locals to says. The photo in question de- Instagram China. join the otherwise foreigner-heavy picts packing slats and colorful gatherings, he said. rags, common fare for the @bei- Most of Schreck’s Instagram port- jingemily feed. “A hutong is not folio comes from her bicycle me- What happens at these meetups? a slum,” she says. “It’s just an old anderings through the hutongs. Schreck said, “I’d like to say, ‘Yes, neighborhood.” She chats with locals while casu- I met my true love (at an IGers ally snapping photos on her 4S. meetup).’ But it’s just a bunch of Schreck has called Beijing home The time she puts in pays off with photo nerds talking about which for two years now, accumulating natural portraits of the people filters we like and how to take sean eclectic CV of magician’s as- she meets who smile toward her cret photos of people.” sistant, model, singer on CCTV iPhone or show off their flock of and, of course, English teacher. pigeons. Her emotional invest- // web.stagram.com/n/beijingemily/

14 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com WR O D ON THE STREET Red Light, Blue Light Why it’s all apples and oranges BY Eveline Chao

ne of the biggest fights ing “wine-dark” because the black (blar), and the Chinese ate it like an apple. I’ve ever had with a friend Ancient Greeks had no concept conception of yellow (huang) O was about… whether her of blue. spans many shades we would In return, my Chinese co- desk chair was red or orange. call brown. This is why the workers think I am gross for Japanese didn’t start using a mud-colored Yellow River is so eating celery raw. To them, it At the time, it seemed really separate word for what we named. is something you chop up and important that she realize that think of as green (midori) until stir-fry. Talking food, in Spanish her chair was freakin’ red. Now, the 20th century, because until Once you realize how non- the word limón can be either though, I understand that color then it was merely a shade of fixed colors are, everything else a lemon or a lime. The friend names are not concrete truths, blue (ao). The division may have comes into question too. That’s who taught me that, a Peruvian, but arbitrary ways of classifying been adopted in part because why I love learning a second is the same friend who insisted slippery concepts, and therefore of the import of crayons, which language and encountering dif- that her desk chair was orange. meaningless. This can be seen separately labeled midori and ferent cultures. For examples, Our fight was years ago, and in the fact that color divisions ao. Even now, lush trees full Americans think of cucumbers now in my infinite wisdom,I un- differ across languages and of healthy green leaves are as vegetables, but Chinese treat derstand that what she saw truly cultures. described as “very blue” in them like fruit. My Chinese was orange. Deep down inside Japanese, and they refer to office-mates are always busting though, I still think it’s red. For example, many languages traffic lights turning blue, not out raw cucumbers in the late don’t think of blue as a dis- green. afternoon and munching on // Eveline Chao is the author of NIUBI!: tinct color, but rather a shade them like a banana. Once, some- The Real Chinese You Were Never Taught in of green or yellow. The poet Similarly, Old Norse used one pulled a raw tomato from a School, available in local English-language Homer refers to the sea as be- the same word for blue and plastic bag, offered me half, and bookstores and on Amazon

Presents

October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com 15 life&style style radar

STYLE SECRETS Amihan Zemp, creative director and co-founder of eco-fashion brand NEEMIC

What’s your background? When I walk down the hutongs What are your favorite Beijing I studied in Switzerland and here, I’m always amazed at shops and brands? Japan, and I used to work as a how freely old people combine I think the greatest finds are general manager for a fashion colors and patterns. That’s all those little shops where old company in Berlin. Before com- where NEEMIC’s inspiration people get their crazy pajamas! ing to Beijing, I was in Hong comes from, although we use Kong. much finer materials compared What’s your take on the state to some local fabrics. We still of Beijing fashion? What’s NEEMIC’s inspiration? try to keep that loose fitting and I like that the fashion scene is We want to prove that it’s pos- comfortable feel. very relaxed here. I feel most sible to wear contemporary comfortable when fashion is not fashion without impacting the You recently launched an too much in the foreground. environment too much. We online shop. What else lies // (neemic.asia) work with leftover quality fab- ahead? rics from the market, as well as We’re about to launch our au- with organic cotton. tumn/winter collection. We are aiming to release new items on How are your collection con- our web shop every week.

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Tailor Made Six of the best… carryalls Gem romance

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OVERHEARD “Is the distance between nipples really that important? According to what, exactly? And who’s measuring? A man or nurse? When measuring, do you press against the nipples, or do you leave space?” // A netizen pondering the criteria of a college beauty contest in Hubei Province. The distance between nipples was among requirements to participate.

October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com 17 life&style L ead story China Fashion Week A loOK at Beijing’s biggest fashion extravaganza BY Marianna Cerini

he first thing you need to showing up only to collect China Fashion Week know about CFW is that endorsement fees. Even editors Fall (CFW) 2012 will T it’s China’s official fashion of China’s fashion publications week. Although one might think have shown lukewarm interest in be held Oct 25-31, at it’s paired with other domestic local fashion shows. And despite D-PARK in 751 and fashion weeks, like Dalian and their best efforts, many Chinese Shanghai, it actually stands on designers showing at CFW at Beijing Hotel near its own, and is the only event haven’t quite managed to pull Tiananmen. After overseen by the China Fashion off a glam runway show. What Association, which is the national does get the biggest share of the nearly a month of governing body for the fashion industry’s attention is instead the research, many emails industry in China. Established number of parallel events and in 1997, CFW is held biannually store launches that aren’t part and follow-up phone with the blessing of the Beijing of the official program, but are calls, that’s all the info Municipal City Government, and scheduled to coincide with CFW. is organized by a Fashion Week During the last CFW in March, we managed to gather Committee composed of nearly the hype was more about Sergio from the organizing 50 people. Last year, Mercedes- Rossi’s new boutique in the Benz was made the official nam- Village North and on the Versace committee. We were ing sponsor, which added quite S/S 2012 closing catwalk than told that the schedule a lot of glitz and was expected to for Chinese collections, which, raise the stakes for CFW’s global however, are the predominant wasn't ready yet, relevance. component of the event. nor was the list of On its website CFW boasts So, after 15 years of practice, why designers that would a slate of “fashion shows, isn’t it better? Nels Frye, founder be showing. As CFW professional contests, fashion of fashion blog Stylites.net and forums, professional evaluations observer of China’s pop culture, prepares to launch its and so on,” but in reality, the media and creative business, 15th edition, we try essence and structure of the says, “The committee could do whole thing is somewhat harder better if it worked more closely to sort the wheat to pin down. The week-long style with big companies like US-based from the chaff to extravaganza certainly brings IMG to give it a more defined a flurry of fashion happenings identity. Though any number of get a better to the capital, and has been China-based PR and marketing understanding rather successful in attracting companies could also probably up-and-coming local brands, help them throw a better event.” of China’s from NE Tiger and Beauty Berry, supposedly to Red Dragonfly and Cabbeen Analysts also point at the Chic. But in mainly targeting absence of buyers as one of biggest fashion the domestic industry, CFW has the main causes of CFW’s poor frontline – and where limited its scope and is still far performance on the international away from garnering extensive stage. With little chance of it wants to stand in attention abroad – except for the attracting business, it’s tough today’s industry. international fashion shows it to get designers to show up. sometimes manages to snag for But Timothy Coghlan, the man its line-up. behind fashion website Maosuit, believes this approach to be While fashion weeks in New wrong: “China Fashion Week is York, Paris, Milan, and London very different from other fashion are huge commercial ventures weeks around the world. Being involving media, sponsors, backed by the government, it is buyers and professionals, CFW not aiming at making a profit, but is more nebulous and tends to rather wants to position itself as be too fashionably late, if you a cultural event able to give some will, for the fast-paced creative resonance to local creativity. At sector. More often than not, big international fashion shows the show has opened to little worldwide, fashion buyers play fanfare, being unable to compete a central role in the industry, with its counterparts around the as they view the collections globe in terms of budget and before deciding what to buy and cachet. Chinese A-listers – who put in the stores. In China, the attend fashion shows on the concept of the buyer has never other side of the world – seem existed. The retailing system is to happily snub CFW, deemed completely different: department irrelevant to their rising stars, stores basically just rent space to

18 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com Chinese A-listers – who attend fashion shows on the other side of the world – seem to happily snub CFW, deemed irrelevant to their rising stars, showing up only to collect endorsement fees individual merchants instead of doing their own merchandising, as there is no multi-brand store distribution channel. China has no such thing as fashion buyers. This may change in the future, as some domestic retailers are starting to feel the need for this professional category but, for the moment, CFW is not trying to be anything like New York or London Fashion Weeks, although most people often draw that comparison.”

CFW doesn’t necessarily have to match the purpose or scale of fashion events elsewhere. But the repeated attempts to wow its audience with extravagant runway shows and international acts still speak of a fashion week that perhaps isn’t too sure what it wants to be. Similarly, the fact that many young and rising Chinese designers, from Vega Zaishi Wang to Xander Zhou, decide to show abroad rather than here, is an indication that CFW is failing to pull the right cords to entice the local fashion pack.

Ultimately, CFW has yet to find the sartorial sweet spot between fashion’s big leagues and domestic prestige. Lateness and sloppiness aside, the event has certainly grown over the years, managing to build some media mileage overseas and becoming a noticeable regional player in Asia’s fashion world, as well as a crucial promoter of the local industry. But, given China’s newfound fashion power, it’s not anywhere near the level it should be, culturally and commercially.

October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com 19 life&style Fa sHION F ALL STYLE GUIDE Key trends made affordable BY Marianna Cerini

Get your autumn trend fix with affordable key Goth Lady pieces that R unway inspiration: Leather capture the Versace, Valentino R unway inspiration: Isabel Shop the trend: Dress, Marant, Givenchy essence of this RMB2,599, Bread n Butter, sartorial season Unit 13-15, Building 6, 19 Shop the trend: Sanlitun Lu, Village South, Leather jacket, without breaking Chaoyang District 朝 RMB1,199, Bread 阳区三里屯路19号 n Butter, Unit 13- the bank. VILLAGE6号楼13-15 15, Building 6, 19 号(6415 5960, Sanlitun Lu, Village www.breadn- South, Chaoyang butter.cn); [6] District 朝阳区三里屯 Lace top, RMB249, 路19号VILLAGE6号楼 Pull&Bear, SM1/16, Solana 13-15号 (6415 5960, Mall, 6 Chaoyang Gongyuan www.breadnbutter. Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳 cn); Ruch leather 区朝阳公园路6号蓝色港湾 skirt by Boutique, Baroque Opulence SM1/16 (5905 6940, www.pul- RMB950, Topshop landbear.com) (www.topshop.com) R unway inspiration: Dolce & Gabbana, Balmain Bread n Butter Shop the trend: Suede knee- high boots, RMB1,031.45, Asos (www.asos.com); [4] Dress, RMB499, H&M, Units 72-82, Bldg A16, Qianmen Dajie, Dongcheng District 东城区前门大街A16号楼72-82号 (6706 0508, www.hm.com)

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20 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com Man Up Bold Patterns

R unway inspiration: Miu Miu, R unway inspiration: Erdem, Kenzo Jonathan Saunders Shop the trend: Coat, price TBD, Sisley, Shop the trend: Brogues, RMB1,219, B228, 2/F, Shimao Department Store, 13 D:FUSE (5979 9197, www.dfuse.com. Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District 朝 cn); Smoking blazer, RMB499, Mango, 阳区工体北路13号世茂百货2层 S10-10,20, Sanlitun Village, Chaoyang B228(8405 9189, www.sisley. District 朝阳区三里屯Village S10- com); Trousers, RMB399, H&M 10,20(6416 8027, www.mango.com) Units 72-82, Bldg A16, Qianmen Dajie, Dongcheng District 东城区前门大街A16号楼72-82号 (6706 0508, www.hm.com)

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Shop the trend: Miniskirt, RMB299, Pull & Bear, SM1/16, Solana Mall, 6 Chaoyang Gongyuan Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区朝阳公园路6号蓝色港湾SM1/16 (5905 6940, www.pullandbear.com); Metal button front dress, RMB999, Bread n Butter, Unit 13-15, Building 6, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Village South, Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯路19号VILLAGE6号楼 13-15号 (6415 5960, www.breadnbutter.cn) Pull&Bear T shopop

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Shop the trend: Jacket, price TBD, United Colors of Benetton, 139 China World Shopping Mall, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District 建国门外大街1号 Bread n Butter 国贸商城NB139; Lace insert peplum top, RMB360, Topshop, (www.topshop.com)

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From right, clockwise, a sample of Jellymon’s quirky portfolio, from limited editions Uniqlo tees and carrier bags, to the watches created in collaboration with the Shanghai Watch Company.

October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com 23 life&style Fa sHION Arrivals

Snoozer Loser Vega Zaishi Anna Della J.Crew Wrap up with eco-fashion label Wang Russo for H&M Y es, you are reading correctly: Snoozer Loser’s autumn/winter J.Crew is coming to China. The collection, “Step into the circle.” This Beijing fashion gem recently The Italian creative consultant of iconic American retailer has Inspired by the film The Witches relocated to the historic heart Vogue Japan proudly eschews any partnered with Lane Crawford of Eastwick, the line features gor- of the city. Tucked away in the sartorial concept of simple or safe. to launch a curated selection of geous hand-printed terrarium Dongsi area, the boutique hides She was recently tapped by H&M its A/W 2012 women’s ready- prints and skeleton hands show- behind gray bricks and expands to create a capsule accessory col- to-wear and shoes, men’s ap- ing cheeky signage, and is made into an airy two-story space where lection channeling her unbridled parel and accessory collections at with silk crepe de chine. Designer traditional Chinese architecture love of all things bling, Barbie Seasons Place, as well as on Lane Sonia Tay also drew inspiration meets modern aesthetics. While and Versailles. Hitting stores on Crawford’s online platform. Expect from Peruvian shamanism. “I like the second floor displays some of Oct 4, the collection contains a vibrant colors, as seen at J.Crew’s the idea of spirituality and faith, Vega’s past lines, the first floor is lifetime’s worth of statement bau- winter runway show, with some whether it’s within yourself or a occupied by the A/W 2012 collec- bles – from chunky turquoise cuffs of the brand’s signature dolled-up loved one. I wanted this collection, Jaran Zagaan Aduu, which (RMB399) to emerald necklaces prep pieces, such as fitted cable tion to reflect the modern-day features a reinterpretation of tra- (RMB399). What else makes ADR knit sweaters and tailored outer- witch, with a touch of alchemy,” ditional Chinese tints with mod- go weak at the knees? Shoes, like wear, structured bags and trou- she says. From cropped blouses, ern shapes and textures, spanning thigh-high leather boots with sers in a slew of patterns. linen dresses and circle skirts, the full midi skirts, military capes, gold buckles (RMB2,990). Stash // L130, Seasons Place, 2 Jinchengfang Jie, collection is versatile and fashion thick jackets with fur sleeves and your new kitschy kit in a Tiffany- Financial Street, Xicheng District 西城区金融 forward, to be worn with this gradient red wool coats. blue suitcase with gold filigree 街金城坊街2号金融街购物中心L130 (6622 season’s colored tights and clog- // 63 Yanyue Hutong, Dongsi Nandajie, (RMB1,490). 0808, www.lanecrawford.com.cn) boots. Prices range from RMB700- Dongcheng District 东城区东四南大街演乐胡 // 72-82, Qianmen Dajie, Dongcheng District 1,100. 同63号(5900 2279, www.vegazaishiwang.com) 东城区前门大街72-82号 (6706 0508, www. // (www.snoozerloser.com) hm.com)

24 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com G-Star Raw Oba Uma Wang Celia B

The Dutch denim company contin- Oba has a 50-plus collection It was just a matter of time be- Spanish designer Celia Bernardo’s ues its decade-long relationship of affordable, unique coats to fore internationally-recognized whimsical namesake label, Celia B, with designer Marc Newson, who woo women who can’t resist a Chinese maven Uma Wang has been gaining quite a following has a serious knack for turning really great jacket. Its signature opened her first store in Beijing’s among Beijing and Shanghai’s fash- classic designs on their heads. For is injecting classic styles with style Mecca, Sanlitun Village ionistas, as her colorful brocade winter, Newson reworked a man’s fashion-forward edge via tweaks North. Here, she presents her and crochet creations, bold pat- standard wool peacoat into urban like oversized hoods, cowl neck- A/W 2012 collection in a minimal- terns and eclectic patchworks trans- streetwear with sporty, yellow lines, big pockets and rich colors ist space closely resembling an late into quirky, inimitable items zippers. Guys can also get into au- like apple green and cinnabar. industrial warehouse. Featuring that are fun and feminine. For fall, tumn’s “Laundry Army” collection, Named after the colloquial form Western cowboy dusters com- she’s launching a new capsule col- which is inspired by the French of the Korean word for coat – ‘oh- bined with traditional knitwear, lection of zingy pieces embellished cavalry and features military bahkohte’– Oba only produces Wang’s fall line sees a deceptively with crochet ruffles, glitter and details on knitwear (RMB1,398- 10 of each style to guarantee simple use of dark hues, and is sequins called “Cosmic Cabaret,” 2,198) and outerwear like exclusivity. Designs are constantly characterized by deconstructed ranging from scarves and collars sturdy anoraks (RMB2,698-5,998). churned out to continually tempt designs, asymmetrical cuts and (RMB1,200) inspired by Spanish tra- G-Star’s bread and butter is still coat-lovers. After just one season, clever juxtapositions of materials ditional costumes to burlesque-ish its edgy biker basics for men and best-sellers include the hooded and textures, for an avant-garde, cosmic dresses (RMB750-850). To women, from premium, modern Urban Cowgirl coat (RMB2,585) gothic look that perfectly reflects get your hands on these pretty, eye- denim with attitude (RMB1,698- and sweet Lotsa Dot Duffle the designer’s aesthetics. Prices popping products, check out her re- 4,998) to luxurious leather jackets (RMB2,585) with horn toggle start from RMB1,000. cently launched website. Who said (RMB4,998-9998). closures. // NLG-10, Sanlitun Village North, 11 Sanlitun winter fashion has to be boring? // 3/F, Joy City, 131 Xidan Beidajie, Xicheng // (3461 8525, www.oba.asia or www.xinlelu.com) Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯路11 // (www.celiabe.com or www.zooq.com) District, 西城区西单北大街甲131号大悦城号三里屯Village北区地下层NLG-10 (www. umawang.com)

October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com 25 life&style Tlrave A bellyful of Xi’an Beyn o d the ancient city walls BY Jamie Barys

Snacking is Xi’an’s most popular pastime. Culinary legend has it that Shaanxi province is home to more than 100 varieties of noodles.

nies swing from monkey bars, while their retired husbands slap cards onto stone tables in heated games of dou dizhu. Outside the walled city’s East Gate, ping pong tables host matches that pit young against old, and a galley of covered billiards tables provide shelter from the elements.

If it’s history you’re after and flag- wielding tour guides aren’t your cup of tea, venture to the foothills of the Qinling Mountains for a glimpse of Daqin Pagoda. The seven-story pagoda has presided over golden wheat fields for the past 13 centuries, earning it the right to call itself the oldest known church in the Middle Kingdom. hen Qin These cosmopolitan days of yore aggressors come in the form of Shihuang have fallen to the wayside in mod- automobiles. Persians erected the seven-tiered ern Xi’an though. Today, the pro- tower in 635 AD, a monument to unified vincial capital of Shaanxi is more Fleets of green and yellow BYD the Nestorian Christianity they China in famous for its coal production taxis and sleek black Mercedes carried down the Silk Road along W and aerospace program than its jockey for position alongside the with their pomegranates. When 221 BC, the tyrannical emperor international trade prowess. Still a ramparts, trying to edge into the the Tang Dynasty fell and ancient declared Xi’an his capital. The major tourism destination, thanks city through one of the few open traders found new paths to com- in no small part to the Terracotta entryways. Tuk tuks are shrewdly merce, Nestorian Christianity imperial role would be one Army, some of the city’s charm built to stretch just the width of a fizzled out. But the saffron that the city would play nine has been smudged by tourist bicycle lane and not an inch more, pagoda remains, still holding kitsch. But intrepid travelers who allowing them to sneak around Christian paintings that are over more times over the next shrug off guidebook suggestions traffic jams and leave the four- a thousand years old, as well as millennia, but never more suc- can enjoy more than just the meg- wheelers in their dust. The broad Buddhist statues from its present- alomaniacal emperor’s necropolis walkways on top of the wall, how- day occupants. Getting to Daqin cessfully than it did during the on offer. ever, provide an even better view requires coordinating several city Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). As of the city. bus schedules and finally a taxi Wandering is a pastime that suits ride, but an easier and breezier the eastern terminus of the Silk Xi’an well. The streets are laid out With few of the typical Chinese solution lies with Xi’an Sideways, Road, the city cultivated ex- in an easy-to-navigate grid, split city parks inside the fortifications, whose sidecar tours trek as far by major thoroughfares named locals often head outside the as 150 km to show visitors other- travagance and excess, thanks after the directional points they perimeter for a breath of fresh wise-inaccessible sites. to the lucrative international head in. Xi’an’s city walls, the air. Surrounding the outer wall once-impenetrable barrier that is a lazy, meandering path pep- All of that touring will work up trade with Persia, India and the helped the city defend itself as pered with miniature orchards a serious appetite. Fortunately Middle East. a dynastic capital, still keep out that hide cuddling couples from snacking is Xi’an’s most popular invading armies, only now these prying eyes. Xi’an’s friendly gran- pastime. Culinary legend has it

26 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com that Shaanxi province is home If you like to play with your food, to more than 100 varieties of the yangrou paomo is for you. Huimin Jie noodles, making it impossible to First tear bits of flatbread into a enjoy all the bountiful strands in a bowl before dumping on a savory For a DIY culinary tour of long weekend. Instead of maxing lamb stew. Glass noodles made of Shanxi’s best snacks, head out on a carb-heavy binge that mung beans soak up bold, hearty to the Muslim Quarter. Xi’an would make Dr. Atkins cringe, flavors, adding heft to the bowl. might be 99 percent Han, just make sure to sample the holy And, of course, there’s the Xi’an but the Hui minority group, triumvirate of Xi’an’s noodle offer- ‘hamburger’ or roujiamo. Made known for their noodle dex- ings: biangbiang mian, saozi mian famous by night markets around terity, have gathered their and yangrou pao mian. the country, the slow-cooked pork modest population of 50,000 melts into a mess of fatty meat in this central neighborhood. Signs for biangbiang mian are stuffed into the folds of flatbread. The main street, Huimin Jie easy enough to spot even for the It’s the perfect on-the-go snack 回民街, has been given the Mandarin-illiterate. Just keep your to help tide you over until you’ve obligatory tourist makeover, eyes out for signs that repeat a found the next noodle stall to try. complete with flashing neon character with 58 complicated signs and a fake market hawk- strokes twice. Happy diners slurp- ing scarves and sneakers. ing broad, chewy noodles tossed But go just an alley or two with sizzling chili oil and blanched beyond the cobblestones bok choy will be your confirma- and you’ll find halal butchers tion that you’ve found the right in headscarves and taqiyah spot. hacking up whole lambs for hungry shoppers. And with winter fast approaching, saozi mian is the perfect dish to warm you up from the inside out. These hand-pulled soup noodles come piled with sliced greens, chunks of dry tofu and raw garlic in a fiery broth of chili oil and Qishan vinegar, an acidic condi- ment famous for souring atop a mountain 140 km east of Xi’an.

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October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com 29 arts cOLLage Drum roll WATCH FILM Last month’s Fence Collective’s Coming to a theater near you… box oﬃ ce The Pictish Trail 1. The Dark Knight Rises 2. The Amazing Spider-Man 3. The Expendables 2 19/10 19/10

4. Prometheus MYSTERY AI SHEI SHEI 5. White Deer Plain fence records was… founded in returning from a government- thanks to his confi rmed bach- 1996 by Kenny anderson, aKa issued fi ve-year fi lmmaking elorhood and success with the 6. The Bullet Vanishes King creosote. after spending ban, director Lou ye’s latest fi lm ladies, Li shimin (Jaycee chan) years busking around europe moves away from the political is the go-to guy for his two 7. Tad, the Lost Explorer with his celtic-bluegrass band, commentary normally central best friends, married men who the skhuobie dubh Orchestra/ to his work, tossing more con- want advice on their extramari- 8. Sad Fairy Tale Khartoum heroes, Kenny found troversial topics in favor of an tal agendas. as his mates fi nd himself without any band mem- intense domestic drama that themselves landed in sticky situ- 9. The Lion Roars 2 bers left. so he started recording narrates the violent love triangle ations, Li himself begins to de- at home, on his own – and re- between a man, his wife and his velop feelings for a particularly 10. Holding Love leasing self-burned cd-rs. mistress. alluring young lady.

the label’s name… there’s a term over here, ‘a fence for stolen goods,’ which pertains to keeping stuff hidden. a lot of GOssIP our releases have been very limited in number, and so there is an air of secrecy about them. All about Yimou

island life… i currently live on a small island with a population fresh off reports that Zhang of about 80 people, just off the yimou parted ways with his west coast of scotland. there long-time partner Zhang are very few distractions here Weiping, it was revealed that – and that is always good for the Hero director is prepar- creating music. ing a shanghai-based private equity fund to invest in fi lms. Upcoming show teaser… Meanwhile, rumors are fl ying fOund and Onthefly have been that ridley scott still hopes to friends of mine for years and entice Zhang yimou onto a years, and i always love singing biopic of the fi rst chinese em- with King creosote. i’m looking peror, Qin shi huang. forward to hearing what we’re going to come up with.

// Fence Collective members King Creosote, Han Han Art opening The Pictish Trail, OnTheFly and Found are performing together in Beijing, courtesy of Split Works, as part of the British UK Now despite being one of the world’s the former china Pavilion is no arts festival. Oct 7, 9pm, RMB60, RMB40 most popular bloggers, author more. repainted as the china students. Mao Livehouse, 111 Gulou Dong and racecar driver han han has art Museum, the 64,000-sq m Dajie, Dongcheng District 东城区鼓楼东大 never been published in english. space has at its disposal 14,000 街111号 (6402 5080, www.maolive.com) that’ll change this month with works – including those from This Generation, a collection of the shanghai art Museum on win! translated essays and blogs. he nanjing Lu, which will relocate We have two pairs of tickets recently won a lawsuit against to the new premises – giv- to fence collective. for a Baidu for copyright infringe- ing a full historical picture of chance to win email prizes@ ment. however, the modest chinese modern art. urbanatomy.com with the award is considered unlikely to subject line ‘fence’ by Oct 5. trigger serious reform.

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arts.indd 30 2012.9.26 3:10:42 PM Edited by chase bray [email protected]

For more art exhibitions in sCrEENING Beijing this On the shelves month, turn to NORDOX p60 Just out READ

the nordic capturing the old quarters of a city that is fast van- documentary film ishing into the shadows of skyscrapers and steely festival, nOrdOX, modern constructions, Disappearing Shanghai is a was established beautiful book of photographic images by howard in 2006 as a non- W. french, recording slices of local life for posterity profi t organization and complemented by the poetry of Qiu Xiaolong, to establish public author of the inspector chen detective series. dialogue between available from amazon.com for us$29.95. china and the nordic countries. Lao She in London explores the journey of one of it delves into con- twentieth-century china’s most important writers temporary styles to the english capital, where he lived for four years. of documentation, anne Witchard’s book documents Lao she’s experi- both still and cin- ences in the city, the burgeoning yellow Peril mental- ematic. from postwar afghanistan to nordic pop art, Korean denim ity of the time and the development of modernist factories to american jail cells, this year’s line-up attempts to gain literature in both the east and the West. available global insight through investigative cinematography defi ned by the from hong Kong university Press for us$18. perspectives of nordic directors. With public discussion panels held by directors and photographers open throughout the week, and a Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael chabon’s Telegraph photo exhibition hosted by three shadows Photography art centre, Avenue uses jazz music as a unifying central meta- nOrdOX is a complete forum for the documentary arts. continuing phor in the lives of african-american archy stallings on to shanghai and then guangzhou, the festival begins its chinese and Jewish nat Jaff e, whose second-hand record tour in Beijing. store is located on a street that stretches from affl u- ent Berkeley to working class Oakland, mirroring the // Free, Oct 20-31. UCCA, 798 Art District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区酒仙桥 novel’s road into both white and colored, rich and 路4号798艺术区北京8503信箱 (5780 0200, www.ucca.org.cn, www.nordox.cn) poor, straight and gay. available from amazon.com for us$15.79.

CLassIC CaUsING a sCENE traNsCrIPtED Not Peking opera Swan landing IM NOT SURE THAT WESTERN

romance, corruption and russia’s premier ballet company, AUDIENCES ARE sacrifi ce fl oat the canal con- the Moscow state russian necting Ming dynasty Beijing national Ballet theatre, has to hangzhou in the ncPa’s fi rst toured the world, and this original opera, The Ballad of month they’ll spend a week THAT INTERESTED Canal. a drama unfolds that sets here in a production that set the two lovers sailing the currents bar for musical coherence and of destiny to defi ne honor, even technical fortitude in the balletic if loss is their reward. heartfelt arts. good and evil ebb, fl utter IN FILMS MADE IN arias, classical scores and fabu- and fawn in choreography that lous theatrics accompany the rides the torrential movements work, which uses Western oper- of tchaikovsky’s famed musi- atic canons. Mandarin lyrics and cal compositions. how better THE EAST, chinese instrumentals are also to experience the masterwork, included, leading to much antic- Swan Lake, than from a com- ipation that this work may prove pany hailing from the land of its a the benchmark for future inception. HONESTLY. chinese contemporary opera. // RMB180-1,280, 7.30pm Oct 2-6. chen Kaige, acclaimed director of Farewell My Concubine, shoots down the // RMB160-880, 7.30pm Oct 18-20. Polly Theatre, Poly Plaza, 14 Dongzhimen possibility of eff ective cross-cultural movie appeal at the toronto international National Center for the Performing Arts, 2 Xi Nandajie, Dongcheng District 东城区东直 film festival, saying that chinese fi lmmakers should focus on china and Chang'an Jie, Xicheng District西城区西长安门南大街14号保利大厦1层 (6500 1188 american fi lmmakers on america -- an unusual perspective, especially since 街2号 ([email protected]) ext 5126/5127) he’s seeking an international distributor for his latest fi lm, Caught in the Web.

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arts.indd 31 2012.9.26 3:10:48 PM arts Lead Story From Paige to Stage Leading lady on her eccentric fans and a future in TV BY Tom Lee

a touch of melancholy. “It’s just the way it is, you know. There are less older ladies in musical theater, and if there are, they’re not leading roles, they’re featured roles. But I don’t know that I’ve physically got that in me to do anymore, I’m sad to say. It’s a great loss and it’s something that I’m learning to have to deal with really, the possibility that I might not ever do another leading role in a musical.”

When such thoughts assail her, it might seem like the perfect time to take inspiration from her character in Follies, Carlotta Campion, and burst into a stir- ring anthem like ‘I’m Still Here’ to affirm her refusal to give up during the bad times.

“Oh, no! I always find when I’m a bit down in the dumps singing is that last thing I think of to cheer myself up.” Instead, ritain’s First Lady of continue, rather than some title glamorous Miss Paige belting a the sexagenarian would rather Musical Theater, Elaine that someone has given me.” showstopper are becoming rarer crawl into bed and pull the cov- B Paige originated some and rarer: the last time she ap- ers over her head, or perhaps of the stage’s most beloved The past year has seen the peared on a London stage was visit a humorous friend to clear singing roles, playing a hap- London-born singer spending in 2007’s The Drowsy Chaperone. away her blues. less pawn in Chess, endearing more time across the ocean Much of her time now is taken herself to legions of Cats lov- from the West End billboards up by concert tours. “I’m glad to say that I don’t have ers, making more than just that made her career, appear- low moments very often,” says Argentina cry in Evita and being on Broadway in Sondheim “It was wonderful to be back in Paige. “I’m too busy to have coming an icon to a generation. low moments. I’m always working or traveling somewhere or “‘I am what I am,’ as the song It’s a great loss and it’s something that whatever, so there’s no time for goes!” says Paige, speaking low moments.” jocosely about her presidential I’m learning to have to deal with really, moniker. “It’s just a title that When she does have a free others have given to me, I think the possibility that I might not ever do spell, the stage star likes to do probably just because I’ve been something that she sees as rath- around so long.” another leading role in a musical er decadent for a busy woman: watch TV. In the past she has landed an Olivier Award, been made an classic Follies alongside one the theater in America this past “I’m watching Smash, because I Officer of the Order of the of the US’ own leading ladies, year doing Follies… It was fan- quite like that, I think it’s funny. British Empire and, perhaps Bernadette Peters. tastic to have that family feel- I love Downton Abbey, which most satisfyingly, was named ing of being surrounded by a is starting another series here 1984’s Rear of the Year. Adding “She’s the same height as me, company… The downside is that in England, so I shall be glued to her accolades, last month we’re about the same weight, our you have to play eight shows a to that again of course. Strictly Paige received an honorary birthdays are in a matter of days week, and not only is it physi- Come Dancing is something Doctor of Letters degree from of each other. So our character cally and mentally exhausting, that I also love because when I the University of East Anglia. similarity was quite strange to re- you lose your life. I’ve devoted was about seven or eight years alize, actually. She’s quite a private over 45, 50 years to my career old I joined a ballroom dancing “I can use letters after my name person though… so it was only and the theater, and now I’m school, and I did all my exams, now, so that’s one I might take a later during the run that I got to in my middle years – I’m more ISTD exams, in ballroom. Then, little more seriously!” she jokes, know her and to find out all these mature, shall I say – I have a when I completed all of those, before adding, “They’re titles, similarities about her and myself. personal life as well as my work- I hadn’t got anything to do, so I they’re very nice, they’re icing But she’s a good friend and I ad- ing life.” did them all again as a man.” on the cake and all that, but as mire her very much.” an artist it’s the work you do… “Also, there are less roles to Tangoing across the floor that’s what motivates one to Opportunities to catch the still play at my age,” she adds, with with retired rugby player Matt

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arts.indd 32 2012.9.26 3:10:49 PM Dawson, Paige actually came she was doing a signing fol- wanted to do for many years second in a Sports Relief char- lowing a concert. “One young and never been able to.” ity special of Strictly. Turning man came to the front of the her eyes to her other favorite queue with his mother and his She’s also got her ongoing shows, she’s also got ambitions mother pushed him to sing. radio commitments to BBC 2 to get herself on Smash. “I’d He promptly took off and sang show Elaine Paige on Sunday, love to play the mother of the the first line of every song I’d as well as plans for a television director. He’s an English director ever recorded – which I found series on Sky, which she refuses over there and I think I’d be very rather amusing, especially that to give further details about, suited to play his mother!” she he seemed to know my entire “because it’s only being talked says with a laugh. repertoire by singing only the about and I am superstitious first line of every song. So, that that if you talk about things be- Taking a break from the West, was unusual! And it held up the fore you sign on the dotted line, the drama diva is making her queue for a long time!” they usually go belly up!” way east for a series of concerts in Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu Her upcoming China tour will On the whole, though, she’s and Chongqing. “The audiences see the chanteuse warbling hoping for a more slow-paced are always very effusive, which came to Shanghai, she had to “a potpourri of something for 2013. “I think it’s important as is something that I enjoy,” says add a concert date to satisfy everyone,” including songs from an artist to take time out from Paige, who has been to China popular demand. her theatrical career, American what you’re doing and get off several times before. “Because jazz standards and pop items the treadmill of work so you Western musical theater is a From a stranger who arrested from her last album, Elaine can fill up the cup, as it were, of relatively new thing for the her attention with cries of Paige and Friends. She is also your creativity. Otherwise you Chinese, it’s even more a joy for “E-rain-y Paige-y” so he could planning a few duets with Kris sort of run yourself dry.” me because I feel like I’m pass- have a musical powwow, to an Phillips (known in Chinese as ing on something that’s new audience member that caught Fei Xiang), a Chinese-American If anyone has earned a little and they’re just discovering.” her exiting the Great Hall of the singer who appeared with Paige time to recharge the batteries, People so he could perform his in The Music of Andrew Lloyd it’s this hard-working musical With the advent of Mandarin- rendition of ‘Don’t Cry For Me Webber. theater idol. language versions of Western Argentina,’ she’s had her share singing spectacles, plus the of enthusiastic encounters. Elaine Paige already has plans // Elaine Paige will be appearing in Beijing city’s proposed plans for its very to tour Scandinavia and America Nov 2, 7.30pm, RMB280-1,680. Olympic own Broadway, it’s not surpris- Perhaps one of the most bizarre early next year, the latter “some- Sports Center Gymnasium, 1 Anding Lu, ing that Paige has an adoring moments she’s ever faced with thing that’s very exciting to me Chaoyang District 朝阳区安定路1号(www. public out here – last time she a fan happened in China, when because it’s something that I’ve damai.cn/ticket_41055.html)

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arts.indd 33 2012.9.26 3:10:50 PM arts mUSiC JaZZ, BaBy, JaZZ WeeKend fuLL Of Big naMes at this year’s JZ festiVaL BY tom Lee

once again, JZ festival is swinging into town with a weekend full of cool licks. Starting on friday, oct 26, New york City’s keepers of Cuban rhythms ochun will ring in traditional island sounds. Saturday night sees one of the longest-running jazz groups in history hit the stage and Sunday brings Grammy award-winner terri Lyne Carrington.

// Starts at 9.30pm every night. RMB180(advance)/RMB280(door) for Oct 26, RMB300/400 for Oct 27, RMB280/380 for Oct 28. 3-2 Yugong Yishan, Zhang Zizhong Lu, Dongcheng District 东城区,张自忠路3-2号愚公移山 (64042711)

YELLOWJACKETS, OCT the newest person and we’re and building the solos, develop- Of course, the composer maybe getting him up to speed on the ing the song.” has the fi nal say, but we really thirty-one years, two grammy repertoire.” want everyone to contribute and wins and 24 albums down adding to the diffi culty, the feel like they had a hand in the the road, the 1981-formed that’s no mean feat, considering present line-up is spread across creation of the music.” yellowjackets are still making mu- the vastness of the yellowjackets’ america, from La to new york sic. Like almost all long-lived jazz oeuvre, especially since Pastorius to texas. naturally, this presents technology has been both a groups, they’ve undergone a few only joined ferrante, saxophon- some unique challenges when blessing and a curse. While it changes over the decades, but ist Bob Mintzer and drummer composing an album, but ones has enabled easy digital orches- bar the freshly initiated bassist Will Kennedy at the beginning that are relatively easy to over- tration and editing, it has also felix Pastorius, the quartet com- of the year. “in a few instances, come with modern technology. meant the demise of the record ing to china has played together we might have just gotten a run- according to ferrante, each per- industry. “sales of cds are a since the early 90s. through of the tune before he ac- son works on music alone, some- fraction, for really almost eve- tually plays it. he will have had to times sending bits and pieces to ryone, of what they once were. “there’s a lot of longevity and work on it at home. and it’s one the other members for help com- But the one thing that has kind there’s some deep connections thing to play the notes and play pleting it, before they all gather of been a constant has been between all of us,” says pianist the songs… but the beauty of the together for a week or so to live performances… Music fans russell ferrante, the only found- music is where it goes after that, rehearse and record. “Once the still want to come out and hear ing member to continuously and that really relies on everyone music is turned over to the band, the band live, and that’s really remain with the band. “felix is listening to one another, shaping it becomes communal property. what’s sustained our band.”

drummer in a man’s world. it dee Bridgewater and esperanza just seemed natural, though, she spalding. “i wasn’t really trying to admits that sometimes audiences make a huge political statement; are taken aback. “i think when- it was just a celebration of some ever there’s a fi eld that’s domi- of the great women artists that i nated by men, people are going had been working with.” to have a certain amount of surprise that a woman is doing well. the record won carrington her Like if you get on an airplane, i’m fi rst grammy award, much to her even surprised if you get a fe- unconcealed delight. “it’s kind male pilot! and i think we always of reassuring, reassuring you have to check our internalized that everything is on the right chauvinism or sexism.” path and everything you did is worth it.” there may have been times in win! the past, the 47-year-old says, We have a pair of tickets to TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON, OCT duke ellington. through her when being a woman has meant each day of the JZ festival to father, alto saxophonist sonny lower pay or getting passed over give away, simply answer the for as far back as terri Lyne carrington, she was introduced for a gig -- but ultimately her phi- following question: carrington can remember, she to legends like dizzy gillespie losophy is that, “as long as you has always wanted to play jazz. “i and clark terry, playing with have the goods, people tend to Which jazz legend was some- mean,” she adds, “i don’t remem- them before she even hit her get excited.” times known as the Prince of ber a lot before seven!” teens. darkness? carrington’s most recent album, it was at seven that she inherited immersed in the jazz scene at a The Mosaic Project, showcased answers to prizes@urba- a set of drums that had belonged young age, carrington was never a number of the many talented natomy.com with the subject to her grandfather, who had really struck by the peculiar- female musicians out there, ‘JZ’ by Oct 15. performed with fats Waller and ity of her situation as a female including dianne reeves, dee

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arts.indd 34 2012.9.26 3:10:52 PM DANCE 5 WORKS, 4 CHOREOGRAPHERS CLOUD GATE 2 AT THE NCPA BY CHASE BRAY

Huang Yi, one of Dance 2 repertoire. Tantalus is a 15- Magazine’s 2011 “25 artists to minute manifestation of human watch,” is the only choreogra- ambiguities and peevish inabili- pher with two works on the bill. ties in the face of urban life. First is Wicked Fish, a 13-minute piece in which Huang pushes Passage breaks from abstraction- boundaries between whipping based movements and introduces confusion and synchronicity, narrative. Bulareyaung Pagarlava, sweeping dancers off and back a native of Taiwan’s Paiwan tribe, on stage with complex group sets a ritual to motion in which a work and turning lifts. Ta-Ta For women is dressed, undressed and Now, Huang’s work that follows redressed by the haunting attend- intermission, is a comedic quin- ants of this supernatural rite. tet that presents figures jockey- ing for position on stage. Closing the night is Cheng Tsung-Lung’s Wall. Cheng has As Artistic Director of the dancers march the stage fueled

Cloud Gate 2 Taiwan Dance Company Dance 2 Taiwan Cloud Gate Tanztheater at Staatstheater by the riding pulse of Michael Kassel, Germany, Wu Kuo-chu Gordon’s ‘Weather One.’ Soloists here is Cloud Gate highly anticipated and ex- created works that were playful break from their rigid parade to 1, the original? The perimental choreographers and and light, but able to pierce the express sinuous, balletic individu- W simple answer is still dancers across the globe. Selling depths of social constructs and ality, white drapery seethes from in Taiwan. But don’t be fooled. out international venues and personal struggle. Local media the once-black void on stage. Unlike most dance companies, pocketing rave reviews, Cloud claimed he was en route to take Cloud Gate 2 is no backup crew Gate 2 brings the work of four German dance into a new era of // RMB180-580, Oct 31-Nov 1. NCPA, 2 Xi composed of trainees. Rather, contemporary Taiwanese chore- creativity, but in 2006, leukemia Chang’an Jie, Xicheng District 国家大剧院, it’s a second mature company ographers to the NCPA to debut took his life. He contributed 西城区西长安街2号 (sales@theatrebeijing. focused on sending young but their mainland tour. several works to the Cloud Gate com) ART hybrid MIRRORS CHEN WENLING’S SOLO EXHIBITION AT PIN GALLERY BY CHASE BRAY

ing and surreal. sign. The first sculpture takes on the posture of a monkey, with So what are we confronting a tail and four legs. However, where one must duck below its figure drips in globules, a extended appendages or stand head sags through a cavity in beneath the cavern of a figure’s its chest, and legs and arms melt exposed bowels? The forms are into pools where feet would be. so large that they compel physi- Utility fails. cal interaction. Sardonically coy, Chen Wenling’s Chen chooses to heighten the sculptures are silly yet forebod- allure of the metallic surfaces by ing, still yet breathing and allowing the reflective nature of tamed yet beyond our ability the metal to stand in for paint. to manipulate or control. They The beasts’ exteriors become were constructed by vast teams mirrors and the viewers’ image of laborers, further bespeak-

Chase Bray is cast back to himself. The act ing these surrealistic objects as of viewing is part of the art. You, social and utilitarian metaphors. hen Wenling continues Chen Wenling’s technique and society, culture, anything and There is a rich irony between to break new ground metal-sheen aesthetic have not everything you represent have natural and manipulated exist- C in large-scale sculpture wavered. Yet, where his lustrous become an integral part of the ence, and how we are ever- and installation work. Exotic automotive-like surfaces have work’s meaning. present in that struggle. Landscapes is composed of not changed, his forms have. voluptuous, animalistic hybrid They’ve grown into amorphous The masses seem to suggest ani- // Free, until Nov 7. Pin Gallery, 798 Art District, forms that only hint to the beasts that tower into the mal forms, yet an urban frame- 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District, Chaoyang farcical caricatures of his prior vaulted ceilings of the Pin Gallery work articulates their features District 朝阳区酒仙桥路2号大山子艺术区 work. space. They are shiny, demand- and is the engineer of their de- (5762 6200, www.pin-gallery.com)

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arts.indd 35 2012.9.26 3:10:55 PM arts film Tai chi Trilogy Steams Ahead Series hopes to punk up traditional martial art form BY Celine Song

script,” says Peng. “But Director Fung told me, ‘No, you are the villain.’ I said, ‘It’s ok, even the villain gets to fight a bit, right?’ He answered, ‘No, there is no fighting for you!’”

In the world of the Tai Chi trilogy, it’s during the battle between Chinese culture and Western industry that Yang Luchan grows from ordinary acolyte to grand master. That dramatic transformation has a real-life parallel in Yuan Xiaochao, gold medal- ist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Wushu Tournament, who evolved over the production process from athlete to actor. Chen Guofu, producer of the film and progenitor of the plot, discovered him while watching Angelababy simpers, Eddie Peng schemes...... Meanwhile, Yuan Xiaochao breaks heads! sports news.

ost people in China the development of the martial winning over female audiences “I saw our freaky Yang Luchan in today subscribe to one art form. Setting the action in the with his pretty-boy looks and rip- him at once: unsophisticated, in- M of two main sects of early twentieth century, just as pling muscles. articulate, plain looking,” recalls tai chi. Any old man rehearsing China is beginning to undergo Chen. “But when he starts fight- slow, poised air-pushing moves its industrial revolution, Yang “Being a villain means everybody ing, he is instantly another per- in the park can tell you whether (played by 24-year-old long- hates you and keeps beating son, giving off strong charisma.” he’s performing the Chen or range boxer Yuan Xiaochao) is you, but they just can’t kill you!” Yang technique. depicted as a man deformed by Peng says blithely, relishing the Media has described the film as a horn on his head, who wins change of pace. “steampunk,” though the pro- The history behind these two the right to learn Chen-style ducer admits he has never heard original styles stems from the taichi by marrying Chen Yuniang The 30-year-old says he wouldn’t the term. Yet with a poster fea- nineteenth-century Qing Dynasty. (Angelababy), the daughter of have minded having his clean- turing an engine-like tai chi em- Yang Luchan, a poor clerk work- Chen Changxing (Tony Leung cut image mutate into that of an blem spinning and smoking, plus ing in a pharmacy, was sent to Ka Fai). ugly, dirty scoundrel in the classic trailers in both Henan dialect and his master’s hometown, Chen evildoer mold. But the filmmak- rap, his team has been doing a Village, to work as a servant. ers didn’t want the movie to be creative job promoting the high- While there, Chen Changxing, The audience quite that black and white. tech, hybrid kung fu film. fourteenth head of Chen-style tai chi, saw something special in finally has the “The greatest challenge was that, The first two installments of the Yang and decided to teach him when I finally had this chance to trilogy cost an estimated RMB220 the secret kung fu that had been chance to find out play a villain, I tended to act too million and will be released on exclusively passed down through hard, to make a devil that every- IMAX screens. Huayi Brothers the Chen family. how cool a kungfu one hates,” says Peng. “But then may have created a record with I learned that this role doesn’t the speed of its sequel release – In his later years, Yang brought film can be need to be played so obviously. Tai Chi 0 hit screens September tai chi to the wider world and He doesn’t want to hurt people 27, while Tai Chi II (also known as developed what he had learned in the village and he often says, Tai Chi Hero) will be in cinemas at into a simpler, more leisurely ver- Ratcheting up the drama is ‘Don’t shoot!’ He just wants to the end of October. The schedule sion better suited to his students Chen Yuniang’s scheming cousin accomplish his project.” for the as-yet-unwritten Tai Chi III from the royal family, who were Fang Zijing (Eddie Peng, known is still under discussion. too weak and blue-blooded for to Chinese audiences as Peng As one of the minority denied strenuous activity. Thus were the Yuyuan), who wants to steamroll the right to learn tai chi, Fang is Director Steven Fung is confident Chen and Yang varieties formed. tradition, inventing a machine discriminated against from child- that the Tai Chi series will usher to pave railways over his home- hood. His sense of inferiority in a new era of martial arts ep- Injecting this staid tale with town. drives him to go abroad to study ics. “The audience finally has the movie stars, love stories, a three- at Cambridge, returning with chance to find out how cool a story-high monster machine, Taiwanese-Canadian Peng was the might of foreign technology kung fu film can be.” contemporary Internet slang and as surprised as his fans when he to prove his worth to those who elements of video games like was approached for the role. The once disdained him. // Tai Chi 0 is on at cinemas around town now. Angry Birds, production company dreamy heartthrob has built his Tai Chi II is set for release on Oct 25. For an Huayi Brothers’ Tai Chi trilogy is stardom playing the happy-go- “I thought I would have many tai extended interview with Eddie Peng, visit a daring attempt to re-imagine lucky, loveable guy in rom-coms, chi moves when I first saw the www.thatsmags.com.

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arts.indd 36 2012.9.26 3:10:56 PM books Behind the Red Door millennia of sex in the Middle Kingdom By Aelred Doyle

his much-awaited book it is a mistake to draw conclu- is in the midst of a sexual revo- openness… Daoists [celebrated] lives up to expectations sions from the relatively liberal lution, the beginnings of which the performance of sex with as T and more. Well-respected lifestyle in Shanghai and other can be traced back to the start many young women as pos- blogger and editor Richard major cities. Approaches to of Deng Xiaoping’s policy of sible to extend the lives of male Burger examines the history things like homosexuality, ‘reform and opening up’ in the practitioners… Same-sex love of sexual mores in China from sexual exploration and mar- early 1980s… Today in China’s was acceptable, as long as those thousands of years ago to now, riage remain hugely different in cities you will see public displays who practiced it maintained their and his rigorous, carefully re- the vast majority of the rest of of affection that would have familial obligations.” The classic searched and non-sensationalist China. Also, we need to recog- been unthinkable as recently as Ming Dynasty novel The Plum in approach makes this a fascinat- nize that this is not a conversion ten years ago.” the Golden Vase has extraordinary ing study of a fascinating topic. of Chinese values to Western sexual detail, and any of the many values – China will continue to So times are changing, even if experts will tell you that Dream of As with all things China, there’s find its own way. attitudes towards charged sub- the Red Chamber is hardly prudish no simple story here. “No socie- jects like homosexuality, tradi- either. ty has swung more dramatically Of course, the last hundred tional gender roles, prostitution from extreme sexual openness years have seen extraordinary and AIDS still have a long way Burger knows China, which to prudish orthodoxy and then events in this country, and mas- to go. Yet Burger makes it clear means that he knows enough to to the sexually ambiguous at- sive swings in official policy. In that, well, times have changed avoid sweeping announcements mosphere we see at present… the days of Mao, China actually before. In fact, when it comes of transformation. We will find During some of the most sexu- succeeded in being one of the to sex, China has pretty much out if China continues on its cur- ally repressive periods, Chinese few places in history to eradicate never stopped changing. The rent path of gradual change. In artists created some of the most prostitution (mostly, and for a Greeks and Romans had nothing the meantime, we can’t recom- sexually graphic art and litera- while). Things do seem to be on Chinese antiquity… mend this highly enough as an ture.” changing, though: intelligent and clear primer on “China was for many centuries a Chinese sexual history, and a Burger clearly emphasizes that “There is no arguing that China society of extraordinary sexual snapshot of modern China.

From the Ruins of Empire Asia’s rise from the ashes of colonial rule

a controlled anger. The result is gain, and this is Mishra’s subject: thinker Rabindranath Tagore), an elegant summation of the de- the way in which sophisticated but focuses most on two men: struction wreaked by the colonial Asian thinkers “responded to the Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, an itiner- adventure in Asia. Only now is encroachments of the West” and ant Persian firebrand; and Liang Asia returning to greatness. Yet at struggled to find a way forward. Qichao, a Chinese intellectual what cost? What has been lost? Most Westerners see two world disillusioned by the injustice he wars and the Cold War as the sto- witnessed and concluded to be The book opens with the Japanese ry of the twentieth century. But, systemic in the United States, re- defeat of Russia in the Battle of according to the Indian author: turning home with the firm belief Tsushima in 1905, and the thrill that Western-style reforms were this sent through many Asians. “It is now clear that the central not the answer for China. “They all drew the same lesson… event of the last century… was the white men, conquerors of the intellectual and political awaken- There’s also a focal point to the world, were no longer invincible.” ing of Asia and its emergence book: the Versailles Treaty, where from the ruins of both Asian and countries like China and Vietnam The after-effects led to thousands European empires. To acknowl- expected to receive their due as of Chinese people studying in edge this is to understand the equal new nation states, only to Japan (and the admiration of a world not only as it exists today, be spurned and humiliated. The young Mao Zedong). This was a but also how it is continuing to be effects of this have not yet ended. ankaj Mishra recently had spark that would perhaps kindle remade not so much in the image a highly entertaining liter- a pan-Asian sentiment, a unity of the West as in accordance with Mishra doesn’t always succeed P ary kerfuffle with the brash against oppression. Yet the prom- the aspirations and longings of in maintaining the narrative grip British historian Niall Ferguson, ise of Japan curdled, culminating former subject peoples.” that the early pages demonstrate, responding strongly to Ferguson’s in nightmarish barbarism during but the striking opening and claims of beneficial empire. He the Second World War. Mishra has a broad approach, ambivalent conclusion show an would have been finishing this full of names unfamiliar to most intellectual honesty and fine judg- intriguing book at the time, and To replace unjust European rule Westerners (and a fascinating ment that make this a fascinating among other qualities it evinces with unjust Asian rule was no description of the inspiring Indian read. AD

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arts.indd 37 2012.9.26 3:10:57 PM 38 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com BORN in BEIJING One city, two different worlds Story by Leslie Jones and Karoline Kan Photos by Noemi Cassanelli

In the last gasps of summer vacation, 9-year-old Wang Jiarun – one to watch her stand and comes home to make lunch. Vacation is boring now that her older sister has returned whose English name is Jerry, after the cartoon mouse – is careening to Shandong for high school. through a two-story spiral model of the Milky Way at the Beijing Jerry and Meichang are both 9 years old and entering the third grade. He lives in a fourth-floor walk-up located in a Planetarium. Sweat shining on their necks, Jerry and two friends quiet neighborhood split between apartment complexes and traditional housing in Fengtai District. She lives be- pile into a mini rover and take turns guiding it across a videogame low the Dahuangzhuang Bridge beyond the East Fifth Ring Road in a low-slung, illegal structure housing six projection of the moon. They jostle on the blue-backlit podiums other families. His two-bedroom apartment is equipped with modern amenities and a flatscreen hung above an facing interactive touchscreens and squeal “CUOWU!” every time old-style Chinese cupboard. Meichang’s family cooks outside and uses a public restroom. Garbage is deposited in one guesses wrong on the galactic quiz. They send a keychain bob- a wide, flat, sour-smelling pile just beyond the building. Birds and flies rise out of it whenever someone walks by. ble skidding across the tile floor, one of Jerry’s friends wrestling it A man sleeps next to the garbage pile. Easily overlooked, he’s on the margins of the margins. out of his grandmother’s hand after she picks it up. “He’s never been Meichang doesn’t have an English name and isn’t inter- this naughty before,” she says, shaking her head, but the other adults ested in one, but she and Jerry have a lot in common: They both like fast food and animated movies and trave- present agree that the trio is acting pretty much like all third-grade ling. They’re good students. Jerry’s teachers praise his manners. Meichang has been class monitor for two years boys everywhere. running; she worries a lot about losing the position. They both plan to go to college. They know life is hard if you Gu Meichang is riding out her final days of freedom fan- her bed. The walls are lined with plastic totes, all stuffed don’t. They know Apple is a great computer company. ning herself on a stool and watching TV in the two-room to the seams. Below the dresser are dozens of flip-flops Jerry is hoping his mom will buy him an iPad. Meichang concrete home her parents rent for RMB850 a month. her mother will sell. On this day, she could go look for doesn’t know what an iPad is, but she knows the Apple The TV is in the front room, along with washing machine, friends, but worries they’re all helping their parents logo because she’s seen it on clothes her mom sells. plastic table, dresser and bed where Meichang sleeps. work. Instead she lets time slip by inside. Her father is They both have people sleeping in their living rooms. Two dusty red lanterns hang in a corner and a slick green at a construction site and her mother spends all day at Meichang is the common space dweller of her family, poster advertising a soft drink runs along the length of the market, but for the 15 minutes where she gets some- and Jerry’s grandfather took up residence in his living

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40 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com how many migrants could apply for hukou. However, Beijing and Shanghai are still the most difficult cities in But the terminology is im- which to secure permanent residency. In the early 1990s, a single individual who wished to purchase a hukou for suburban Beijing might have paid RMB30,000-50,000, an inconceivable cost for most migrants. Few were given precise. Meichang has only out. Today, a black market Beijing hukou can cost up to RMB150,000, according to some reports.

Jerry’s paternal grandparents moved to Beijing from migrated as many times Hebei Province to study in the 1950s and remained here ever since, thus ensuring a Beijing hukou for their child, Jerry’s father, and also his future wife, Jerry’s mom, who is not from Beijing. His father grew up in a Fengtai as Jerry has, which is zero. District hutong, which was demolished and replaced with a modern apartment complex where Jerry now lives. Meichang’s grandparents are back in Jinan. Her parents were introduced through a village matchmaker and She too was born in Beijing moved to Beijing in the mid 90s. Her father does manual labor and her mother used to work in a factory carving trinkets out of ivory until the supply dried up. Then she opened the clothing stand, which pays better. The family’s and has spent her entire situation is fairly stable, though they spend most of the year apart from their teenage daughter. For migrant parents, access to education is one of the harshest measures of inequality. It is perhaps the single greatest hardship of life here. urban living for families. room this year after his grandmother passed away. They’re both afraid of ghosts, but don’t believe in God. In the 1980s, the first wave of labor flowing into cities was They each have proud, smiley mothers who ply guests mainly single adults. By the 1990s, families were increas- with fruit. They have mixed feelings about the opposite ingly moving together and by 2000 the National Census sex (Jerry: “Girls are always childish.” And Meichang: showed 30 percent of migrant children had resided in cit- “Men are grumpy and rude.”) They think it’s good to help ies since birth. Complicating things further, though, was the less fortunate. They are Young Pioneers. They took education policy, which is set nationally but funded local- the oath on Children’s Day with right fist raised pledging ly. In 1986 the Compulsory Education Law took effect: chil- to “contribute everything to the cause of Communism.” dren from age 6 to 15 were required to attend nine years They have the red kerchiefs to prove it. of school, six years of primary and three years of middle school. Urban schools were unenthused about assum- Where Jerry spent summer in an endless loop of English ing the burden of educating a rising tide of transplanted classes, painting classes, classes where he learned to play children. According to policies implemented in Beijing in Go and countless hours of homework (usually five a day), 1998 and 2002, migrant children with guardians in their Meichang finished her summer vacation homework three hometown (like a grandparent) should go to school there. days after class ended, though there was other work Migrant families that qualified for enrollment in Beijing teachers told her to do, work like drawing, exercising and had to pay extra fees to enroll their children. They also helping Mom and Dad at home. To that end, she cleans had to produce six certificates, including a temporary resi- the table, tidies the room and helps her mom fold clothes dence permit, to ensure their child’s place. The burden of to be carried back from the market each day. cost and arranging paperwork was too much for many families with neither money nor time to spare. To fill the The biggest difference between the two children is that gap, migrant communities established unlicensed private Jerry’s family is local and Meichang is, in common par- schools, which had scant resources compared to their lance, a migrant, one of the floating population. There are public counterparts and high teacher turnover due to low 12.6 million children who live with parents working out- pay. These schools still play a part in educating Beijing’s side of their hometowns. But the terminology is impre- migrant children, especially in suburban areas where pub- cise. Meichang has only migrated as many times as Jerry lic schools are limited or filled to capacity. Occasionally, has, which is zero. She too was born in Beijing and has crackdowns shutter schools, leaving children without spent her entire life here. Still, the difference is crucial. It classrooms. But the majority of new Beijing children, like is the legacy of half a century of rural-to-urban population Meichang, attend public schools. In 2009, municipal gov- management and it has cut a chasm between two kinds ernment did away with a long list of fees associated with of Chinese citizens based on bureaucracy and birthright. “temporary enrollment,” but things are still far from equal for the two kinds of students. The household registration (here forward, hukou) system started in the 1950s as a means to control population Jerry’s life revolves in a fine-tuned orbit around his edu- movement, which was necessary for the planned econo- cation. His mother is the unflagging helmsman of this my. Until Reform and Opening Up in the late 70s, people process. She quit working when he entered elementary who wanted to move needed local authorities’ permis- school in order to track his development full-time. Of sion. In 1984, the State Council issued a “Notification on course they’ve read the parenting books, Jerry’s parents the Question of Peasants Entering Towns,” stating rural say, but all the good methods are buried under the reality, people could move to urban areas, provided they did not which is competition. All the students will be taking the rely on the state for food aid when they did so. Moving same tests to get into the same schools. His never-ending did not entitle people to the public benefits (always bet- mountain of homework and cram schooling is inescap- ter in cities) of their new homes. To receive local services able. Everyone else is doing it. like health care and welfare, one would need to transfer hukou to the new city or town. In the early 2000s, smaller cities and provincial capitals began to remove limits on

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Meichang’s parents work seven days a week, so they rely on the school to monitor her progress. Meichang says part of the reason she studies hard is because the teach- His parents used social con- ers are good to her and she doesn’t want to disappoint them. Her homework burden is light and the only extra- curricular schooling she’s had was a five-day handwriting program in summer 2011. She enjoyed it and would hap- nections, by way of dinners pily attend more if there were opportunity.

One similarity in both children’s school stories is their parents’ reliance on their network to obtain coveted space in and gift-giving, and paid a the public school system. Jerry attends a newly-built, red- brick school with a bright row of poinsettias in the entry- way and metallic statues of happy children. It’s equipped with a grand piano, a garden, a film studio for the school one-time fee of RMB30,000 news, cooking classrooms, science labs and a “joyful education” philosophy that emphasizes global awareness and a familial teaching environment. His parents used social connections, by way of dinners and gift-giving, and to secure a slot outside their paid a one-time fee of RMB30,000 to secure a slot outside their home district. Meichang’s school is less grand. It’s a one-story structure with basic facilities -- classrooms, bathrooms, a computer lab and a concrete yard for recess. home district. On our visit a fourth grade class was standing in forma- tion outside as their teacher circled the group, scolding them for poor behavior. When she spotted a boy whis- pering she pushed him out of the line. About half the students at the school are migrants. Meichang’s mother says they got lucky: She was a precocious kindergartener and tested highly. Through this, her parents were able to get introduced to the public school administrator. “We didn’t pay much. Just some small gifts for our contact. But I heard many families paid at least several thousand or even several ten-thousands,” her mother, Yang Yulin, says.

42 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com While public school access through grade nine is mark- plates, packing boxes, disposable chopsticks, grass, leaves He doesn’t think he’ll get married because it’s hard to edly improved from a decade ago, children like Meichang and thrown-away vegetables. Dirt is salt. Water is Sprite, support a baby. Babies need a lot of things and children must take the college entrance exam, the gaokao, in their and water with a little mud mixed in is Coke. Thick mud are “noisy, terrible creatures.” He imagines he’ll live alone home province. Thus, most children return home for high paste becomes dumplings, buns and noodles. and take a bus to work, to be environmentally conscious. school in order to prepare. Meichang’s older sister lives He’ll see his friends on the weekends, but not too often with their grandmother in Jinan. It’s often extremely dif- Jerry, on the other hand, delights in computer and mobile since everyone will be busy, and he won’t have a pet. How ficult for children to adjust to life away from parents and games. He says he’s too grown up to play with toys. He’s can a single man take good care of a pet? “I will be lonely, the city to which they’ve grown accustomed. Dropout also too grown up for Ultraman, a Japanese series about but all the talented people are lonely,” Jerry says. rates are high. an investigator who can turn into a giant solar-powered, robo-space man equipped to fight monsters. “Some of Meichang thinks she might like to be an airline steward- Her parents call her sister once a week. If Meichang falls my friends are childish, they’re still watching Ultraman,” ess. She knows airlines hire to a standard of height and asleep before they dial, she regrets it for days after. There Jerry says. Jerry admits his fear of ghosts and the dark beauty but figures there’s “no problem on that point. I’m are other older kids living nearby and sometimes they’ll probably comes from all the Ultraman he used to watch. confident in myself.” She hopes to only work six days a guide the younger ones to a nearby park to fish or sneak He used to be on a rollerblading team at the Bird’s Nest. week. She wants to have kids, “maybe a girl who is as watermelons (“No one notices, we always have a big He was good. But the commitment was too much with pretty and smart as me. I’ll love her but I won’t buy her team,” Meichang says). The group is always changing, all his homework. One of Jerry’s preferred modes of en- snacks, which will make her stupid and fat.” She wants to though, when autumn rolls around and some go back to tertainment, easily accomplished and not requiring a trip live in a bigger house, definitely bigger than the one now, hometowns for school. out of home, is dropping water balloons out the window. hopefully with two stories. Her parents will live there too One time he startled a man who was clipping his nails so so they won’t get lonely. She wants to make RMB10,000 As long as she doesn’t wander too far, Meichang has free much that the man cut himself. He shouted and cursed per month. She hopes to own more pretty clothes and range of her neighborhood. She can visit her mom in the and then marched upstairs and knocked on the door. a bicycle. She wants a husband who is handsome and market where there are sidewalk barbers, piles of fruit Jerry wasn’t punished since he “had the courage of ad- smart, “like the intellectuals I see in TV shows.” She says and ghost money for sale, corn husks trampled into the mitting his mistakes.” Sometimes dropping balloons does the most valuable trait in a husband is nobility. Money pavement and gummy braids of uncooked noodles next good, he says, it waters the neighbor’s flowers. isn’t such a big deal. “Being rich can also be a bad thing. to a stand selling dentures. Meichang can also go to the A lot of rich people are mean. And there is an old saying, park and play jump rope, ping pong or badminton. She Jerry likes exploding balloons because they’re like bombs. ‘One may be poor but never ceases to be ambitious,’” she has one stuffed animal, a plush pig, but thinks it’s kind He wants to be a bomb scientist, but not the kind that says. If she could go anywhere in the world, it would defi- of boring and wishes for Barbies. She’s never used a com- works for the military. He’s afraid they’d always want him nitely be somewhere clean. She thinks the cleanest place puter but doesn’t envy her friends who have. She knows to come up with new ideas and he might not have any is probably somewhere in Europe, maybe France or the it’s bad for the eyes. She doesn’t think kids should play good ones. Plus there’s the financial problem of doing UK. Rich kids are not clean. with cell phones either because radiation is bad for the experiments. Maybe they wouldn’t give him money, so brain. Outside is where the real fun is. One favorite game instead he wants to get a job and fund his own research. among her friends is Restaurant. Meichang is always “I know every scientist is crazy about the Nobel Prize,” the waitress. She and her friends collect cast-off bowls, he says, “but I don’t know any Chinese who’ve won it.”

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44 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com She’s worried about food safety. She’s seen people in market making food with bad ingredients. Jerry knows Beijing is too polluted. He’s seen the dirty rivers.

Meichang is not interested in wealth. She says rich kids are “spoiled and can’t do anything for themselves. They The Swap can’t clean house or their clothes.” She says she doesn’t know any rich kids, but when her mother reminds her How trading places captured Chinese imaginations there’s a boy in her class who has been abroad she re- plies, “He isn’t rich. He went abroad because he’s good at by Karoline Kan basketball, so he went on a team exchange.”

Jerry doesn’t know any migrant kids, but he doesn’t think they’re different from him. “I’m very familiar with one migrant adult. I call her a laughing tigress. She’s my mom, who comes from Sichuan. Her mood changes so quickly,” he says. Jerry’s maternal grandparents used to be farm- ers. Every other year his family travels south to visit them. He says he likes Sichuan better than Beijing because there are dirt paths and big mountains. He likes hiking on rainy days because it’s fun to walk in the mud.

Despite differences in what they seek for themselves, Meichang and Jerry basically agree on the big stuff. War is the worst problem in the world. When Jerry is a bomb scientist he says he’ll find somewhere safe for his experiments so no one gets hurt, like he sees on the news about explosions in Syria and Iraq. Meichang thinks there should be a person who can stop war. “If I could, In an era where class divisions are vast and stark, Chinese television makers are continually I would want to do that,” she says. They both see that drawn to the theme of trying on a new life. After a three-years hiatus, X-change, a reality show their city needs improvement. Meichang thinks a lot of by Hunan Satellite Television, returned this year to wide attention. Every season two kids, one people are coldhearted. She’s heard the stories of drivers from a well-off city family and another from a low-income rural one, swap families for a week hitting people on the road and leaving them for dead. while cameras film around the clock. She’s worried about food safety. She’s seen people in market making food with bad ingredients. Jerry knows When Gao Zhanxi and Wei Cheng switched places, Gao left his village home in Qinghai, where Beijing is too polluted. He’s seen the dirty rivers. He thinks the family relied on the RMB2,000 his elder brother sent home from the city each month, to it would be good if there were a general who controlled live in Changsha, the capital of Hunan. There, Cheng's parents were successful business own- the planet and had the power to make people clean up ers, but with troubles of their own: where Gao was a diligent student, knowing education to the environment. be his path upwards, Wei had dropped out of school due to Internet addiction.

They’re optimistic too, though. Jerry learned London is The seven days proved unforgettable for both boys. Wei learned to feed pigs and carry water called the foggy city because its water and air used to be from a well. He learned the true value of money when Gao's blind father gave him a long- really bad, but now it’s improved. Maybe Beijing will too. saved stash of change amounting to RMB20 so he could go on an excursion to see a nearby For her part, Meichang is confident the laws will change. river. For his part, Gao was shocked at how much better city people lived, but he also found Her mom told her they would. She believes she will take the experience inspiring, “I read Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales recently, I feel I am the the gaokao in Beijing. About a week after she told us this, ugly duckling, one day I'll become the swan. I will change my life through education,” he said. the Ministry of Education called on local governments to release plans to enable migrant children to take the col- There's a prescriptive narrative to every season: the rich kid learns a lesson, the poor kid has lege entrance exam in the cities where they live. Families a good time and goes back to his village to some acclaim. Such is television. Nonetheless, the will still need to provide a heap of paperwork to validate show snagged an award at the Singapore Asian Television Festival in 2007 (the only mainland their child’s place in the city education system, but it’s a show to do so that year) and has spurred plenty of commentary. Some have voiced concerns step in the right direction. One that brings two children, about subjecting a child to a week of privilege only to return him to privation, but others agree who live three rings apart, or an hour in traffic on a typical the show's biggest benefit is exposing a wide viewership to the country's wealth disparity. “It's day, a little bit closer to each other. ■ designed for city residents, those who've never seen real life in poor areas,” show writer Li Xingwen says. “Of course it's sensational, but it's not just a cheap tear-jerker.”

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GOSSIP Six of the Best… German beers

SCHOFFERHOFFER AECHT SCHLEKERLA ERDINGER WEISSBIER Fruity and yeasty, this unfi ltered Erdinger’s cloudy brew is creamy german hefeweizen has mild un- RAUCHBIER and soft on the palate. Big bot- dertones of banana and orange. A dark, heavy Bavarian with a tles ensure a good value for the Holiday season is still a ways // RMB32. The Drive-Thru, Sun-Thu 10am- strong smoky undertone. Take already fairly-low sticker price. off , but it’s never to early 10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-midnight. 3/F, Bldg 5, it with a cigar and a long night // RMB35. El Nido, Daily 4pm-late, 59 Fangjia to start giving: Chi Fan for Sanlitun Soho, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District out. // RMB 35. Mai Bar, 40 Beiluoguxiang, Hutong, Dongcheng District 东城区方家胡同 Charity is right around the 朝阳区工体北路三里屯Soho5号楼3层 Dongcheng District 东城区北锣鼓巷40号 59号 (8402 9495) corner, with around 40 restau- (8590 0390, [email protected]) (135 1125 2641) rants supporting the organization’s eff orts to benefi t The Starfi sh Project, which empow- ers exploited women in Asia, and The little Flower Project, which provides care for or- phans and disabled children. Ticket sales (RMB500-1,000) start Oct 8 at www.chifanfor- charity.org and include entrance to the boozy afterparty at Hatsune. KONIG LUDWIG HELL FRANZISKANER PAULANER BRAUHAUS Behemoth Indigo Mall is slow- A light, malty refresher with only Available in both white and dark, All Paulaner beers are made ly fi lling up, with new hot-pot a small bitter taste. Pair it with a this hazy wheat beer is slightly according to german purity concept iPot slated to open in meal or a lazy afternoon. // RMB40. tart. // RMB45. Wurzburger Ho rau, law and brewed locally. // RMB48- the middle of the month, and Beijing Bread Bar, Daily 12-10pm, 70A Daily 10.30-1.30am. 38-4 International 118. Kempinski Hotel Beijing, 11-1am, 50 the anticipated opening of Beiluogu Xiang, Dongcheng District 东城区北 Wonderland Plaza, Xindong Lu, Chaoyang Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区亮 Feast, an international all-day 锣鼓巷甲70号 (8408 3069, beijingbread- District 朝阳区新东路首开幸福广场38-4 马桥路50号北京凯宾斯基饭店 (6465 restaurant alongside Japanese [email protected]) 号 (8444 4506) 3388 ext. 5731) spot Hagaki and combination bar and lounge Xian, all going in the East Hotel next door. Those three should be in busi- Head to head ness by the time you read this. Q Mex Cafe Sambal Ciro’s Pomodoro has closed, VS but across the street new deli The Challenge: Pudding Must Guette will be serving sandwiches along the north end of Sanlitun Village South, next to new coff ee machine Q Mex: Abuela’s Rice Pudding Cafe sambal: Sago gula Melaka store Nespresso (with no cof- the Gooey: Sweet, grainy rice pudding molded into a the Gooey: Malaysian sago pearls blended into a cool fee to brew). There’s a new delicious meal fi nisher. tapioca pudding. nightclub, Big Live, on the bar super secret: Cinnamon, dusting the outside and giving super secret: The smoothness comes from the coconut street with the same loud hip- a piquant kick to the mix. milk, sweetened with palm sugar in a refreshing soup. hop/techno and cheap drinks surroundings: Hip, latin-inspired digs. Showing up for surroundings: The renovated hutong is ultra romantic, as its neighbors. If all that just dessert is still bueno. with soft lighting illuminating a warren of little booths. drinking makes you hungry, Wallet Damage: Minimal. A serving that can easily sat- Wallet Damage: Fairly reasonable. The small serving can a branch of two Guys and a isfy two is RMB25. be had for RMB30. Pie looks like it’ll be opening up on the street near Heaven Supermarket. That should be enough until the Halloween the Verdict:Q Mex’s rice pudding satisfi es, but if forced we’d pick Cafe Sambal’s cool sweet treat madness – stay spooky, Beijing.

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Local Say What? History bowl

lifetimes ago, it was common to “I detect- see stands off ering big bowls of tea throughout Beijing, though many disappeared after the development ed that of new China. lao She Teahouse continues the tradition, selling aro- matic bowls of jasmine tea for only there was two fen, a price so low many visitors just pay more since fen notes are harder to fi nd now. It’s not easy some- keeping up traditions: during peak tourist periods the stall serves more than a thirsty thousand a day. // Tea is thing in the milk, served from 10am-4pm. Lao She Teahouse, Building 3, Qianmen Xidajie, Xuanwu District 宣武区前门西大街3号楼(6303 6830) but I thought indULGe that it’s just sago Recovery methods and I drank it.” Saturday nights can be the longest night of the week, and Sunday morning is the cover charge. If you A woman describes a surprise in her breakfast milk at a hotel can make it out of bed, Pentahotel in Fujian Province. Then the “sago” began wriggling. It was a wants to help party-pooped revel- cluster of white worms. ers recover at their Sunday Rehab Brunch (RMB128/person). The amenities are supplied to help you reboot for the week, from a bounty of burgers and breakfast burritos to in SeaSOn complimentary ice bags for throb- bing heads. Of course, if hair of LOTUS ROOT the dog is your preferred remedy, lotus root (lián ǒu 莲藕) are during brunch all regular menu available year-round but tastiest drinks are half price. // 11am-3pm. 3-18 in the autumn. Rich in protein Chongwenmen Waidajie, Dongcheng District 东城 and fi ber, this power food can 区崇文门外大街3-18号 (6708 1188) help detoxify the blood and manage your digestive system. Try it stuff ed with sticky rice and enriCH cooked in sugar, or in savory stir fries, soups and salads. Select big Munch meatless fat ones with light yellow skin and white fl esh. Average price: RMB3/jin. Buff ets can destroy diets faster than you can say “seconds, please.” But even if you aren’t trying to shed a spare tire, a lunch plate at JUJUBE vegan restaurant gingko Tree is Jujube, also called Chinese dates, good for both body and soul. A (dōng zǎo 冬枣) abound this feast of all-you-can-eat Chinese month, boasting crunchy, juicy vegetarian options is available fl esh packed with vitamin C, potas- for RMB29, with a daily rotating sium and antioxidants that help menu of hot dishes, salad, soup regulate blood pressure and fl ush and desserts. Choose carefully out chemicals. Also called jujube, between your waistline and your this is an ancient Chinese cultivar wallet: leave anything uneaten grown around northeast China, and be charged an extra RMB10. though ones from Shandong are // Mon-Fri 11.30am-2pm. Courtyard 4, Gongti considered best. Choose small, Beilu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体北路4号 fi rm fruit with clear, unblemished 院 (6500 1747) skin. Average price: RMB8/jin.

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food.indd 47 2012.9.26 3:07:16 PM eat / drink LEAD story Capital brew Raise a glass with Beijing’s homebrewers BY Sean Silbert

uring recent meetings of the Beijing D Homebrewer’s Society, there’s been some difficulty explaining basic concepts to the members. The smaller section, mainly foreigners, might be discussing the technical use of malt in each brew. The larger group, mainly Chinese, will be learning what malt is.

“That’s the sort of thing we’re doing to attract Chinese,” says Jacob Wickham, president of the Society. Presently, Chinese outnumber foreigners in the group, a key result of his belief that targeting locals is the only way to promote widespread beer culture and knowledge in China. The society holds two meetings a month – one in Chinese, one in English – to share knowledge, techniques and interests, as well as to enjoy the growing beer culture taking root in the city.

The group has been bilingual from the very start, knowing that non-native English speakers might feel uncomfortable at a meeting surrounded by foreigners. “Expats here are mostly veteran brewers,” Wickham says, “while the Chinese are just getting introduced to the idea that all beer is not Qingdao or Yanjing.” The goals of the society extend beyond sharing information, it’s equally important to import understanding of the drink.

Homebrewing has its immediate advantages. Pasteurization re- duces the vividness of the flavor in bottled beers, and after the cost of the equipment, the cost of brewing a batch is extremely low – only around RMB300 per 40-liter keg, or a few kuai per glass.

But to achieve that low cost, preparation isn’t easy. Wickham is currently working to create a reliable supply chain of materials, which he says is the biggest difficulty in homebrewing. “You’ll have to take a look at my rock collection to know the pains that I’m going through.” After buying a 50 Yin Hai works to bring foriegn beer culture to a society weaned on Tsingtao

Noemi Cassanelli kg sack of grain from a local

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food.indd 48 2012.9.26 3:07:21 PM Capital brew BEERS FOR BUCKS BY Sean Silbert RAISE A glASS WITH BEIJIng’S HOMEBREWERS ris li and Alex Acker started out as two BY Sean Silbert K homebrewers but quickly decided to go big with their own brand, Jing A. Here, supplier, Jacob agonized over they talk about the transition hand-picking rocks, insects and from small change to the big other debris from the contents. time. That’s before looking for equipment, much of which will be How did Jing A get started? less durable than their abroad Alex: Kris and I have been huge counterparts. fans of good craft beer for a long time. We started brewing Yin Hai, the leader of the for ourselves and for friends, Chinese-language section of and it just sort of grew from the society, knows this all too there, to be honest. well. Yin travels to Ireland every summer, where he brewed his How did you make the transi- fi rst batch in 2007. But due tion? to the lack of equipment and Kris: Everything is constant. quality ingredients, the smiling We’re constantly looking at Chengdu native only started new suppliers and new equip- brewing in Beijing last year. ment. It wasn’t overnight -- it’s step by step, we’re upgrading Yin has made all kinds of so we can continue to try new

beer, from stouts to IPAs, and NC things. recently he brought back 45 kg of ingredients for brew- How do you work out new ing while traveling in Boston. Chinese are just getting introduced to fl avors? But most Chinese don’t know Kris: We’ll think of whether we much about beer, let alone how the idea that all beer is not Qingdao want to go for a pale ale, or to make it. The group saw a something maltier and darker, signifi cant uptick in member- but we always consider the ship within the last year. All marginally like beer. Festival: an elderly British man style fi rst. The mix of imported the Chinese members, save for seemed to be brought to tears by and domestic grains that we in- Yin and one other, only started “Every time, people bring their the authenticity of his version. clude gets a lot of thought too. brewing since then. homebrews to our meeting,” Yin sighs. “If you ask them what Belaskie, sitting amongst the What would you say to other “I think most people come to kind of beer they made, they kegs cluttering his living room, homebrewers that are going our meetings because they think don’t know.” said he’s never had a bad batch. commercial? we are doing something impos- The Canadian has only made Alex: There’s defi nitely a lot sible,” Yin says. “People have The only thing that connects around nine batches over the of blood, sweat and tears that been drinking mass-produced the forty-odd offi cial members past year, originally starting af- goes into making beer. It’s beer their entire life.” (that is, those that paid the ter his wife claimed he needed like a passion – we want to registration fee for the group) is a hobby. He regularly buys sup- share that with our friends and Foreigners in Beijing and an open mind. However, many plies from great leap Brewery everyone here in Beijing. That Shanghai brought knowledge members are already in the beer and participates in the English- being said, it’s tough. of the craft with them, opening industry, either as a distribu- language section of the group. bars that then opened the eyes tor, bar owner or some even Kris: Everything about it is and palates of Chinese patrons. in China’s Alcoholic Beverage Those meetings of the Society tough. It’s tough fi nding good Other Chinese fi nd out about Association. operate at a signifi cantly higher ingredients, it’s tough fi nd- homebrewing through the level – deliberately spiking ing good equipment. Both of Internet, sharing information none of them are impressive beers to recognize unnatural us are juggling our day jobs, via Weibo or blogs. Still more brewers yet, but that may fl avors or discussing a par- and just fi nding stuff for this may have been infl uenced by a change. ticular theme regarding beer. between work and friends and book on homebrewing, He Ziji According to Belaskie, a lot of family. But that doesn’t mean Liang de Pijiu, written last year There are enough foreign brew- the benefi t is working with a we don’t love doing it. by a brewmaster in nanjing, ers in Beijing to provide a library brewmaster, in this case Carl gao Yin. of experience. Both expats and Setzer of great leap. “I’m not // Jing A can be found at pop-up events locals are welcome at each sure why I’m doing all of these throughout the city. Stay tuned for the So far, gao Yin is the only other’s meetings, though the things, but I’m doing all of the next availability. Chinese microbrewer Yin thinks language barrier can inhibit things correctly.” is up to snuff . There’s probably crossover. less than 100 homebrewers in It’s been working. Belaskie China, with most of them just One expat brewer, Jim Belaskie, hasn’t had any problem giving make whatever they can using was distraught by the inability to out his creations: most of his ingredients they may not know fi nd his favorite variety of beer: friends drink some, as does his the names of. Many brewers strong English ale. Sitting with ayi, her husband and Belaskie’s merely go through the motions, a pint of his own design, he de- driver. Everyone seems to enjoy following a recipe to haphazard- scribes selling 12 foamy mugs to it. “If you brew it,” he concludes, ly create something that tastes guests at the Beijing Craft Beer “they will come.”

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food.indd 49 2012.9.26 3:07:26 PM eat / drink NEW RESTAURANT Toyo Jazz Oyster economics BY Sean Silbert

to watch the white-coated chef masterfully than Sake Manzo or behind the bar prepare the comparable sushi-ya that cost uncut mollusk: first carving the double the price. It’s somewhat shell open before resting the similar in decor to other local exposed meat on a platform of venues in the same genre, with crushed ice adorned with fresh a contemporary Japanese ar- lemon and a soy sauce with rangement that’s slick and skips spicy mashed daikon dip. tatami.

Five types are on display, but The restaurant proudly adver- there are more in the back. tises a selection of bento boxes Behind the wooden sign de- for lunch, ranging from RMB48 scribing their locations, each for a pair of chicken wings to hides its own idiosyncratic fla- RMB108 for the sashimi and su- vor – ask the chef or one of the shi set. Unfortunately some of attentive young waitresses and the lacquered boxes hardly con- they’ll wax poetic about each. stitute a full meal: the grilled The French Gillardeau is large silver cod (RMB 88) merely with a sweet tone in the meat, includes a small green salad, reasonably set at RMB52 per miso soup and egg custard n case you need brushing slot, offering fresh, just-off- half-shell. The smaller French alongside two sashimi-sized up on economic theory, the-boat taste in their oysters Fin de Clare tempts indulgence fish bits. I Japanese outfit Toyo Jazz and sushi. With very reason- at RMB38 and offers a briny provides a refresher course in able prices, there’s sure to be burst of fresh, oceanic flavor. // Daily 10am-10pm. Shop L258, INDIGO, supply and demand: There’s demand. 18 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳 scant supply of fresh, imported Other than shellfish, 15 types 区酒仙桥路18号颐堤港L258商铺 (8462 seafood in this landlocked Oysters are flown in daily from of sushi (tuna, RMB15) can be 0599) town. Enter the new Indigo across the globe. It’s a delight skillfully carved up, though less Eastern Fusion Sushi Roll out of town BY Sean Silbert

That’s not to say that avocado chef also serves up a number of doesn’t work rolled up in rice – traditional sushi-ya options, with originally it found its way there plenty of more recognizable to replace the texture of raw maki, nigiri and Japanese-style tuna in the classic California roll chirashi rice bowls on offer. – but the creatively-named rolls Two pieces of eel nigiri (RMB28) on the pink paper menu here were firm and sweet with a so desperately want to be loved good amount of umami in the they neglect freshness and basic strips. The tuna in the hand flavor combinations. An eight- roll (RMB28) seemed lacking piece set of “colorful day rolls” in freshness, especially paired (RMB58) are packed up with with a particularly un-crispy rather bland cuts of Norwegian nori wrapper. One respite might salmon and fatty tuna topped be the 10 sake options (from with asparagus and a generous RMB38), but the all-Chinese- serving of mayonnaise seen character list prevents non- all too often in Chinese sushi Chinese readers from ordering establishments. A Beijing-styled without pointing, let alone “smoked duck breast with foie knowing what they asked for. gras roll” (RMB48) wraps a slice At least the draft beer (Asahi, ine of the 15 “special deliver originality but good of bird around a citrus center RMB25) is reliably cold. sushi rolls” offered at intentions don’t equal quality and tastes like a low-grade N this California-style – the Sanlitun sushi joint has bacon and orange sandwich, // 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-11.30pm Bldg. sushi restaurant are packed clearly done a lot of inventing, except with rice. 3, China View, Gongti Donglu, Chaoyang with avocado. Eastern Fusion but overlooked the essentials in District 朝阳区工体东路中国红街3号楼 expresses an honest desire to the process. Eastern Fusion’s Japanese head (8587 1877)

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food.indd 50 2012.9.26 3:07:31 PM Chez Julien Straight outta Strasbourg BY Sean Silbert

ered-floor bistro. Two dining cream and topped with strips rooms are decidedly unromantic, of semisoft, nutty Reblochon with unflattering incandescent cheese, making a course rich and light illuminating tables bordered heavy enough to ask for extra by walls plastered with French support on your chair. The dish film posters. The former CCTV comes from the mountainous anchor of Foreigner’s Viewpoints, Haute-Savoie region of France along with his brother Charles, and is meant to fight back the have introduced a more rustic Alpine chills, surely useful for the side of France in their sparsely Beijing version as well. decorated fourth-story walkup. Special mention should be given Unlike Yonghegong’s Cafe de to the desserts, an array of out- la Poste, which Chez Julien will standing French-style sweet bits. invariably overlap in clientele, The Ch’tiramisu is pudding-like, the menu is limited to a three- but the brandy-soaked biscuit course meal of starters, mains crust and cinnamon combine to and desserts. The wine list, about make a delight redolent of gin-

Elizabeth Phung 40 reds and whites arranged by gerbread and holidays. The goo- French region, pairs well with the ey lava-cake chocolate fondant t first, accepting Chez from table to table, chatting up three-course set menu – a steal at is rich and intense with a melted Julien owner Julien customers about his menu of RMB130, nearly half the price of center, making the only task left A Gaudfroy’s previous life home-style French cuisine at out- a single dish at some of the high- stumbling home. as a television show host is a little rageously affordable prices. profile French outfits around hard to swallow – but this time, town. If you have the stomach for // Daily 11.30am-11pm. Unit B12, Lucky the cameras are on the food. It certainly doesn’t look like a it, pay the extra RMB30 for the Street, 1 Chaoyang Gongyuan Xilu, Chaoyang Now promoting his rising star celebrity restaurant. The modest tartiflette: a deep bowl of per- District 朝阳区朝阳公园西路1号好运街 on Lucky Street, Gaudefroy drifts establishment is no glossy, check- fectly soft potatoes mixed with B12单元 (5867 0218) Pizza Plus Mamma mia pizzeria BY Sean Silbert

here by pie or slice. mozzarella is only RMB10. Most of the 18 options, however, take Unlike its bulkier American a funky approach: consider a pie cousin, Italian-style ‘za is slim- throwing on ham, pumpkin or mer and smaller and divided tuna. A 13-inch pie will set you into rectangular portions. Pizza back RMB46-64. Plus’ store is comparably pe- tite – trimmed down, with no One particular specialty gar- seating area save for a few nered head chef Fabrizio umbrella-shaded tables outside. Montori’s major accolades: Though the interior is tiny, he won the Pizza World there’s a lot behind the scenes, Championships in 2011. That the restaurant is affiliated with masterful pizza has been recre- an import company bringing ated here as the Forest (RMB20/ in flour, tomato paste and olive slice): a layer of mozzarella is oil direct from the boot-shaped joined with mushrooms and peninsula. sausage under a topping of savory walnuts and truffle flakes. Pizza Plus can deliver within a It’s a taste of the trees, quite 3-km radius from Dongzhimen. unlike something you’d find at a izza Plus wouldn’t turn peppered throughout Naples or Low prices and ample variety traditional pizzeria. heads in Italy – the small Rome. But in Beijing, it quietly make it easy to get a good sam- P side stand in World revels in its Italian-ness, with pling of flavors. One option is // Daily 10am-10pm. 8 Shizipo Jie, Residence along Shizipo Jie is thin slices tempting from display the traditional route: a simple Dongzhimen Waidajie, Dongcheng District not too far off the mark from cases and imported tomatoes slice of Margherita with tomato 东城区东直门外大街十字坡街8号 the anonymous snack shops lining the shelves. Pizza sells paste and incredibly creamy (6413 0991)

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food.indd 51 2012.9.26 3:07:37 PM eat / drink NEW BAR California Grapes Sunshine Wines BY Sean Silbert rank Iglesias is not in the drink affordably. ing up old pieces of donated gift-giving business. Often vineyard equipment to display F in China, a bottle of red or There’s sure to be plenty of buy- alongside decanters and tables white is a gesture rather than a ers, but there’s not much space made with wine bottle pallets. beverage, something to put on at the small wooden bar to drink Many bottles are esoteric and the counter and display until it’s at California Grapes, which car- require a bit of explanation, time to re-gift. But Iglesias’ new ries nearly 300 varieties. A rotat- though prices are low: a bottle wine shop, California Grapes, ing menu of about 28 wines is of 88, Iglesias’ personal brand, sets its sights on the wine aficio- on draught with the glass fee re- is only RMB65. He might just nado with a selection of reds and funded if you wind up purchas- succeed in teaching someone whites personally imported from ing any bottle. Glasses start from about the humble grape. the Sunshine State. Bartended RMB20 or a three-wine tour is and managed by a former chef available for RMB100. // Daily 10am-10pm. B1301 Sanlitun Soho, from Niajo, California Grapes 8 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区 could be the next hot spot for Iglesias annually returns to 工体北路8号三里屯SOHO B1301. (186 oenophiles who want to buy and California, occasionally pick- 1403 8032) Chill Courtyard Blues BY Sean Silbert hill picked its lounge loca- beautifully rebuilt into wide of North Korean Taedonggang tion perfectly: customers open spaces with glass walls beer (RMB45), which is brought C can examine photos of looking out into a small court- back by a co-owner who travels the grasslands mounted on the yard. Old Beijing style is still to the hermit kingdom (he’s also bleached-white walls indoors, preserved here: exposed roof in the pharmaceutical import or relax under an imposing beams hang over plush leather business). However, the orange evergreen outside in the court- couches, combining to form a pilsner is more notable for its nov- yard. The hutong setting can space where time seems to stop. elty than its flavor. Stick with beer accommodate everyone from A four-seat bar is softly lit from or wine – cocktails are painfully afternoon relaxers to those underneath, and seamlessly sweet, such as the neon green looking for a late-night respite. connects the courtyard with the Chill Mojito (RMB45), a syrupy Drinks are amateurish, but folks equally beautiful interior space. melon potion with little to no willing to make their way to the mint flavor at all. isolated location might just see Despite the Beijing setting, Chill themselves, well, chilling. might become known as “that // Daily 2pm-late. 2 Andingmen Xidajie, North Korean bar.” The drink list Dongcheng District 东城区安定门西大街2 The former hotel space has been includes champagne-sized bottles 号 (6405 9575) D Pub Party in the UK BY Sean Silbert Pub is best left to the bar. The bound menu is a gallery decently mixed mojito, but for fringes of the night. The of popular European brands, RMB40 you can get better (and D location at the mouth of emphasized by a display of emp- stronger) elsewhere. Don’t fret: Sanlitun Bar Street makes the ties stacked along the wall. there’s still the Sanlitun requisite English pub-themed knockoff RMB20 gin and tonics, ensuring a good place to enjoy the calm It’s not big enough to fit in a a memorable, if hazy, time out. before the storm -- with limited dart board or pool table, but a indoor seating, the bar’s beer smattering of outdoor tables // Daily 6pm-late, Sanlitun Houjie, Chaoyang selection is best for a pre-party might help ease crowding dur- District 朝阳区三里屯后街 tipple, a good place to warm up ing packed weekend nights, before a raucous main event. though the prices are nothing special. A 30cl of Hoegaarden D Pub takes inspiration from the draft is RMB35, a glass of British pub scene: brick walls Boddington’s goes for RMB40. with bone-white mortar, Arctic There's also an array of Belgian Monkeys on full volume and a imports, starting at RMB40 few booths behind a six-seater for a bottle of Leffe. There’s a

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food.indd 52 2012.9.26 3:07:44 PM NEW CAFE Switch Cafe Shunyi family affair BY SEAN SILBERT eave it to Switch to bring parents and little ones, setting bacon, olives, carrots and a art to new frontiers. This up a kid zone by the entrance sherry vinaigrette all shook up L time it’s at the new Switch with crayons and big foam in a big jar tableside. Cafe located on the road out mats. There, small hands can to the Shunyi suburbs. Albeit decorate a special children’s There’s a weekend brunch small, the bistro keeps the menu which offers mini burgers menu serving up classic break- brand’s fire-truck red interiors, with homemade pickles and fast items like pancakes with swanky design and the all- potato fries (RMB45) and grilled syrup (RMB35), as well as start- around relaxed attitude exem- cheese sandwiches (RMB40). ers, mains and desserts. Pair plified at Switch Grill. While Grown-ups can pick from an that with a small selection of some of the staff transferred all-day dining menu consisting beers (draught Vedett RMB32). from there, the menu hasn’t, mainly of generic Western fare, starting anew with a focus on with a selection of daily baked // Mon-Sun 10am-8pm. 1/F, No 1 Bldg, 6 soups, salads and sandwiches. breads and pastries. A reliable Xiangjiang Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区香 choice is the house pasta salad 江路6号1号楼1层 (8430 8682, www. Switch Cafe smartly focuses on (RMB60), with al dente penne, switchrestaurants.com) Beiluo Bread Bar Don’t mess with this cup BY Sean Silbert ne can only imagine how types of in-house baked bread sonably fast Wifi. Beiluo Bread Bar will (starting from RMB10 for white) O confound package tour- are the stars, but the meager The Bread Bar stays open for ists scouring for a bit of Beijing sandwiches with cheese, jam, an evening beer: a fridge chills antiquity on Beiluoguxiang. They sliced meat or vegetables oper- Rowert’s supply of Vedett might get a photo of the odd ate on a pay-by-the-ingredient (RMB25) and personally-import- hipster sitting outside, discussing scheme that can add up fast. A ed Koenig Ludwig (dark/light the wall-mounted photography simple dark bread sandwich with RMB40), a cloudy, refreshing over a cup of gourmet brew. salami and Swiss cheese will set wheat beer. Future film screen- The cafe seems tailor-made for you back RMB35. Instead, go for ings and the occasional live local expat yokels, whipping up noodles: hand-pulled and made band will add to Beiluoguxiang’s loaves, pasta and a “mean” cup from scratch in store, the carbon- cultural and entertainment of coffee. ara (RMB35) is thick and dead-on clout. “Badass,” surely. al dente. Coffee is made with fla- “Mean Beans and Badass Bread” vorful Rickshaw Roasters beans // Tue-Sun 12-10pm. 70A Beiluoguxiang, is posted proudly over the entry- at a starting price of RMB15 per Dongcheng District 东城区北锣鼓巷甲70 way. It’s a fair introduction. Three cup, pairing well with the rea- 号(8408 3069) T Republic The People’s Tea BY Sean Silbert n the surface, T Republic hot and cold brew to suit the sandwich shop Hercules, from seems to be taking a season. A glass mug of “Pavilion takeaway cold brew of the hot O safe route: who better Goddess” (RMB22), a mixture of teas (RMB28) to an array of to sell Chinese tea to than the jasmine teas, is a richer version afternoon desserts, some of Chinese? Their simple, cafe-style of significantly higher standard which are tea-themed. A green setup in the Indigo mall belies than what you’ll find at a local tea muffin (RMB7) is starchy and their mission to reinvent good side store. Alternatively, relax sweet, easily munchable though tea, using their own mixtures of with a cup of “Red Mansion not big enough for breakfast. fresh leaves. Dream” (RMB22), brewed with If you’re no leaf and hot water a blend of red tea, or learn the connoisseur, T Republic is a safe Don’t come looking for Earl “Emperor’s Secret” (RMB22), place to start. Grey, it’s not here. T Republic’s made with fragrant tieguanyin specialties are all Chinese, but leaves. // Daily 10am-10pm. 157 Indigo Mall, 18 there’s no loose leaf -- the grow- Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区酒 ing selection of mixed blends There’s a lot to be had at this 仙桥路18号颐堤港157 (8426 0426) is served in western-style bags. new venture by the same peo- A choice is available between ple who founded next-door

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food.indd 53 2012.9.26 3:07:50 PM eat / drink Q&A The Orchid’s Joel Shuchat Chatting over cha with the tea master BY Sean Silbert

ing. It is the only place where I don’t feel confident giving a brisk introduction on a tea tour.

How so? It is a tea culture that is in some ways really primitive, really organic. It’s really fun to walk into a little village, see someone pick the tea and then go home with them to have them fry it up for you. The next day you can take it home. It is quite special.

What about you being a foreigner? Does that have any sort of influence? As foreigners we’re still always comparing with the way we did things back home a lot. In the industry, we’re side by side with Chinese guys who’ve done it forever, and it is very common for them to complain about things like us referring to the caffeine in tea when they say there is no caffeine in tea.

There isn’t caffeine in tea? A lot of them in the industry Joel Shuchat incorporates tea into hospitality at The Orchid Noemi Cassanell say that. Maybe it’s a language thing. Maybe they’re referring to Montreal-native Joel teaine, which is the same chemi- In the US there are a lot of brewers cal compound as caffeine but Shuchat first gained found in tea. And some of them his Middle Kingdom that experiment with tea, but it’s really are really convinced that caf- literacy by becoming feine is a foreign thing related low level. Here, we’ve had the pleasure to coffee. That’s a real mix-up of a tea master, before their education when it comes restoring a creaky of taking some of the best teas and down to stuff like that. hutong siheyuan throwing them in beer. So I’m trying a new tea. What flavors should I be looking for? into one of Beijing’s You know, tea is very similar best boutique hotels. that experiment with green tea Sometimes, when we’re really to wine. At the top range Here he talks travel or jasmine tea, but it’s really low thinking ahead, we fill giant con- everything is amazing. Tea is level. Here, we’ve had the pleas- tainers with tea at the bottom awesome like that. Some days, and creativity while ure of taking some of the best and then load the whole thing you’ll have a mood maybe that sipping China’s teas and throwing them in beer up with ice to the top. We let it you just want to follow. Some and seeing what happens. sit for about eight hours in the days you want to be drinking a national drink. middle of the yard. The best re- black tea, some days you want Where else did you put tea? sults come from that, even from an oolong. It’s related to what Does tea taste better when it is Well, we have stuffed an amaz- the strongest, most stringent you’re eating, the time of day. made traditionally? ing amount of tea in every teas. You get some of the most Like, if it’s a little after lunch, I hope not. There might be some room. There’s clean water in a amazing iced teas ever. you might be a bit zombified slight drawbacks making tea on a porcelain jug, and there’s a tea and need a kick of some tea. day to day basis, or doing it more maker that produces great tea. Can you do that at home? A lot of it is based on the path for convenience’s sake. There’s We find that at least 80 percent You can do that at home, it’s so of your day and how you do many ways you can do it. It doesn’t of our guests use it during their easy. Put tea in a pitcher, fill it things. have to be a very traditional thing. stay. And there’s tea at the bar with ice and let it sit there. that we’ll give out when they // The Orchid oﬀers tea tours every other Give us an example? go out to a restaurant or some- If I wanted to go on a tea ad- Sunday, RMB250, reservations recommended The Great Leap’s Oolong Tea Ale thing. I’m surprised there are venture, what’s your two cents? a week in advance. 65 Baochao Hutong, is an extreme of what you can not more questions about it. Yunnan. It is all technically the Gulou Dong Dajie, Dongcheng District 东城 do with tea. Making a beer. In same stuff, but tea in Yunnan 区鼓楼东大街宝钞胡同65号 (www.theo- the US there are a lot of brewers So what’s a creative tea activity? comes out a bit more interest- rchidbeijing.com, 8404 4818)

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imilar to the mysteries ville, but keep good humor to shrouded in the pre- transport yourself far away from s cipitous peaks of the the Beijing bustle. Himalayas, Tibetan cuisine remains widely unknown, a Food is just as exotic. Unlike fact appreciated by the two worshippers of the Buddha else- Beijing branches of this restau- where, Tibetan believers can eat rant (which also has outposts meat. Makye Ame off ers hearty in Kunming and lhasa). While numbers like the fried yak meat the Thangka paintings and with chili peppers (RMB118). traditionally-costumed waiters The portion of yak is tough and might seem kitsch, the Beijing jerky-like, but boldly fried with branches of Makye Ame are hot peppers and a variety of probably the closest you can fragrant spices that do not sear get to Tibetan food and culture the tongue but rather gradually without a two-day train ride. infl uence the palate towards the heat. Complement that with the Tucked in an upper-level room house-brewed yogurt (RMB18/ behind the Friendship Store in bowl), cool enough to extinguish Yonganli, the fi rst Beijing loca- any fi re and served with a small tion of Makye Ame (meaning shaker of sugar to quaff the tart- unmarried beauty) maintains the ness of the milk. uniqueness of the initial lhasa branch, situated at the end of the Admittedly, unfamiliar cuisine historic kora pilgrimage route. may not react well with the not unlike the mother branch, tyro, and that is especially true the Beijing incarnation is packed with the yak butter tea (RMB18). with Tibetan curiosities. Waiters The tea is a staple for surviving are dressed in long, brightly the tough mountainous winter, colored robes, with the remain- but tastes thick, brothy and der of the restaurant decorated in quickly congeals into a salty multifarious Buddhist paintings fi lm if left to sit. Even odder is and wooden furniture. the tue (RMB40), an exercise in deception: the fi ve cakes look At 8pm daily, a waiter ascends a appetizing, almost like creamy small stage at the front of the res- mooncakes, but the mixed yak taurant, produces a microphone butter and cheese result in a and explains in Tibetan the foun- stale blue-cheese fl avor with a dations of the proceedings. This grainy texture that refuses to go is not a time to order more food: away regardless of how much a troupe of waiters drift through yogurt you throw at it. It may the dining hall, undulating folk taste weird, but it’s Tibetan: the tunes while brandishing guitars next closest alternative might be and bowed Tibetan sarangi. in lhasa. Some wearing white silk scarves, they later croon, dance and per- // Daily 10am-midnight. 11A Xiushui Nanjie, form for the crowd a variety of Chaoyang District 朝阳区秀水南街甲11号 show-stoppers. It’s all a bit vaude- (6506 9616)

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food.indd 55 2012.9.26 3:07:57 PM family TIGER FATHER What happens in Vegas… Becomes show and tell in Beijing BY TREVOR MARSHALLSEA

One year we took the bold step of just plonking down in a beachside rental apartment in Sydney for three weeks and telling everyone: “This is where we are – you can come see us.” Nobody came, but by God it was relaxing.

Our theory on Vegas was sound. I’d seen it before, when I stayed for two weeks. OK, now it seems like I have a Vegas problem. But that time really was about pure gambling, to earn my airfare home. So I didn’t see the family side.

And my wife Stef has always wanted to go, to satisfy her love of kitsch. She couldn’t live there because it’s too hot. But she probably could live in a snow dome with a little plastic Elvis. Believe it or not, this is in the middle of Nevada. In the end it was fun, but after n their first week at big six days we were Vegased-out. school our 5-year-old daugh- But by day seven of this glam-a-thon The “relaxing” pool had boom- I ter Evie and her classmates ing dance music from 9am until had to take something that we could have seen a panda juggling dark. You could pay a king’s ran- was special to them, so they som for a cabana or lie, fry and could get to know each other. fire and said “Meh.” possibly die in the 40-degree “I know,” she said, “I’ll take the sun. “Lazy River” was more like teddy bear I won from horse “Surging Torrent” as we battled racing in Las Vegas!” hours of fun, then go home to 10 days is hard. to avoid being squished against recover. So for us to take a 5- its walls by throngs of very large For a minute I thought about and 7-year-old for as long as we The question of where to holi- people. this and the impression it could did certainly raised eyebrows. day is always tricky for Beijing create on the teacher we’d only expats. Do you want some- The shows were excellent, but just met. But 5-year-olds can be As I also always say, I can ex- where to just sit, swim and in moving around casinos to very imaginative. As I always plain: We had a month for a breathe the air away from the watch them, we were spoiled say, it’s not what it looks like. USA holiday. We wanted some hustle of 20 million people? for extravagance. And jaded. beach time. Hawaii was too ex- We saw an indoor Venice, For starters, I was the one who pensive, so we thought we’d hit Or do you go for the double- jousting, the world’s biggest won the teddy bear on the the beach in Vegas. edged sword that is a “holiday” fountains (both water and horses. Evie was a mere specta- back home? There’s the seem- chocolate), a replica Sphinx, tor, cheering it to the line. The Mandalay Bay hotel boasts ingly endless social engage- circus acts, lions and tigers the world’s largest fake beach ments where you go through and sharks, oh my. We petted Second, they weren’t real hors- and another swimming avenue the same stories about what stingrays, watched a lady get es. They were made of tin, and called the Lazy River. The idea Beijing is like (this is a great sawn in half, and went indoor shuffled along a little track at a was to hang out by the pool in reason to start a blog). There’s sky-diving. But by day seven of rate determined by how fast I the day time and see shows at catching up with relatives — this glam-a-thon we could have could roll balls into holes in this night. And eat well. Vegas no all-too-rushed moments with seen a panda juggling fire and sideshow alley game at Circus longer boasts only US$3.99 buf- grandparents, uncles, aunts and said, “Meh.” Circus. fets. It has some fine high-end cousins, some of whom are just restaurants, with celebrity chefs faint memories to your kids. We Still, the kids got some fun So it’s true. We did take our kids in ponytails. adults see our siblings, often memories, even if I didn’t let to Vegas. That surprises people for the first time in years. This Evie go to school showing off who envisage a cesspit of gam- And there are fabulous, qual- is where we discover things like her proceeds from the track. bling dens, fake breasts and ity shows by the likes of Cirque they parent very differently from heavy drinking. But we didn’t du Soleil and some renowned us, or go to bed a lot earlier // Trevor Marshallsea was a foreign just go there — we went there magicians, plus day-trips to the than they used to, or they’ve correspondent in Beijing in the 1990s and for 10 days. Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam. turned vegan. Usually, when returned a decade later, this time around he So it wasn’t just about gam- the ice has just about melted stays at home to grow the kids. Read more of Americans feel you go to Vegas bling. In any event, teaching a it’s time to move on to the next his domestic adventures at for maybe 48 — at most 72 — 7-year-old how to count cards in house/bed/set of kids. www.thetigerfather.com.

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family.indd 56 2012.9.26 3:05:19 PM CHARITY CHARITY NEAR YOU HOW TO SUPPORT LOCAL DONATION CENTERS BY KAROLINE KAN

and from 1.30-5pm.

“All the things collected here will be sent to Chaoyang Donation Center and transferred to those in need,” says Jun.

// Xin Yuan Li Community Oﬃce, Building 11, Xin Yuan Li Xi, Chaoyang District 朝阳区新源里西11楼旁 (zjzjd.bjchy.gov.cn)

Shan Tao online charity shop

Shan Tao founder Xu Xuan lived in the UK and worked at a non- profit there for four months. Inspired by her experience, she came back and opened an online Women shop at the low-cost, not-for-profit Tong Xin Hu Hui Market social enterprise with designs on teaching folk that cheap doesn’t Yuanyang Tiandi Community Committee, living standards and rights for have to mean low quality. Don’t know how to Ciyunsi, Chaoyang District 朝阳区东四环 migrant workers. Through their 慈云寺立交桥东南角远洋天地居委会 deal with the clothes research, the NGO concluded the Shan Tao’s profits are split. Half (8586 6626) you’ll never wear best way to improve life for mi- goes to participating NGOs that grants was to lower living costs, sponsor things like computer again? Consider so in 2006 they opened Tong Xin Benevolence Supermarket training in rural areas, libraries donating them to Hu Hui. for impoverished schools and micro-financing for Tibetan no- shops in Beijing that The shops are all located in mi- mads. The other half goes to a aim to help those in grant communities, but donation development fund for building spots are available throughout benevolence shops. need. the city. Every day, two vans are sent to these spot to pick up The shop curates second-hand Tong Xin Hu Hui clothes. The NGO also has an goods that are lightly used and affiliation with boutiques in 798 also donations from celebrities -- there are women who work at or companies interested in con- Tong Xin Hu Hui patchworking Aimed at the local population tributing to a good cause. Xu en- old clothes to make bags to retail in need, Beijing’s benevolence courages people to write down in the arts district. supermarkets offer groceries at the back-story of their items. cost to those with welfare cards. “Some women who don’t have For a pair of shoes, a Miss Lu jobs and have young kids to One such store in Zuojiazhuang writes: “Bought on Feb. 15, 2009. look after work here,” says pro- Community is about 30 sq m. These are my wedding shoes, gram director Sun Heng. “These Goods like rice, instant noodles, only worn once down the aisle.” Tong Xin Hu Hui (which roughly women are earning money edible oils and toilet paper are translates as Connected Hearts using their hands, not simply ac- all on offer. The local residents The website and each program Helping) shops are aimed at low- cepting alms.” committee adds RMB540 to it supports releases financial de- ering living expenses for migrant welfare cards every quarter. tails. Donators can track where families by offering second-hand // Donation spots: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri, 605, Civil affairs section chief Wang the money goes and what it’s clothes at minimal cost. Area 2, Lan Chou Ming Zuo E building, 10 Jun says there are about 300 used for. The web address, www. Jiqingli Xiaoqu, Chaowai Beijie, Chaoyang families in the community who buy42.com, references that shop- The shops are operated by Family District 朝阳区朝外北街吉庆里小区10 use cards. pers are buying for two -- for their of Migrant Workers, an NGO that 号楼蓝筹铭座E座2区605室 (8am-5pm, own happiness and for others’. grew out of an arts troupe com- Mon-Fri, Bldg 8, Huajiadi Nanli, Chaoyang Here, you can also donate sec- posed entirely of migrant work- District 朝阳区花家地南里8号楼 (6473 ond-hand clothes every Tuesday // Shan Tao Wang (18616291872, www. ers that’s dedicated to improving 2513); 9am-11am,2pm-5pm, Mon-Fri, and Thursday, from 9-11.30am buy42.com)

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family.indd 57 2012.9.26 3:05:23 PM fAMiLYKIDS SPORT gROUnDFIghtIng gURU MONI AIZIK TALKS KRAV MAGA BY Marianna Cerini

the seven-time champion of don’t want to use it unless it is Israel and later on, when I strictly necessary. We teach to became a trainer, I went to disengage at any cost, when- japan to practice for six years. I ever possible. Only if your life is taught some world champions, truly at risk, then you may refer and also trained some of my to CKM techniques, in the eff ort students to become Olympic to disengage from the fi ght in champions in judo and gold the quickest and safest way. medalists in mixed martial arts and UFC, Ultimate Fighting Can anyone start training? Championship. Absolutely yes. CKM is an ac- cessible program for all skill What’s your training regimen? and age levels. It’s an intense I normally train twice a day, workout apt for diff erent physi- in the morning for about two cal strengths, given its range, hours, and then another 45 and it’s conducive to improving minutes to one hour in the af- your body shape and personal ternoon. I do diff erent kinds of awareness. training, some strictly related to physical shape and in line What should we expect at with a system called the Elite your Beijing event? Combat System, which I devel- The public seminar will be a oped as well, combining body- one-day introduction to the conditioning exercises with concepts behind this discipline, cardio training. I also practice and the public will have a my own CKM techniques. chance to discover how simple and eff ective our techniques How does someone become a are. It will be a ‘soft’ fi rst en- CKM instructor? counter with this martial art. He or she has to go through a boot camp that entails daily Have you ever had to use your training for 10-12 hours. The skills? practice doesn’t consist of just I don’t really like talking about exercises though, but rather, my personal past experiences, it mostly focuses on grasping but I can tell you that I’ve successfully applied CKM three times in my long career for self- We don’t live to defense purposes. fi ght, but we will // The CKM public seminar (RMB790) will be held at Workers Stadium on Oct 21, 10am- fi ght to live 4pm. The CKM instructor course/boot camp Aizik was a seven-time Israel Judo champion before starting his combat school (RMB12,355) will take place Oct 24-27. More details at www.ckmchina.net rav Maga. The Grand Tell us about CKM. and mastering the techniques Poobah of methods It basically focuses on all ranges of CKM. We teach gun disarm- K meant for kicking ass. of combat, with weapons or ing, ground survival and other The offi cial self-defense system without, standing or on the combat approaches. Once the of the Israeli Defense Forces, ground. The aim is to teach a trainee knows how to perform and one taught to hundreds practical self-defense that is well, we speed up the technical of law enforcement agencies eff ective in all sorts of circum- aspect and start challenging worldwide. A non-competitive stances one may fi nd oneself in him or her in simulated situa- martial art, it draws inspira- nowadays, from being attacked tions of peril with one or more tion from street-fi ghting and with a gun or a knife to being attackers, so as to demonstrate features wrestling, striking in a fi ght situation. how to act under stress. techniques and badass counter- attacks crafted for real-world What does Krav Maga mean? What’s CKM’s philosophy? confrontation. In Hebrew, ‘Krav’ means fi ght- We always say “We don’t live to ing and ‘Maga’ means contact, fi ght, but we will fi ght to live.” win! Moni Aizik, founder of so this martial art is a form of It’s a misconception to think Moni Aizik is off ering two free Commando Krav Maga (CKM), contact fi ghting. The expression that someone who’s dealing passes to his public seminar. a branch of this hardcore disci- refers to close-quarter fi ghting. with martial arts or reality- Email prizes@urbanatomy. pline with centers in more than based combats will be an ag- com with the subject line 40 countries, talked to us as he What’s your background? gressive or violent person. It’s ‘CHOKE HOLD’ for a chance prepared to beat Beijing into I started training in judo and quite the opposite. You carry to win! shape this month. jiu-jitsu at the age of 8. I was a specifi c knowledge, but you

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family.indd 58 2012.9.26 3:05:24 PM HEALTH DEALING WITH DIARRHEA SIMPLE STEPS ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY BY DR. GREGG MiLLER

teaspoons of sugar and half a bacterium that causes a disease teaspoon of salt. with the eloquent sobriquet ‘toxic mega-colon.’ Second, take probiotic medica- tions. These contain healthy For most cases of diarrhea a bacteria that normally live in doctor’s visit is a waste of time your intestines, fi ghting off dan- and money, providing advice gerous bacteria. These products you already know or treat- help restore balance to your ment you don’t need (IV fl uid intestinal ecosystem. Probiotic drips, unnecessary antibiotics). bacteria are also found in yogurt However, there are circum- whose packaging says ‘contains stances in which you should active cultures.’ seek medical attention: if you have blood or mucus in your Third, take over-the-counter diarrhea; if it persists for more medicine such as Pepto-Bismol than a week or if you have high or Imodium. The former is dif- fevers, then the diarrhea might fi cult to fi nd in China, the latter be caused by an infection that aduzi is one of my favorite It’s a mistake to try to slow is available. Avoid giving these needs antibiotics; if the diarrhea Chinese words. Literally diarrhea by decreasing fl uid to children, in whom diarrhea is associated with vomiting for L ‘pulling out guts,’ the term is intake; you’ll just end up sicker is best left to run its natural days, then a drip of IV fl uids more descriptive than its English from dehydration. Avoid caf- course. might be necessary. Though translation: diarrhea. Now that you feine, milk, and apple or prune abdominal cramps with bowel can put a Mandarin name to your juice, as they can worsen di- Usually, antibiotics aren’t re- movements are normal for di- suff ering, how can you fi nd relief? arrhea. You can also make a quired, and may actually make arrhea, constant pain lasting for simple rehydration solution by you worse. They can predispose hours isn’t, and could be a sign First, drink plenty of liquid. mixing a liter of water with six people to Clostridium diffi cile, a of appendicitis.

PROPERTY GREENER PASTURES PARKVIEW GREEN FANGCAODI BY CHASE BRAY

uildings sprout up all the design. city environment, acting as a time in Beijing, but few thoroughfare. B are holistically ahead A glass shell surrounds the of their time. The Chyau Fwu building to create an air bubble Typically collectors lock art Group’s goal is to build the and computer-operated win- away in vaults, the Chyau Fwu best building possible at the dows channel air in and out of Group, however, is one of few time of construction, and looks the building. For summer heat, collection bodies to practices like they’ve accomplished just cool air is drawn in from the the opposite. Their build boasts that with their new complex garden that wraps the build- one personally-furnished con- in Chaoyang District, Parkview ing’s two levels that are below temporary art gallery and one Green Fangcaodi. street-level, while top-ﬂ oor hosting an exhibition from vents expel hot air above. In Hong Kong-based Schoeni Art The building is open, and the winter, the air bubble holds Gallery. Even more striking is though only one retail store, internal heat, encapsulating the sculpture that towers in and Ted Baker, is currently ready the building in a warm cushion. around the open space of the for visitors, four levels of retail, It’s a building that not only building. Dali to Chen Wenling more than 10 restaurants, offi ce breathes, it can hold its breath. and Gao Xiaowu, the Parkview spaces and a 150-room luxury Green is a gallery in itself. hotel are all coming shortly. Two Under the glass facade is a art galleries are already open. community that mimics a city // Take a free tour of Parkview Green from intersection, with cafes and res- now until Oct 21 to get the scoop on the Located between Sanlitun and taurants on the “streets” below buildings phenomenal architecture and art. the CBD, Parkview Green is of- three levels of fashion retail. Tours are oﬀ ers at 11am, 2pm and 4pm. fi cially the greenest building in A suspension bridge connects Sign up at the front desk. 9 Dongdaqiao Lu, China and has received numer- two of the buildings entrances Chaoyang District 朝阳区东大桥路9号 ous awards for environmental and arches through the mock- (6500 5511)

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family.indd 59 2012.9.26 3:05:27 PM events Pick of six art exhibitions

Serene Scent – New Ink Painting Oct 20-Nov 18. Red Gate Gallery, Levels 1/F & 4/F, Dongbianmen Watchtower, Dongcheng District 东城区东便门角楼1层和4层 (6525 1005, www.redgategal- lery.com)

Simple Mechanical: Yang Jian Until Nov 11. White Del’: Ru Xiaofan Space Beijing, 255 Sep 8-Oct 15. Dialogue Space, Caochangdi, Airport No.6-97, 22 International Service Road, Chaoyang Art Plaza, 32 Baiziwan Lu, District 朝阳区机场辅 Chaoyang District 朝阳区百路草场地255号 (8456 子湾路32号22院街艺术区 2054, www.whitespace- 6-97号 (57869392 beijing.com) www.dialoguespace.com)

GeoCity Smart City Until Oct 14. China Millennium Monument Museum of Digital Arts, B1/F, Zone A, China Millennium Monument, 9A Fuxing Lu, Haidian District 海淀区复 Boy, Doll, Fragment: Li Jikai兴路甲9号中华 A B1 Sep 15-29. Today Art Museum, 32 Baiziwan 世纪坛Lu, 区层 (5980 2315, www. Chaoyang District 朝阳区百子湾路32号 (5876 modachina.org) 0600, www.todayartmuseum.com)

Facing Walls, Opening Windows Until Oct 28. Galleria Continua, No.8503 Dashanzi Art District, 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区酒仙桥路2号大山子艺术区8503号 (5978 9505, www.galleriacontinua.com)

A Retrospective: Diego Zuelli Until Oct 14. Zajia Lab, Hong’en Daoist Temple, Doufuchi Hutong, Guillaume Janot Dongcheng District 东城区豆腐池胡同宏恩前殿 (156 0112 Until Nov 11. Imagine Gallery, No.8 Yishu Gongzuoshi, Feijiacun, Laiguangying Donglu, Chaoyang 2252, www.zajia.cc) District 廊朝阳区来广营东路费家村8号艺术工作室 (6438 5747, www.image-gallery.com)

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OCT 1 sports (6436 8998, www.2kolegas.com) Community NIGHTLIFE Sport: Reels on Wheels – Shorts Gig: DJ Mickey A guided bike tour around Beixinqiao Belgian DJ Mickey, formerly of club with five stops to watch short films Livertine Supersport, spins nu disco. provided by Electric Shadows. Limited RMB60, 10pm. Haze, B1/F, A101 Guanghua Lu to 30 participants, book by emailing SOHO, 22 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳 [email protected]. 区光华路22号光华路SOHO A101地下一层 RMB50, 8pm. Serk, 40-2 Beixinqiao Santiao, (5900 6128, [email protected]) Dongcheng District 东城区北新桥3条40-2 (134 2647 4634, www.serk.cc) Gig: Childs Mexican post-rock band Childs plays their dreamlike electronic music. UNTIL OCT 7 RMB120, RMB80 presale, 8.30pm. Yugong Yishan, 3-2 Zhang Zizhong Lu, Dongcheng District 东城 SPORTS 区张自忠路3-2号 (6404 2711) Tennis: China Open 2012 OCT 1-6 Witness China’s paramount tennis event. Serbian Novak Djokavic, one of ARTS only two men to have won the event’s singles competition more than once, is Exhibition: Moment, Moving scheduled to play again this year. Moments RMB30-900. National Tennis Center-Lotus Tennis This exhibition by CYJO explores the Court, 2 Lincui Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区林 character of Dashilar through still and 翠路2号 (400 610 3721) moving images. The Factory Dashilar, 8 Dawailangying Hutong, OCT 7 Dashilar, Xicheng District 西城区大外廊营胡同 8号原继电器厂 NIGHTLIFE

OCT 1-14 Gig: FM3 OCT 6 Beijing-based music duo FM3 plays im- ARTS promptu experimental music. RMB50, 9pm. Zajia lab, Hong En Daoist Temple, Exhibition: Blue Sky Day Basketball: Beijing Jinyu Doufuchi Hutong, Dongcheng District东城区 This photographic and textual series 旧鼓楼大街豆腐池胡同宏恩观前殿 (156 by CYJO started from 2010 and ex- VS NBA Legend Team 0112 2252) plores Beijing’s industrialization and A team made up of former NBA stars, including Janson Williams, Allen Iverson, growth through the sky and air quality Damon Jones and Robert Horry, will play against the hometown Beijing Jinyu. OCT 9 readings. RMB80-1,680, 7.30pm. MasterCard Center, Intersection of Fuxing Lu and Xisihuan, Wukesong, China Millennium Monument Museum of Digital Haidian District 万事达中心, 海淀区复兴路69号 (6828 6386, www.mastercardcenter.com.cn) Arts, B1/F, Zone A, 9A Fuxing Lu, Haidian District COMMUNITY 海淀区复兴路甲9号中华世纪坛A区B1层 Workshop: Thai Cuisine (5980 2315, www.modachina.org) The Hutong’s Global Kitchen adds Thai through oil on an aluminum canvas. 城区东直门南大街14号 (6500 1188, www. to its cooking-class menu, introduc- Exhibition: Stripping Eve ing a series of classic dishes you make This exhibition shows how society’s Free. Pace Beijing, 798 Art District, 2 Jiuxianqiao polytheatre.com) Lu, Chaoyang District朝阳区酒仙桥路2号798 from scratch. attitudes towards women change over RMB249, RMB200 for members. 7-9.30pm. The time. It features selected works from 艺术区创意广场 (5978 9781, www.pacebeijing. com) OCT 4 Hutong, 1 Jiudaowan Zhongxiang, Beixinqiao, renowned artists such as Maruja Mallo, Dongcheng District 东城区九道湾中巷1号 Frida Kalho, Amalia Avia, Esperanza COMMUNITY (159 0104 6127, [email protected], www. Parada and more. OCT 2 thehutong.com) Instituto Cervantes, A1 Gongti Nanlu, Chaoyang Movie: Ghosts of the Third Reich District 朝阳区工体南路甲一号 (5879 9666, NIGHTLIFE A documentary looking at the still- Talk: Gate of Heavenly Peace [email protected], www.pekin.cervantes. devastating impact of the Holocaust on Through their collection of histori- es) Gig: Axel Dörner both the descendants of the victims and cal photographs spanning from the Experimental jazz with German trum- the perpetrators. 1900s to the 1980s, Beijing Postcards Exhibition: GeoCity Smart City peter Axel Dörner playing alongside RMB40, 7.30-9.30pm. Culture Yard, 10 Shique will piece together the history of the The centerpiece of Beijing Design Chinese experimental musicians Yan Hutong, Dongcheng District 东城区石雀胡同10 Tiananmen Gate. Week 2012, this exhibition explores Jun, Li Qing, and saxophonist Wang 号 (8404 4166, [email protected], www. RMB30, RMB20 for members, 7.30pm. The what it means to be a “smart city” Ziheng. cultureyard.net) Bookworm, Courtyard 4, Nan Sanlitun Lu, while giving input for Beijing’s future RMB60, 8.30pm. 2Kolegas, inside the Maple Chaoyang District 朝阳区南三里屯路4号院 development. Drive-in Theater, 21 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang OCT 5 (6586 9507, www.beijingbookworm.com) RMB30, 10am-5pm (closed on Mondays). China District 朝阳区亮马桥路21号(6436 8998, Millennium Monument Museum of Digital Arts, www.2kolegas.com) NIGHTLIFE Sport: Hey Running Camp B1/F, Zone A, China Millennium Monument, 9A Experienced international runners give Fuxing Lu, Haidian District 海淀区复兴路甲 Party: King-Size Day advice on technique, training plans 9号中华世纪坛A区B1层 (5980 2315, www. OCT 2-6 Music label King-Size China offers a sam- and racing tips during this workout modachina.org) pling of Beijing’s punk, emo and hard- camp. ARTS core scene with Multi-Ego, R.W.F, Rolling RMB30, 6.45-7.45pm. Chaoyang Park West Gate Bowling, Saving Molly, Shup Up! Shup 3, 1 Nongzhan Nanlu, Chaoyang District朝阳区 OCT 1-20 Dance: Swan Lake Down, Tookoo, The Reason, Twinkle Star 农展南路1号 ([email protected]) The award-winning Russian State Ballet and Why Lazy. ARTS brings this classic production. RMB180-1,280, 7.30pm. Poly Theatre, 14 RMB100, 4pm. 2Kolegas, inside the Maple Drive- OCT 12 in Theater, 21 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District Exhibition: Li Songsong Dongzhimen Nan Dajie, Dongcheng District 东 Li Songsong challenges dimension 朝阳区亮马桥路21号枫花园汽车电影院内

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NIGHTLIFE Nightlife Gig: Buyi Ningxia folk-rock set Buyi joins rock acts Residence A and Metoo. RMB50, 10pm. 2Kolegas, inside the Maple Drive-in Theater, 21 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区亮马桥路21号(6436 8998, www.2kolegas.com)

Gig: Pinch One of the UK-based originators of dub- step, Pinch, performs. RMB50, 10pm. Dada Bar, Rm 101, B building, 206 Gulou Dong Dajie, Dongcheng District 东城区鼓楼东大街206号B栋101室 (weibo.com/dadabar)

Party: Spanish National Day A celebration will be held at Modernista with DJ Ba’al offering a selection of Spanish music. Free, 9.30pm. Modernista, 44 Baochao Hutong, Dongcheng District 东城区宝钞胡同44号 (136 9142 5744, [email protected])

EAT/DRINK

Drink: Cuba Night Cuban music and Cuban-themed cocktails to celebrate the island. Limited Space, RSVP recommended. 9.30pm-late. Q Mex, Courtya rd 4, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体北路4号院 (6585 3828, www.qmex.co) OCT 7 WIN! OCT 13 Gig: The Fence Collective COMMUNITY Scottish group The Fence Collective, composed of songwriter King Creosote, schizo-popsters FOUND, balladeer The Pictish Trail and drummer OnTheFly, bring their collective music of folk, experimental, electronic and lo-fi rock to China. To win tickets, con- Talk: Chinese Calligraphy tact [email protected] with the subject line ‘Fence.’ This talk explains the history and evolu- RMB60, RMB40 for students, 9pm. Mao Livehouse, 111 Gulou Dong Dajie, Dongcheng District 东城区鼓楼东大街111号 (6402 5080, www.maolive.com) tion of Chinese calligraphy, introduces famous calligraphers and aesthetic values and explains how to appreciate works. RMB60, 7.30-9pm. China Culture Center, Room 阳区亮马桥路21号 (6436 8998, www.2kolegas. Sample six wines paired with a five- to do so will be sentenced to death. The 101, Kent Center, Anjialou, 29 Liangmaqiao Lu, com) course dinner. young suitor Calaf resolves to win her Chaoyang District 中国文化中心朝阳区亮马 RMB788, RMB588 advance, 7pm. Temple heart. 桥路29号安家楼肯特中心 (6432 9341, www. Party: Haze Anniversary Restauraunt Beijing, 23 Shatan Beijie, Dongcheng RMB30-280, 7.30pm. National Theatre of China, chinaculturecenter.org) Haze celebrates its first anniversary District 东城区沙滩北街23号 (meet@temple- 277 Guang’anmen Waidajie, Xicheng District by blasting disco, new-wave, techno, restaurant.com) 西城区广安门外大街277号 (400 610 1101, Game: Mashup Beer Pong minimal, house and electronica by DJs en.ntcc.com.cn) Sink and drink your way to becoming Yang Bing, Donald Summer, Pancake Lee, this month's beer pong champion, with Mickey Zhang, Boflex, Tobias Patrick, OCT 16 winners from each month competing in Max Feelgood and Kaize. OCT 19 the Mashup Tournament of Champions RMB80, 10pm. Haze, B1/F, A101 Guanghua Lu ARTS at year's end. Register early. SOHO, 22 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳 NIGHTLIFE RMB100 per team of two, 6.30pm. Kokomo, 区光华路22号光华路SOHO A101地下一层 Film: Social Issues in the Arts 4/F, Tongli Studio, 43 Sanlitun Beijie, Chaoyang (5900 6128, [email protected]) Indie filmmaker Yiran Zhou will show Gig: Xiao Pu District朝阳区三里屯北街43号同里大厦4层 two short films he directed to explain the Xiao Pu, singer of Xinjiang-based Xiao (www.mashupsports.com) ARTS difference between documentary and Xiong Bing Gan, performs a selection of narrative filmmaking. The documentary folk music from out west. Sport: Heyrobics Rooftop Session Photo: Tibetan Winds Opening Night is Village Teacher, the narrative film is RMB50, 9pm. Hot Cat Club, 46 Fangjia Hutong, Heyrobics ascends to Beijing rooftops for Japanese photographer and former Marta. Dongcheng District 东城区方家胡同46号 a session of high-energy exercise with Beijing resident Hiroyuki Togashi debuts RMB10, 7-9pm. Dongjen Book Club, 18 Dashiqiao (6400 7868) a view. his photography exposition, taken dur- Hutong, Jiu Gulou Dajie, Xicheng District西城 RMB20, 4-5pm. Location will be announced a ing his 2008 trip to Tibet. 区旧鼓楼大街大石桥胡同18号 (8403 4803, ARTS week in advance at heyrobics.com, registration Free, 8pm. Modernista, 44 Baochao Hutong, www.dongjen.org) required. Dongcheng District 东城区宝钞胡同44号 (136 Concert: Vladimir Ashkenazy and (heyrobics.com, [email protected]) 9142 5744, [email protected]) Sidney Symphony Orchestra OCT 18 Renowned conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, together with cello master EAT/DRINK COMMUNITY Wang Jian, performs classical composi- OCT 14 Drink: Intro to Tequila. tions. Class: Chinese Paper Cutting RMB180-680, 7.30pm. NCPA, 2 Xi Chang’an Jie, Master Mixologist Paul Mathew teaches Learn to cut traditional folk patterns and about Tequila and Mezcals through COMMUNITY Xicheng District 西城区西长安街2号 (6655 decorations. 0000, www.chncpa.org) tasting. RMB100, 10am-12pm. China Culture Center, RMB300/person, 5-7pm. Q Mex, Courtyard 4, Workshop: Mahjong Learn the history and symbolism behind Room 101, Kent Center, Anjialou, 29 Liangmaqiao Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体北 Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区亮马桥路29号安 OCT 20 路4号院 (6585 3828, www.qmex.co) the game before visiting a parlor to play like a local. 家楼肯特中心 (6432 9341, www.chinaculture- RMB200 for two sessions, 9.30am-12.30pm. center.org) NIGHTLIFE Culture Yard, 10 Shique Hutong, Dongcheng NIGHTLIFE District 东城区石雀胡同10号 (8404 4166, con- OCT 18-19 Gig: Joakim [email protected], www.cultureyard.net) Classically-trained French musician Gig: Rolling Bowling Joakim performs jazz and electronic ex- A loud night with psychobilly outfit ARTS perimental music. Rolling Bowling, ska band The K and OCT 15 RMB100, RMB70 presale, 10pm. Haze, B1/F, A101 rock acts Perpetual Motion Machine and Opera: Turandot Guanghua SOHO, 22 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang Devils at the Crossroads. EAT/DRINK Turandot announces to the public she District 朝阳区光华路22号光华路SOHO RMB60 9pm. 2Kolegas, inside the Maple Drive-in will marry whoever answers all three of A101地下一层 (5900 6128, HAZEclub.beijing@ Theater, 21 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝 Drink: Egomei Wine Dinner her riddles, but that anyone who fails gmail.com)

62 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com Gig: Hip-hop, Spoken Word Showcase Factory Poets Luka Lesson, Omar Musa and Hutong Chefs teach how to make three Nightlife Bohdan Piasecki join Beijing band chocolate dishes, followed by a screen- Residence A for a night of hip-hop ing of the classic film. and word play. Tickets available at The RMB250, RMB30 for ﬁlm only, 7-10pm. The Bookworm (pre-sale) or at the door. Hutong, 1 Jiudaowan Zhongxiang, Beixinqiao, RMB100, RMB50 for students, 9pm. 2Kolegas, in- Dongcheng District 东城区九道湾中巷1号 side the Maple Drive-in Theater, 21 Liangmaqiao (159 0104 6127, [email protected], www. Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区亮马桥路21号 thehutong.com) (6436 8998, www.2kolegas.com) Book: A Dance with the Dragon Gig: Cannibal Corpse Julia Boyd discusses her latest book on Death metal superstars Cannibal Corpse the fascinating world of Beijing’s foreign play Beijing. residents from 1860-1949. RMB300, RMB280 presale, RMB800 VIP, 7.30pm. RMB30, RMB20 for members, 7.30pm. The 3-2 Zhang Zizhong Lu, Dongcheng District 东城 Bookworm, Courtyard 4, Nan Sanlitun Lu, 区张自忠路3-2 (6404 2711) Chaoyang District 朝阳区南三里屯路4号院 (6586 9507, www.beijingbookworm.com) COMMUNITY

Game: Wacca Wacca OCT 23 Play a live-action version of the arcade classic Pac-Man around Sanlitun North, COMMUNITY with power-ups including drinks and more. All proceeds benefit the Beam Talk: Migrant Workers OCT 19 Alliance’s effort to help migrant children. China Culture Center invites a speaker to WIN! RMB100, 3-6pm. 99 Degrees, 4/F, Youth Hostel explain the problems of migrant workers Hotel, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区 and how changing governmental regula- Gig: Pet Conspiracy 三里屯路19号三里屯Village (www.beamalli- tions could solve them. Beijing electronic act Pet Conspiracy celebrates the release of their new album. To ance .com/) RMB60, 7.30-9pm. China Culture Center, Room win tickets, email [email protected] with the subject line ‘Pet.’ 101, Kent Center, Anjialo u, 29 Liangmaqiao Lu, RMB100, RMB80 presale, 9pm. Yugong Yishan, 3-2 Zhangzizhong Lu, Dongcheng District 东城区 Chaoyang District 朝阳区亮马桥路29号安家张自忠路3-2 (6404 2711) OCT 20-Nov 18 楼肯特中心 (6432 9341, www.chinaculturecenter.org) ARTS Malaysian-Australian rapper and poet OCT 27 Exhibition: Serene Scent OCT 23-28 Omar Musa tackles social issues with depth and humor through spoken word. A showcase of new ink painting artists. NIGHTLIFE Red Gate Gallery, 1/F and 4/F, Dongbianmen ARTS RMB50, 8pm. The Bookworm, Courtyard 4, Nan Watchtower, Dongcheng District东城区东便门 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区南三里 Party: Halloween 角楼一层和四层 (6525 1005, www.redgategal- Performance: The Table 屯路4号院 (6586 9507, www.beijingbookworm. Celebrate Halloween with a night of rock lery.com) A puppet invites the audience to visit com) performances from SUBS, Wu & The Side his home (a table) and tells the story of Effects, Steely Heart and Candy Monster. how he got there. This story combines EAT/DRINK RMB60, 10pm. 2Kolegas, Inside the Maple OCT 21 the dark humor of Beckett with the flat- Drive-in Theater, 21 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang packed technology of IKEA. Chef: Enrique Farjeat District 朝阳区亮马桥路21号 (6436 8998, COMMUNITY RMB62-280, 7.30pm. Beijing National Pioneer The Westin Beijing Financial Street has www.2kolegas.com) Theatre, 8-2 Dongdan Santiao, Dongcheng Chef Enrique Farjeat prepare a series of Talk: Brazil through Cinema District东城区东单三条8-2号 (6527 6911, dishes from his renowned restaurant in Gig: The Rolling Stones Tribute Show Culture Yard’s new series demonstrates www.ghxf.cn) Mexico, Ouintonil. A celebration of the Rolling Stones, fea- important trends and issues of Brazilian RMB400/three-course lunch, RMB800/seven- turing Los Crasher, Randy Abel Stable, course dinner. Cocktails from 6pm. Westin society. Discussion to follow. OCT 24 Devils at the Crossroad, The Power RMB35, 7.30-9.30pm. Culture Yard, 10 Shique Financial Street, 9B Jinrong Jie, Xicheng District Powder, Pacalolo and Bedstars, marking Hutong, Dongcheng District 东城区石雀胡同10 西城区金融街9B号 (6606 8866) the band’s 50th anniversary. 号 (8404 4166, [email protected], www. ARTS RMB60, RMB80 presale, 8.30pm. Mao Livehouse, cultureyard.net) 111 Gulou Dong Dajie, Dongcheng District Performance: Danger, Danger – Omar OCT 24-27 东城区鼓楼东大街111号 (6402 5080, www. Workshop: Charlie and the Chocolate Musa ARTS maolive.com)

community Dance: The Peacock ARTS Yang Liping’s latest dance drama explores life, love and the human condi- Concert: Yellowjackets tion. Grammy award-winning Jazz fusion RMB180-800, 7.30pm. NCPA, 2 Xi Chang’an Jie, group Yellowjackets has released more Xicheng District 西城区西长安街2号 (6655 than 21 albums in a history spanning 0000, www.chncpa.org) over 31 years. Hear their history as they play a selection of original compositions. Part of the JZ Festival. OCT 26 RMB400, RMB300 presale, 9.30pm. Yugong Yishan, 3-2 Zhang Zizhong Lu, Dongcheng District ARTS 东城区张自忠路3-2 (6404 2711) Concert: Ochun COMMUNITY Hailing from New York and with more than a decade playing together, Ochun Charity: Halloween Scavenger Hunt performs a combination of traditional Teams compete on bicycles and search Cuban music and original compositions. for items through downtown. Proceeds Part of the JZ Festival. go to charity, event put on by Rotaract. RMB280, RMB180 presale, 9.30pm. Yugong RMB500 per team of up to ﬁve members, 1pm. Yishan, 3-2 Zhang Zizhong Lu, Dongcheng 34 Donghuangchenggen Nanjie, Beiheyan Dajie District 东城区张自忠路3-2 (6404 2711) East Side 东皇城根南街34号 (www.rotaract- beijing.org) OCT 23 COMMUNITY NIGHTLIFE Mixer: Moviemakers Network: Dongjen Networking Night Meet new people and make new friends. Party: Chilloween An industry night welcoming talent, production crews, writers, underwriters and All drinks two for one. Electronic DJs Yang Bing, Patrick Yu, anyone interested in the film or television industry. The event is organized by the Free, 6-9pm. Dongjen Book Club, 18 Dashiqiao Pancake Lee and more celebrate Beijing Film Festival. Hutong, Jiu Gulou Dajie, Xicheng Disctrict 西城 Halloween at Haze, with RMB50 of each Free, 7pm-1am. Salsa Caribe, Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体北路4号院区旧鼓楼大街大石桥胡同18号 8403 4803 ticket going to Beijing LGBT. (6507 7821, www.beijingﬁlmfest.org) www.dongjen.org RMB80, RMB50 presale, includes one beer or

October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com 63 events on hikes of varying difficulty. Price varies Nightlife from RMB850 to RMB1,450 depending on time and program. Register at www. Chinahiking.cn. 9.30am, Jianguomen subway station exit B, Dongcheng District 东城区建国门地铁B 口.(156 5220 0950, [email protected])

EVERY FRIDAY

ARTS

Concert: Italian folk Catch artist Fernando playing acoustic Italian Folk. Free, 7-9pm. Beiluo Bread Bar, 70A Beiluogu Xiang, Dongcheng District 东城区北锣鼓巷70 甲 ([email protected])

EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY

COMMUNITY

Workshop: Survival Chinese Learn the essential vocabulary for getting by in China. RMB150 for one person, RMB200 for two, 10am-12pm. Culture Yard, 10 Shique Hutong, Dongcheng District 东城区石雀胡同10号 (8404 4166, [email protected], www. cultureyard.net)

OCT 31 UNTIL OCT 28

Party: Halloween Demon Night Arts A spooky Halloween party complete with a live band, free makeup artists, magic shows and traditional games and gifts. Those in costume receive a free Halloween-styled cocktail. Theater: Soul Kitchen Free entry, 8pm-1am. Eudora Station, 6 Fangyuan Xilu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区房源西路6号 (6437 8331) Fei Ming’s drama utilizes an all-star cast including Guo Xiao, formerly of the general political department of the PLA. RMB150 at door, RMB100 presale, RMB60 stu- lemon shot, 10pm. Haze, B1/F, A101 Guanghua ARTS Six rounds of trivia hosted by Tom dent, RMB180 for two tickets, 7.45pm. Penghao Lu SOHO, 22 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District 朝 Champagne. Pick your brain in a variety Theater, 35 Dongmianhua Hutong, Jiaodaokou 阳区光华路22号光华路SOHO A101地下一层 Dance: Wayne McGregor – Random of knowledge categories. Nanlu, Dongcheng District 东城区交道口南大 (5900 6128, [email protected]) Dance Entity Free, 8pm. The Bookworm, Courtyard 4, Nan 街东棉花胡同35号 (6400 6472, penghaopeo- A breathtaking soundscape created by Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District朝阳区南三里屯 [email protected]) John Hopkins (who has worked with 路4号院 (6586 9507, www.beijingbookworm. OCT 28 Coldplay and Massive Attack) and award- com) winning composer Joby Talbot. Entity Until Oct 31 COMMUNITY is a blend of bodies, lights, technology EAT/DRINK and film. EAT/DRINK Talk: The Forbidden City RMB80-480, 7.30pm. NCPA, 2 Xi Chang’an Jie, Drink: Wine Fever Night The intricacies of the Forbidden City Xicheng District 国家大剧院, 西城区西长安街 RMB250 for a bottle of wine with free- Drink: Opening Party -- the best example of Chinese imperial 2号 (6655 0000, www.chncpa.org) flow tapas. Two for one on all beers, wines and architecture – are explained. 8-10 pm. Enoterra, D405 Nali Huayuan, 81 mixed drinks. RMB80, 10am-12pm. China Culture Center, Room Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang District朝阳区三里屯 2pm-late. Chill, 2 Andingmen Xidajie, Dongcheng 101, Kent Center, Anjialou, 29 Liangmaqiao Lu, OCT 31 北路81号那里花园D405 District 东城区安定门西大接2号 (6405 9575) Chaoyang District 朝阳区亮马桥路29号安家楼肯特中心 (6432 9341, www.chinaculture- ARTS center.org) EVERY TUESDAY ALL MONTH Film: Night of the Living Dead ARTS Come for special Halloween-themed COMMUNITY Exhibition: Rogers Stirk Harbour + drinks, snacks and a screening of the Partners Concert: Terri Lynn Carrington 1968 horror classic. Sport: Mashup Basketball This exhibition celebrates the impact of The Grammy award-winning jazz drum- RMB30, 7.30pm. The Hutong, 1 Jiudaowan Mashup’s Basketball League offers an Sir Richard Rogers’ extraordinary archi- mer, composer and music producer plays Zhongxiang, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District 东 amateur league with various basketball tecture. Supported by UK Now. selections from her Grammy-award win- 城区九道湾中巷1号 (159 0104 6127, info@ activities. Visit the Mashup website for Free, 9am-5pm, closed on Mondays. Beijing ning composition “The Mosaic Project.” thehutong.com, www.thehutong.com) full details and to RSVP. Capital Museum, 16 Fuxingmen Waidajie, Part of the JZ Festival. Price and location to be announced a few days Xicheng Di strict西城区复兴门外大街16号 RMB380, RMB280 presale, 9pm. Yugong Yishan, EVERY MONDAY prior. (www.mashupsports.com) (6337 0491, en.capitalmuseum.org.cn) 3-2 Zhang Zizhong Lu, Dongcheng District 东城区张自忠路3-2 (6404 2711) EAT/DRINK Exhibition: Guillaume Janot ARTS The French artist’s photographs focus on Eat: Half Price Food travel and movement, constantly moving OCT 30 Film: Sub-Cinema Entire menu at Brussels is half price. between documentary and fiction. Babylon (8th, English with English sub- 6pm-11pm. Brussels Bar and Restaurant, Free, 10.30am-5.30pm (Closed on Mondays). titles), Shogun Assassin (15th, English- NIGHTLIFE Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District朝阳 Imagine Gallery, No.8 Yishu Gongzuoshi, language), Blue Velvet (22nd, English 区工体北路4号院 (6591 9525) Feijiacun, Laiguangying Donglu, Chaoyang Gig: Songs Remain the Same with Chinese subtitles), Suspiria (29th, District 朝阳区来广营东路费家村8号艺术工 A performance of folk by Zhao Yiran, English with Chinese subtitles). 作室 (6438 5747, www.image-gallery.com) Dongzi, Wang Juan, Buyi, Lidong, Liu Free entry, free popcorn, 9pm. DADA, Room 101, EVERY WEDNESDAY Dongming and Tulegur. Bldg B, 206 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District AND SATURDAY RMB100, 8pm. 2Kolegas, Inside the Maple 东城区鼓楼东大街206号B栋101室 (weibo. EAT/DRINK Drive-in Theater, 21 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang com/d adabj) Drink: Autumn Rums Flight District 朝阳区亮马桥路21号 (6436 8998, COMMUNITY A special selection of contrasting rums. www.2kolegas.com) COMMUNITY Walk: Hiking, Great Wall Camping and Tues-Sun 11-1am, RMB100. Terra, 1 Sanlitun Hot Springs Nanlu, Chaoyang District朝阳区三里屯南路1 Trivia: Bookworm Pub Quiz OCT 30-31 Dandelion Hiking takes group of up to 12 号 (6591 9148)

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Yangshuo Adventure Tour (all month) Take your family on a Guilin & Yangshuo adventure this fall and receive an 8 percent discount on your tour. Discounts are available for families with one or more children who book between now and Oct 31. E-mail [email protected] for more information and make sure to mention That's Beijing. // Building 7-1, Floor 8, Room 81 Jianguomenwai Waijiaogongyu South China Cities Diplomatic Compound, Chaoyang District 朝阳区建国门外外交公寓7181 Seven days Shanghai-Hangzhou-Suzhou, RMB5,260+ (all month) (8532 5002, www.thechinaguide.com) Enjoy Shanghai's contemporary charm, hop on a cruise across the beautiful West Lake in Hangzhou, and float on the canals of the water towns of Suzhou and Zhouzhuang. Guides and travel agent Great Wall Camp, RMB1,890 (Oct services are available in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Korean, and all packages 27-28) offer a 6 percent discount. Contact The China Guide for more itinerary details. For a weekend getaway, // Building 7-1, 8/F, Room 81 Jianguomenwai Waijiaogongyu Diplomatic Compound, Chaoyang District 朝阳区建国门外外交公 immerse yourself in the historic 寓7181(8532 5002, www.thechinaguide.com) surroundings of Jinshanling Great Wall and let your inner historian out. Price includes details. located Newton Hotel Kowloon. five hours, not including hotel guide, transportation, tents, // China Travel Depot,5 Dongzhimen Visit to the fishing village pick up time. Price include pick- sleeping bags and meals. Nandajie, Dongcheng District 东城区东 of Aberdeen, take in the up and drop-off services for panoramic views of the city's // Building 7-1, 8/F, Rm 81, 直门南大街5号中青旅大厦1907（5815 hotels in the downtown area, skyline, Kowloon and the Jianguomenwai Waijiaogongyu 8254, www.chinatraveldepot.com） sightseeing programs, English- surrounding islands with a trip Diplomatic Compound, Chaoyang speaking tour guide, entrance One Day Macau, RMB850+ to Victorian Peak and relish District 朝阳区建国门外外交公寓 fees to scenic spots, and parking Have a go at gambling for fun in the atmosphere of Repulse 7181(8532 5002, www.thechinaguide. fees. at a genuine Macau casino with Bay, Stanley Market. A single com) // China Travel Depot, 5 Dongzhimen a daily trip to the city by ship day will be reserved for your Dongzhimen Nandajie, Dongcheng from Hong Kong. Alongside this free adventure in the city. Price Three Days in Hong Kong, District 东城区东直门南大街5号中青旅大 unmissable experience, you will includes pick-up and drop-off RMB3,700+ 厦1907（5815 8254, www.chinatravelde- also visit the stunning Na Tcha service, accommodations with As the weather gets chillier, pot.com） head to Hong Kong for a warmer Temple, a section of the Old City daily breakfast, private car/ getaway. You’ll be staying at Wall, the Museum of Macau, coach, sightseeing programs, an Kota Kinabalu the Newton Hotel Kowloon, Mount Fortress, the Temple of English-speaking tour guide, and Situated in the tropical island and visit the metropolis main A-MA and the Macau Tower. entrance fees to scenic locations. of Borneo, Kota Kinabalu, or highlights, from Victoria Peak While adults pay RMB850, the // China Travel Depot,5 Dongzhimen KK, is both a bustling city with and Stanley Market, to Aberdeen kids' price is 80 percent of adult South Avenue, Dongcheng District 东城区 great hospitality and a tropical fishing village, and the Jumbo price. Package includes pick-up 东直门南大街5号中青旅大厦1907（5815 getaway lined with sandy Floating Restaurant. Experience and drop-off service for hotels in 8254, www.chinatraveldepot.com） beaches, paradise islands, an up-close view of Hong Kong’s the downtown area, sightseeing virgin coral reefs and tropical waterborne life and fishing program, English-speaking tour Deluxe Hong Kong Island, rain forests. Go hike on the culture, enjoy sightseeing at the guide, entrance fees to scenic RMB320+ might Mount Kinabalu, only picturesque Repulse Bay, and pop spots and parking fees. Hong Kong is a city in constant 90 minutes away, and observe into a prestigious jewelry factory. // China Travel Depot, 5 Dongzhimen transformation. Indulge in a trip a variety of wildlife including Price includes pick-up and drop- Nandajie, Dongcheng District 东城区东 to this vibrant metropolis with a monkeys, turtles, monitor lizards off service, accommodation 直门南大街5号中青旅大厦1907（5815 deluxe Hong Kong Island tour! and birds. Relish the stunning views of with daily breakfast, sightseeing 8254, www.chinatraveldepot.com） // Global Easy Tour, Rm A611, Freetown Victoria Peak, enjoy Aberdeen with an English-speaking tour Center, 58 Dongsanhuan Nanlu, Four days Hong Kong, RMB3700+ Fishing Village, visit Repulse Bay, guide, and entrance fees to Chaoyang District 朝阳区东三环南路58 Reserve a trip to Hong Kong and head to the famous Stanley the scenic locations. Contact 号富顿中心A611(5867 2900/2901/2902, and stay at the conveniently Market. Tours last approximately Chinatraveldepot for more www.globaleasytour.com)

October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com 65 events Mai Bar Daily 4-8pm, half price on drinks and Mondays, buy two cocktails get one RMB10 tacos. free. 2/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Bei Lu,三里屯北路 HAPPY HOURS 40 Beiluoguxiang, Dongcheng District东城区 81号那里花园内西侧2层小楼(5208 6005) 北锣鼓巷40号 (138 1125 2641) 12SQM SOUL N PEPPER Salud Daily 6-8pm, RMB25 draft beer and Daily 4:00-7.30 pm, cocktails and beer Mas Mon-Fri until 7pm, one free tapas with wine by the glass. buy one get one free. Daily 6-9pm, RMB30 selected cocktails Yanjing Draft or infused rum, buy two 1 Fuxiang Hutong, Nanluoguxiang, No 4 xinyuan xili street, chaoyang 北京朝阳区 and RMB10 draft Beijing beer. get one free Vedett. Dongcheng District 东城区巷福祥1号新源西里中街4号楼旁 25 Beixinqiao Toutiao, Dongcheng District 东 66 Nanluoguxiang, Dongcheng District东城区 (6402 554) Fez Bar 城区北新桥头条25号 (131 4684 0989) 南锣鼓巷66号 (6402 5086). Sanlitun Beijie Mon-Wed 6-8pm, cocktails and mixers Opposite Tongli Studio 三里屯后街, 同里大 Aria Bar for RMB35. Mississippi 厦对面(6417 7055) Mon-Fri 5-8pm, two for one drinks. 81 Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区 Daily 5-11pm, half price cocktails, 2/F, China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomen 三里屯北街81号, 那里花园6层 (5208 6188) RMB25 Beijing draft beer. Scarlett Waidajie, Chaoyang District 建国门外大街1 7 Xiushui Nanlu, Jianguomen Wai, Chaoyang Daily 6am-7pm, buy one get one free. 号中国大饭店2层 (6505 2266 ext. 36) Grinders District 朝阳区建国门外秀水南路7号 Hotel G, A7 Gongti Xilu, Chaoyang District 朝 Buy a 1.25L pitcher for only 60 RMB (6586 0611) 阳区工体西路甲7号 6552 3660 Beer Mania (During Tiger Thirstday Daily 5-8pm, all beer, cocktails and Unit 3-02, Bldg 2, Tianzhi Jiaozi, 31 Guangqu Lu Mao Mao Chong Switch! Grill shooters are two for one. (northeast corner of Shuangjing Qiao), Wednesday 7-11pm, select cocktails Daily 3-10pm, buy one get one free 103-104 Taiyue Hotel, 16 Sanlitun Nanlu, 朝阳区双井桥东北角广渠路31号院天之骄 RMB35. beers, cocktails, martinis and mocktails. Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯南路16号子2号楼底商3-02 12 Banchang Hutong, Jiaodaokou Nan Dajie, 66 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工泰悦豪庭103-104 (6500 559) 8775-1847 Dongcheng District 东城区交道口南大街板体北路66号 (6553 5691) 厂胡同12号 (6405 5718) Beiluo Cafe George’s TERRA Daily 5-8pm, buy one get one free all Wednesday all martinis two-for-one. Mesh Daily 5-7pm and 10pm-12mn, two for drinks. Gate 12, East Side of Gongti 工人体育场东门 Thursdays 7pm-11pm, two for one. one drinks. 70 Beiluoguxiang, Dongcheng District 东城区内12号 (6553 6299) 11 Sanlitun Bei Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区 1 Sanlitun Nan Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区北锣鼓巷甲70号 (8402 1126) 三里屯北路11号 (6417 6688) 三里屯南路1号 (6591 9148) Hercules Black Sun Bar Daily 4-9pm, two for one cocktails or MODO Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q Daily 5.30-9pm, buy one get one free wine by the glass. 5pm-8pm cocktails beer and house Daily 4-8pm, 30 percent off premium Stella Artois draft and Beijing draft. 2/F, Tongli Studio, 43 Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang wine half price. beers, half price margaritas. West gate of Chaoyang Park, Chaoyang District District 朝阳区三里屯北路43号2层 (6415 S10-31, 3/F, Bldg 8, Sanlitun Village South, 19 2 Xiushui, 14 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang 朝阳区朝阳公园西门(6593 6909) 0299) Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里 District 朝阳区东大桥路14号秀水2号屯路19号三里屯Village南区8号楼S10-31 (6591 9161) Centro Hooters (6415 7207) Daily 5-8pm, two for one deals. Buy a 1.65L pitcher for 138RMB and Tun Bar 1/F, 1 Guanghua Lu, Shangri-la’s Kerry Centre get one pitcher for free (During Tiger Mosto Daily 6-9pm, half price on all drinks. Hotel Beijing, Chaoyang District 朝阳区光 Thirstday) 6pm-8pm discounts on cocktails, wine 4 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体华路香格里拉北京嘉里中心大酒店1层 Rm. 201, Bldg 1, China View Building , and beer. 北路4号 (6585 5866) (6561 8833 ext. 42) 朝阳区中国红街1号201室 Nali Patio 3rd Floor, 81 Sanlitun Beilu, 6585-8787 Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯北路81号 Tushuguan 98 The Den 那里花园 (5208 6030) Daily 5-7pm, buy one get two Belgian Daily 5-10pm, half price pizza and beer. Transit beers. A4 Gongti Donglu, 工体东路甲4号 (6592 Daily 6pm-7:30pm buy one get one Mokihi 53 Gulou Xidajie, Xicheng District 西城区鼓 6290) free from the list. Daily 6-8pm, RMB20 off all drinks. 楼西大街53号 (8400 1532) N4-36, Sanlitun Village North, 11 Sanlitun Lu, 3/F, C12 Haoyun Jie, Chaoyang District 朝阳区 Durty Nellie Chaoyang District. 朝阳区三里屯路11号三里好运街C12, 3层 (5867 0244) Twilight Buy a 1.25L pitcher for only 60RMB 屯Village北区N4-36号 6417 9090 Mon-Sat before 8pm and all day Sun, RMB20 oﬀ (During Tiger Thirstday) Nanjie Bar cocktails. 1/B Liangmaqiao Flower Market, The Irish Volunteer Daily 5-9pm, open bar for RMB60. 0102 , 3/F, Bldg 5, Jianwai Soho, 39 朝阳区亮马桥花卉市场B1层 Daily 4-8pm discounts on selected 4 Gongti BeiLu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工 Dongsanhuan Zhong Lu,东三环39号建外 6593-5050 drinks, RMB15 Tsingtao and RMB25 体北路4号 (6586 7757) SOHO5号3层0102室 (5900 5376) Carlsberg. Drei Kronen 1308 Brauhaus 311 Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区高 Nearby the Tree Union Bar and Grill Daily 5-7pm, half price drinks. 家园小区平房311号 (6438 5581) Daily 6-9pm, RMB5 Tsingtao draft, Daily 4-8Ppm, discounts on beer and 1/F, Bldg 5, China View, Gongti Donglu, reduced prices on premium beers and cocktails. Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体东路中国红 LAN club wine. 3/F, Sanlitun Village Bldg 5, 19 Sanlitun Lu, 街5号楼1层 (6503 5555) Daily 5-9pm, buy one get one free 32A Sanlitun Nan Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳 Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯路19号院三 cocktails. 区三里屯南33号楼 (6413 1522) 里屯Village 5号3层S6-31单元 (6415 9117) Enoterra 4/F Twin Tower, B12 Jianguomen Waidajie 建 Mon- Fri 4-8pm, buy one glass of wine, 国门外大街B12双子座大厦4层 (5109 6012) NOLA Xiu get one free. Daily 5-7pm, two for one on selected Mon-Thurs 6-9pm, buy one get one D405, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang Le Petit Gourmand drinks. free on selected drinks. District 朝阳区三里屯北路81号那里花园 Daily 4-8pm, buy one get one free on A-11 Xiushui Nan Jie, by Jianguomen Wai, 6/F, Park Hyatt Beijing, 2 Jianguomenwai D405 (5208 6076) selected drinks. Chaoyang district朝阳区秀水南街11号近建 Street 北京柏悦酒店, 建国门外大街2号6 3/F, Tongli Studio, 43 Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang 国门外 (8563 6215) 楼 ( 8567 1108) Eudora Station District 朝阳区三里屯北路43号3层 (6417 Daily 4.30-7.30pm, buy one get one 6095) Pentalounge Zeta Bar free on all alcoholic drinks. Daily 5-9pm, half price all drinks. Daily 6-9pm, half price drinks. 6 Fangyuan Xilu, Chaoyang District Loong Bar Beijing 3-18 Chongwenmen Waidajie, Dongcheng Hilton Hotel, 1 Dongfang Lu,东方路1号希尔朝阳区芳园西路6号 (6437 8331) Daily 5.30-9pm, half price on beer, District 东城区崇文门外大街3-18 6708 1188) 顿酒店(5865 5000 ext. 5050)Transit wine and cocktails. Daily 6pm-7:30pm buy one get one Frank’s Place 2/F, 83 Jianguo Lu, China Central Q Bar free. Buy a 3L draught, get nachos for free Place, Chaoyang District 朝阳区建国路83号 Mon-Thurs 6-9pm, selected cocktails N4-36, Sanlitun Village North, 11 Sanlitun Lu, (During “Tiger Thirstday” 华贸中心2层 (5908 8995) 40-45 percent off. Chaoyang District. 朝阳区三里屯路11号三里 Jiangtai Xilu, west of Rosedale Hotel, Chaoyang 6/F, Eastern Hotel, 6 Baijiazhuang Lu, 屯Village北区N4-36号 (6417 9090) District Lush Chaoyang District 朝阳区百家庄6号 (6595 朝阳区丽都将台西路 Daily 8-10pm, buy two get one free, 9239) 6437-8399 and buckets of Tsingtao bottles RMB70. 2/F, Bldg 1, Huaqing Jiayuan, Chengfu Lu, R Lounge Face Wudaokou, Haidian District 海淀区五道口华 Daily 6-9pm, two for one standard Sun-Thurs 12pm-8pm, Fri-Sat 12pm- 清家园1号楼2层 (8286-3566) drinks and cocktails. win! 6pm.Cocktails, mocktails and wine 4/F, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel, 61 selection for RMB40. Kro‘s Nest Dongsanhuan Zhong Lu, Chaoyang District 朝 Email [email protected] 26 Dong Cao Yuan, Gongti Nanlu, Chaoyang Sun-Thurs 4-6.30pm and 9.30pm-late, 阳区东三环中路61号北京富力万丽酒店4 with the subject line “GOLD” for a District朝阳区工体南路东草园26号 (6551 buy one get one free. 层 (5863 8112) chance to win a Little Gold Book with 6788) 35 Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区霄云 RMB12,000 worth of discounts and 路35号 (8391 3131) The Saddle Cantina giveaways inside!

66 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com L adies’ nightS LUNCH deals Chaoyang District 朝阳区工体北门内(5293 Alameda Mare 0333) Mon-Fri 11.30am-3pm, weekday lunch Mon-Fri three courses with coffee or with two courses for RMB78 or three tea for RMB98/person, or four courses Thursday courses for RMB98. for RMB118/person. Sanlitun Bei Jie, Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里 Ground Floor, E-Tower, 12 Guanghua Lu, Bar Blu 屯北街 (6417 8084) Chaoyang District朝阳区光华路丙12号数码01 1 (6595 4178) Free cocktails for ladies until midnight. 大厦层南侧 4/F-6/F Tongli Studio, Sanlitun Hou Jie, Aria Mon-Fri 11.30-2.30 Three contemporary Migas Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯酒吧北街同 Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm, choice for first 里4层-6层 (6417 4124) European courses paired with coffee or tea for RMB198 with 15 percent service and second courses with a snack and a dessert for RMB85. All options are Beer Mania charge. L2, China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie seasonal. Free Belgian ice cream with every order 6/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beijie, Chaoyang Chaoyang District 朝阳区建国门外大街1号 of two Lindeman beers. District 朝阳区三里屯北街81号那里花园6 103-104 Taiyue Hotel, 16 Sanlitun Nan lu, (6505 2266-36) 层 (5208 6061) Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯南路16号泰 Bene Restaurant 悦豪庭103-104(6500 0559) MODO Daily 11.30am-2pm. Dine on Italian Daily 12-2.30pm. Two courses for delights from pizza to Chef Francesco’s RMB80, three courses for RMB95. On Hidden Lounge unique creations. RMB98 includes anti- weekends, free-flow sparkling and 9pm-12am. Free drinks for ladies. pasto with main course, pizza or pasta. house wines are available for an extra Room 101, Bldg 8, CBD Apartments, Sheraton Dongcheng, 36 Dongcheng Beilu, RMB120. Menu changes weekly. Shuanghuayuan Nanlier Qu, Chaoyang District Dongcheng District 东城区北三环路36号 S10-31, 3/F, Bldg 8, Sanlitun Village South, 19 朝阳区双花园南里二区, CBD总部公寓, 8号 (5798 8888) Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯楼101室(8772 1613) 路19号三里屯Village南区8号楼S10-31 Blue Frog (6415 7207) Luga’s Villa Mon-Fri soup and salad with choice of 10pm-late. Margaritas, Long Island Iced main and a drink for RMB60-65. Moment Cafe 4-3-1, 3F, Sanlitun Village, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Wednesday Teas and Mojitos RMB30. Mon-Fri 12-2.30pm, set three course 7 Sanlitun Bei Jie, Chaoyang District 朝阳区三 Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯路三里屯 lunch offering soup, salad, a selection Black Sun Bar 里屯北里7号楼 (135 2013 7915) Village南区4号楼3层S4-3 0 (6417 4030, www. of crepes, sandwiches and salads with Women get 2-for-1 cocktails, guys get 30 bluefrog.com.cn) coffee or soft drink for RMB65. Add percent off beer. Solutions dessert for RMB75. Cepe Chaoyang Park West Gate, Chaoyang District 朝 Free drinks for ladies all night long. B1-525 Sanlitun SOHO, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang 1/F, Bldg 12, Huaqing Jiayuan, Haidian District Mon-Fri from 11.30am-2.30pm antipas- District 朝阳区工体北路三里屯SOHO B1-525 阳区朝阳公园西门(6593 6909) ti or soup, choice of six mains (pasta, 海淀区五道口华清嘉园12号楼1层 (8586 (8590 0724) meat, fish) and selection of desserts Elements 3517) starting at RMB328/person. Mosto 9pm-1am. Free mojitos, champagne and Ritz-Carlton Financial Street, 1 Jin Cheng Fang Mon-Fri 12-2.30pm, two courses for XIU Cosmos. Dongjie, Xicheng District 西城区金融街金城坊 RMB95 or add dessert for an extra From Monday to Thursday 58 Gongti Xi Men, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工东街1号 (6601 6666) RMB15. / Weekend brunch with free 体西门58号 (6551 2373) Buy one get one free on selected drinks flow RMB 158 from 6pm to 9pm Capital M 3/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District Eudora Station Relaxing music Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm, locally-focused 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园3层 (5208 8pm-12am ladies ordering food from the Chaoyang District. Open daily from 6:00 am to lunch offering an appetizer, main 6030) ladies’ night menu receive free drinks 10:30 pm. (8567 1111) course, fresh squeezed juice and fruit from the same menu. for RMB118. Menu changes every three Niajo 6 Fangyuan Xi Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区芳 Zeta Bar months. Mon-Fri 12-2.30pm, three course lunch 园西路6号(6437 8331) 9pm-late, head upstairs to the “ladies’ 3/F, 2 Qianmen Pedestrian Street, Dongcheng with a glass of wine, soft drinks or cof- only” section for free cocktails. District 东城区前门步行街2号3层 (6702 fee for RMB98. Four Corners 2/F, Hilton Beijing, 1 Dongfang Lu, Chaoyang 2727) 3/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang District 81 Buy two get one free martinis for District 朝阳区1号希尔顿饭店2层(5865 5050) 朝阳区三里屯北路号 Flamme 那里花园三层 (5208 6052) women. Daily 11am-3pm. Every Pasta includes a 7 Dashibei Hutong, Dongcheng District friday 东城区 house-salad and garlic bread. S.T.A.Y Restaurant 大石杯胡同7号(6401 7797) Plan B 3/F, S4-33 Sanlitun Village, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Tuesday to Friday 11:30am-2:30pm Three Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯19号, 三里 courses including coffee and tea for Haze Free Sangria for ladies until stocks run out. 屯Village南区S4-33 RMB388/person with 15 percent ser- 11pm-3am. Free rosé and cocktails. (6417 8608) vice charge. S.T.A.Y. Restaurant A101, Guanghua Lu SOHO, 22 Guanghua Lu, 2-012 Pingod North (22nd Art Street) Baiziwan Lu 百子湾路32号苹果社区22院街艺术区 Level 1, Valley Wing, Shangri-La Hotel, 29 Chaoyang District 朝阳区光华路22号光华路 Ganges 2-012 (5821 1353) Zizhuyuan Lu, Haidian District 海淀区紫竹院 SOHO A101(5900 6128) Mon-Fri 11.30am-1.30pm, Indian buf- 路29号香格里拉酒店1层 (6841 2211-6572) fet with a variety of starters, curries, Saturday Propaganda tandoor, salads, soups, rice and dessert Source All you can drink for RMB30. for RMB60. Sanlitun. 202, 2/F, Bldg 1, Shimao R Lounge Mon-Fri 11am-2pm three starters and 100m north of the east gate of Huaqing Dept Store, 13 Gongti Beilu, Chaoya ng District two mains for RMB98. Selection of drinks for free all night. Jiayuan, Wudaokou, Haidian District 海淀区五朝阳区工体北路13号世贸百货1号楼2层202 14 Banchang Hutong Nanluogu Xiang, 61 Dongsanhuan Zhong Lu, Chaoyang District 道口华清家园东门向北100米 (8289 3991) (6416 0181, www.ganges-restaurant.com) Dongcheng District东城区宽街南锣鼓巷板朝阳区61东三环中路(5863 8241) 厂胡同14号 6400 3736 Le Petit Gourmand The Stumble Inn Mon-Fri 11am-3pm, two courses for 9pm-midnight. Ladies get free mixed Sunday Taj Pavilion RMB65 or three courses for RMB 95. drinks and RMB20 martinis. Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, thali with veg- Hercules 3/F, Tongli Studio, Sanlitun, Chaoyang District 朝 S3-31, 3/F, Sanlitun Village South, 19 Sanlitun etables, dal, salad, rice, naan and des- Ladies enjoy half off cocktails all day 阳区三里屯同里3层 (6417 6095) sert for RMB40, with chicken or lamb Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯路19号三 long. 2/F, Tongli Studio, Sanlitun BeiJie 朝阳区 for RMB45, or with meat plus a starter 里屯Village 3楼3层S3-31(6417 7794) 三里屯北街同里2层 (6415 0299) Le Cabernet for RMB65. Mon-Fri 12-2.30pm Chef’s selection of Lido. 3/F, Holiday Inn Lido Place, Jiangtai Lu, The World of Suzie Wong’s salad, main courses and home made Jichang Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区将台路机 9pm-12am. Free drinks. ice creams for two for RMB180. 场路丽都饭店丽都广场3层 (6436 7678, www. 1A Nongzhanguan Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳 Novotel Beijing Peace Hotel, 3 Jinyu Hutong, thetajpavilion.com) 区农展馆路甲1号(6500 3377) Chaoyang District 朝阳区金鱼胡同3号 6512 8833 Transit Q Mex Daily 12pm-2.30pm. Choice of appetiz- Free margaritas for women. Maison Boulud ers, mains, rice or noodles with dessert 4 Gongti Bei Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区工 Mon-Fri 11.30am-2pm, business lunch for RMB88. 体北路4号 consists of three courses for RMB198 N4-36/37 Sanlitun Village North, 11 Sanlitun Lu, plus 15 percent service charge. Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯路11号三里 VILLAGE N4-36/37 (6417 9090) Vics 23 Qianmen Dong Dajie, Dongcheng District 东屯北区 Free drinks for ladies until midnight. 城区前门东大街23号 (6559 9200) Inside the north gate of the Workers’ Stadium,

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Lane Crawford hosted its luxe Fashion’s Night Out.

Blue Frog raised more than RMB63,000 for Operation Smile at a blowout IHG Beijing Cluster Charity Golf Tournament, put on by the party at its new Indigo location. More than 700 people attended. InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands, raised more than RMB400,000 for Project Hope.

Everwines hosted a wine tasting for its Beijing grand opening. The Benelux Chamber of Commerce and Heineken held a Sailing Regatta in Qinhuangdao Sep 1-2.

68 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com The Nine Gates Jazz Festival at the Binfen Theater featured internationally-acclaimed American saxophonist Antonio Hart and jazz artists from all over China like the Golden Buddha Jazz Trio.

Oktoberfest was a big hit at the Crowne Plaza Beijing Park View Wuzhou. Beer, German music and a stomping good time were had by all.

Frankson Lee has been appointed general manager of the InterContinental Beijing Financial Street.

The Yellow River Estuary Ecological Tourism Area has just opened, inviting people to experience the wild world at the mouth of the Yellow River.

The InterContinental Beijing Financial Street served up a Bread n Butter held their “Norwegian Wood” F/W fashion show at quintessentially British afternoon tea to VIP guests at the fourth JE Mansion. annual Beijing International Polo Open.

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Saddle Cantina www.awfullychocolate.com.cn 6:30-10:30am, 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30- restaurant 10am-10pm 5208 6005 10pm 西城区金融街乙9号北京金融街威斯汀 West Wing Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beilu 东城区东直门来福士广场B1层05A 大酒店1层 African Kempi Deli Chaoyang District 凯宾斯基饭店面包房朝阳区三里屯北路81号那里花园西侧 Argana 6465 3388 ext 5741 CAFES & TEA HOUSES & Wine Bar 8448 8250 1/F, Kempinski Hotel, Chaoyang District CHINESE 55 Xingfucun Zhonglu, Chaoyang District 7am-10pm Bocata 10am-2am 朝阳区幸福村中路55号朝阳区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店1层 6417 5291 Ibn Battouta Paddington Puddings & Pies 3 Sanlitun Lu (opposite 3.3 Shopping 8587 1255 Wendy 1352104945 Center), Chaoyang District BEIJING duck 4-103 China View Building Lottie 1371857931 10am-midnight (in the alley north of Danger Doyle’s [email protected] 朝阳区三里屯路3号(3.3 大厦对面) Da Dong Roast Duck Café Flatwhite across from Pullman Steak), 2 Gongti Don- The Lollipop Bakery 大董烤鸭 glu, Chaoyang District 11:30am-14:30pm 135 5277 2683 仙英咖啡 1) 8522 1234 6pm-10pm 朝阳区工体东路甲2号中国红街 Available at Crepanini, Fisheye Café and 1) Silk Street Market Store秀水店 5169 9156 5/F, Jinbao Dasha, Jinbao Jie 大厦4-103 Secrets From Africa Dongcheng District. 11am-10pm Pinotage Chaoyang District. Order 24 hrs in advance 356, Silk Mansion, 8 Silk Street Market, www.lollipopbakery.cn Chaoyang District 东城区金宝街金宝大厦5层 6430 7010 2) 5169 0329 9 Laiguangying Donglu Divina Cakes 朝阳区秀水东街8号秀水大厦底商356号 400 656 1128 www.cafeflatwhite.com 1-2/F, Nanxincang International Plaza Chaoyang District 22A Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng District 朝阳区来广营东路9号 7 Dadu Cheng Huan Yi Zhi Gongyuan, 2) 798 Dashanzi Art District Store 798大 Beitucheng Dongjie, Chaoyang District 山子艺术区店 11am-10pm Turay’s Africa House 东城区东四十条甲22号南新仓国际大厦1~2层 8444 4169 [email protected] 6432 2798 朝阳区樱花东街元大都酒吧东街7号 D09-1, 798 Dashanzi Art District, 4 Jiuxi- (立交桥西南角) 2/F, Unit 5, International Wonderland 3) 6582 2892/4003 39 Xingfu Ercun, Chaoyang District anqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区酒仙桥路4号 798大山子艺术区D09-1 3 Tuanjiehu Beikou, Dongsanhuan Lu Noon-midnight 朝阳区幸福二村39号首开广 buffets (southeast corner of Changhong Qiao) 场5号单元2层 3) 751 Store 751咖啡工厂店 8459 9678 Chaoyang District Aroma 751 D-Park, 798 Dashanzi Art District, 4 11am-10pm 朝阳区东三环路团结湖北口3号 AMERICAN 北京丽思卡尔顿酒店香溢餐厅 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District 楼 (长虹桥东南角) 5908 8777 朝阳区酒仙桥路4号， 798大山子艺术区 751 Duck de Chine The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, 83A Jianguo Lu 动力广场全鸭季 Blue Frog Chaoyang District 6:30am-10am 1)The Hidden City 蓝蛙朝阳区建国路甲83号华贸中心丽思卡尔顿酒店 6501 1949 1) 6417 4030 Asia Bistro Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang 4-3-1 3/F Building 4,Sanlitun Village, 19 亚洲风尚 district Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District 5908 8511 朝阳区工体北路四号院 10am-2pm 朝阳区三里屯路19号VILLAGE 4 Lobby, JW Marriott Hotel Beijing, 83 2)Jinbao Jie 号楼3层4-3-1号 Jianguo Lu, China Central Place 6521 1949 2)8561 2665 Chaoyang District 98 Jinbao Jie, Dongcheng District You Town Mall, No. 125, 1/F, Bldg 1, 6:00am-midnight 东城区金宝街98号 Sanfeng Beili, Chaoyang District (86 10) 朝阳区华贸中心建国路83号JW万豪酒店 Cheng Fat Duck 8561 2665 发达鸭朝阳区三丰北里1号楼1层125号橙 5863 8241 3) 8426 0017 8868 1188 Pullman West Wanda Hotel Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel, 61 Indigo mall, Shop 167, 1/F, 18 Jiuxianqiao Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District Lu, Chaoyang District 18 Shijingshan Lu, Shijingshan District. 6:30am-9:30pm. 石景山区石景山路 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm 朝阳区酒仙桥路18号颐堤港1层167号朝阳区东三环中路61号富力万丽酒店 Burgers & Beer 18号北京万达铂尔曼大饭店 Doubletree by Hilton Made in China 8435 7828 长安壹号 Beijing Scitech Premium Outlet, Store 希尔顿逸林 6338 1999 ext 1628 6510 9608 1-012, 28 Xiangjiang Beilu, Chaoyang 1/F, Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1 Dongchang’an District 168 Guang‘anmenwai Dajie Daily 10am-9:30pm Xicheng District Jie, Dongcheng District 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm 朝阳区香江北路28号北京赛特奥莱1-012店铺西城区广安门外大街168号 California Grapes 东城区东长安街1号东方君悦大酒店1层 Chef Too East 33 8776 4741 美西西餐厅东33 B1301 Sanlitun Soho, 8 Gongti Beilu, 6591 8676 6526 3388 Chaoyang district BEIJING Chaoyang Gongyuan Xilu (north of Block Raffles Beijing Hotel, 33 Dongchang’an Jie Daily 10am-10pm 8), Chaoyang District Tue-Fri 11am-2pm, Dongcheng District 朝阳区工体北路8号三里屯SOHO B1301 5-10pm, Sat-Sun 9.30am-3pm, 5-10pm 6:30am-10pm China Lounge Hercules 唐廊朝阳区朝阳公园西路(八号公馆北) 东城区东长安街33号北京饭店莱佛士 6415 0299 Element Fresh Elements 6501 1166 2/F, Tongli Studio, Sanlitun, Chaoyang South Gate, Beijing Workers’ Stadium 新元素元素阁 District 11am-midnight 1) 6417 1318 5865 5020 Chaoyang District 朝阳区三里屯同里2楼 Daily 11am-11pm S8-33, Bldg 8, Sanlitun Village South, 19 2/F, Hilton Beijing, 1 Dongfang Lu, Dong- Ocean Grounds Organic Coffee & Tea Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District sanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District 8561 0961 朝阳区工人体育场南门内 Mon-Fri 10am-11pm, Sat-Sun 7am-11pm 6:00am—12:00am Unit 327, 3/F, U-Town Mall, Sanfeng Beili Chynna 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯Village南区8号朝阳区东三环北路东方路一号北京希尔顿酒 Chaoyang District 秦唐中餐厅楼S8-33 店2层 www.oceangroundscoffee.com 5812 8888 2) 6433 5058 Feast Signature Restaurant 朝阳区三丰北里5号楼悠唐广场二期三层327室 5/F Hilton Hotel Wangfujing, 8 Wangfujing 6 Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang District 盛宴标帜餐厅 Schoolhouse Canteen Dongjie, Dongcheng District Daily 10am-11pm 5798 8908 6162 6506 东城区王府井东街8 号王府井希尔顿酒店5层朝阳区将台路6号 Level 2, Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel 12 Mutianyu Village, Huairou District JE Mansion 3) Tower C, Building 1, City Mall, 1-3 北京金隅喜来就酒店二层 www.schoolhousecanteen.com Reservation 健一公馆 Xinyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District International Food Warehouse only 怀柔区慕田峪村12号 5139 8739 Daily 10am-11pm 悦食悦香 TreeHouse Family Cafe and Playground West area of Chaoyang Park, Inside The 朝阳区新源南路1-3号都汇天地商场I楼C座 8567 1568 8590 0746/1581 132 5578 Virescence Bureau, Chaoyang District Eudora Station B1/F, Yintai Centre, 2 Jianguomenwai B1-115, Bldg 1, Sanlitun SOHO, www.china-je.com 亿多瑞站 Dajie, Chaoyang District Dongcheng District 朝阳区红领巾公园西园，朝阳区绿化局院内 6437 8331 朝阳区建国门外大街2号银泰中心B1层 www.thetreehousebj.com My China 6 Fangyuan Xilu, Chaoyang District Kranzler’s Restaurant & Bar 东城区三里屯SOHO1号楼B1-115 腾香居 9am-2am 朝阳区芳园西路6号 6465 3388 ext 4200 Zest Coffee 6450 4889/6458 8888 ext 8901 The Rug Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu 6531 3492 Hilton Beijing Capital Airport, Terminal 3 8550 2722 Chaoyang District Bldg 2, 3A Sanlitun Xiliujie, Chaoyang Capital International Airport Bldg 4, Lishui Gardens, Chaoyang 朝阳区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店 District Chaoyang District. 11:30am-10pm Gongyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District Momo Café Mon-Fri 7am-7pm 朝阳区首都机场3号航站希尔顿酒店 Daily 10.30am-10.00pm, 9pm last order 5907 6277 朝阳区三里屯西六街甲3号2号楼 Noodle Bar 朝阳区朝阳公园南路丽水嘉园4号楼 Courtyard by Marriott Beijing Northeast 面吧 Union Bar and Grille 101 Jingshun Lu, Chaoyang District 6501 1949 6415 9117 Buffet Mon-Fri 5:30pm-9:30pm C ENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICAN 1949–The Hidden City, Courtyard 4 S6-31, 3/F, Bldg 6, Sanlitun Village South open 11am-2pm all week Gongti Beilu (behind Pacific Century 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区京顺路101号北京人济万怡酒店 Brazilian Churrascos 巴西烤肉 Place), Chaoyang District 11am-11pm 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯 Monsoon 11am-10pm Village 南区6号楼3层S6-31 季候风 8498 2288 1/F Crowne Plaza Park View Wuzhou, 8 朝阳区工体北路4号院(盈科中心南面) 5852 5888 ext 5916/5917 Xiao Wang Fu Intercontinental Hotel, 11 Jinrong Jie Beisihuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District BAKERIES Xicheng District 6am-10pm www.crowneplaza.com/beijingwuzhou 小王府北京金融街洲际酒店 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10pm 1) 5911 9985/6 Augustin 西城区金融街11号朝阳区北四环中路8号五洲皇冠假日酒店1层 2/F, Crown Plaza Hotel, 48 Wangfujing Dajie 点食诚心 Seasonal Tastes Peter’s Tex-Mex Grill Dongcheng District 8590 0586 知味餐厅彼德西餐东城区王府井大街48号皇冠假日酒店2楼 Store B1-07, Gate City Mall, Zhongguan- 5922 8880 1) 8532 2449 2) 8561 5985 cun Dajie, Haidian District 7 Dongsanhuan Beilu, the Westin Beijing 88A, International Club, 21 Jianguomen- Inside the North Gate of Ritan Park www.amandine-bakery.com Chaoyang District wai Dajie, Chaoyang District (Next to St. Ritan Lu, Chaoyang District 海淀区中关村大街新中关购物中心B1-07 Daily 6:30am-11:00pm Regis Hotel) 朝阳区日坛路日坛公园北门内 (地铁海淀黄庄A2出口) 朝阳区东三环北路7号北京金茂威斯汀大酒店朝阳区建国门外大街21号国际俱乐部88A(国际 3) 6594 3602 Awfully Chocolate Senses 俱乐部饭店旁边) Bldg 2, Guanghua Lu Dongli, Chaoyang 8409 8454 味 2) 6435 3509 District 11am-14:30pm, 17pm-10pm Rm 05A, B1/F, Raffles City 6629 7810; 6606 8866 ext 7810 9-2 Jiangtai Xilu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区光华东路2号楼 Dongcheng District 1/F, The Westin Beijing, 9B Jinrong Jie (Next to 3e International school) [email protected] Xicheng District 朝阳区将台西路9-2 号(3e国际学校旁边) 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70 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com Dragon Palace Restaurant 103 Nanheyan Dajie, Dongcheng District 6465 3388 ext. 4200 10am-10pm 东城区南河沿大街103号 Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu Chaoyang District 朝阳区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店 HOTPOT Noble Court 悦庭 Dong Lai Shun 8518 1234 ext 3822 东来顺 B1/F, Grand Hyatt Beijing Hotel, Oriental 1) 6467 3707 Plaza, 1 Dongchang’an Jie 12 Xinyuanxili Zhongjie, Chaoyang District, Dongcheng District Chaoyang District 11am-2pm 5pm-9pm 朝 Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30-10pm Sat- 阳区新源西里中街12号 Sun brunch 10:30am-2:30pm 2) 6528 0932 东城区东长安街1号东方君悦大酒店地下1层 5/F, APM Mall, 138 Wangfujing Dajie Shang Palace Dongcheng District 9am-10pm 香宫东城区王府井大街138号新东安大厦5楼 6841 2211 I Rock My Pot Shangri-La Hotel, 29 Zizhuyuan Lu 锅儿滚 Haidian District 5879 0999 10am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10pm. 37-38 Chaowai Dajie, Chaoyang District 海淀区紫竹院路29号香格里拉饭店 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm 朝阳区朝外大街 The Private Room 37-38号(昆泰国际中心步行街) 主席台 Little Sheep 8567 1118 小肥羊 5/F Park Hyatt Hotel, 2 Jianguomenwai 209 Dongzhimennei Dajie, Dongcheng Dajie, Chaoyang District District 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30-10:30pm www.littlesheephotpot.com 11am-3am 朝阳区建国门外大街2号北京柏悦酒店5楼东城区东直门内大街209号 Taozhu Mansion win! 陶朱公馆 H UAIYANG 6507 7328 For a chance to win dinner for two at 1/F Sanquan Apartment, 38 Maizidian The Rug, email prizes@urbanatomy. Xijie, Chaoyang District Huai Yang Fu Open Door Daily 11:00-14:30/18:00-21:30 淮扬府 com with the subject line “bagel.” 朝阳区麦子店西街38号三全公寓一层 5851 9988 Wu Li Xiang 1/F China Jingju Yuan Da Lou, 22 Ping’anli The Rug 5907 8406 Xi Dajie, Xicheng District 10:30am-2pm, 2&3/F, Traders Upper East Hotel, 2 Dong- 4:30-9pm 西城区平安里西大街22号中国京 sihuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. 剧院大楼1层 Not quite breakfast, not quite lunch 朝阳区东四环北路2号北京上东盛贸饭店2、3层 Summer Palace Yue Chinese Restaurant 夏宫采悦轩中餐厅 6505 2266 ext 34 If you haven’t already picked up a Sunday brunch tradition, a trip to The Rug Bagel 5798 8998 Lobby, China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomen- Level 2, Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel wai Dajie, Chaoyang District and Cafe will convince you to start. The bright, airy cafe offers a wide variety of 北京金隅喜来登就酒店二层 www.shangri-la.com Lunch: 11:30am - 2pm offerings to add a bit of color to your weekend breakfast. The Rug strives to incor- (Mon-Fri) / 11am-2:15pm (Sat-Sun) Dinner: 6pm - 10pm (Mon - Sun) porate high-quality organic elements into their meals, from the milk in the silky DUMPLINGS 朝阳区建国门外大街1号中国大饭店大堂 Greek yogurt (RMB48) topped off with fresh berries, nuts and honey, to the eggs Xihe Yaju in the salmon eggs Benedict (RMB78), resting atop a starchy bagel. Meals stretch Din Tai Fung 羲和雅居鼎泰丰 8561 7643 far beyond your plate: with a strong commitment to both quality and sustainability, 1) 6533 1536 Northeast corner of Ritan Park eating at The Rug is as good for the planet as it is for your palate. 6/F, Shin Kong Place, China Central Chaoyang District 11am-2pm, 5pm-10pm Place, 87 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区日坛公园东北角 // Tue-Fri 11.30am-10pm, Sat-Sun 10.30am-8pm. Bldg 4, Lishui Jiayuan, Chaoyang 11:30am-9:30pm Gongyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District朝阳区朝阳公园南路丽水嘉园4号楼 (8550 2722) 朝阳区建国路87号华贸中心新光天地6层 hunan/hubei 2) 6269 6726 7/F, Dangdai Shangcheng, 40 Zhongguan- cun Dajie, Haidian District 11:30am- Free As a Bird 9:30pm 翼栈海淀区中关村大街40号当代商城7层 6401 0979/6401 1126 3) 6462 3674 30 Beixinqiao Toutiao, Dongcheng District 24 Xinyuan Xili Zhongjie, Chaoyang District 东城区北新桥头条30号 Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm, Yi Hu Chun Sat&Sun 11am-10pm 一湖春朝阳区新源西里中街24号 5820 5699 4) 6615 9028 Bldg 15, Wanda Plaza, 93 Jianguo Lu B1/F, Building 1, Grand Pacific Mall, 133 Chaoyang District 11am-2pm Xindan Beilu, Xicheng District 4:30pm-10pm 西城区西单北路133号北京君太百货B1层朝阳区建国路93号万达广场15号楼 www.dintaifung.com.cn Your Bistro 金香柚 6563 0055/6563 0077 guizhou/guangxi 3/F, Bldg D, Central International Trade Center, 6A Jianguomenwai Dajie Miaoling Suantangyu Chaoyang District 苗岭酸汤鱼 11am-9.30pm 1) 8406 0615 朝阳区建国门外大街甲6号中环世贸D座3层 5-11 Dongzhimennei Dajie, Dongcheng District. 10:30am-3am imperial 东城区东直门内大街5-11号 2) 6404 9765 232 Dongzhimennei Dajie, Dongcheng Da Zhai Men District. 10:30am-3am 大宅门东城区东直门内大街232号 8835 6687/9 Three Guizhou Men Guoxing Jiayuan, 20A Shouti Nanlu 三个贵州人 Haidian District, 11am-10pm 1) 8171 5880 www.bjdazhaimen.com Bldg 3, Area 2, Fengya Yuan, Huilongguan 海淀区首体南路甲20号(国兴家园) Changping District 10:30am-10:30pm Guo Yao Xiao Ju 昌平区回龙观风雅园二区3号楼国肴小居 2) 6470 7288 6403 1940 58 Jiaodaokou Bei Santiao, Dongcheng 2/F, Nalisa Building, 1 Guangshun OPEN DOOR Nandajie, Chaoyang District 10am-10pm District 10:30am-1:30pm 朝阳区广顺南大街1号娜丽萨大厦2层 4:30pm-9pm 东城区交道口北三条58号 3) 5869 0598 Na Jia Xiao Guan Bldg 7, Jianwai SOHO, 39 Dongsanhuan 那家小馆 The Cut Zhonglu, Chaoyang District 10am-10pm 6567 3663 朝阳区东三环中路39 建外SOHO 7号楼 West of 119 Middle School, South of the Beautiful beef 4) 6502 1733 LG Twin Towers, Yonganli, Jianguomenwai 6 Guanghua Xili, Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District Chaoyang District 10am-10pm 11:30am-9:30pm 朝阳区建国门外大街永安朝阳区建国门外光华西里6号西里双子座大厦南侧, 119 中学西侧 Offering premium beef tenderloin, rib eyes, filet mignon and more, The Cut definitely lives up to its name. Think of it as a steak spa: from a comprehensive HAKKA shandong menu illustrating the different cuts and meats available, to an introductory explanation provided by Chef Marcus Routbard on the best steak based on your Tong He Ju Han Cang taste buds, dining at this chic spot in the heart of Beijing’s CBD is an indulgent 老汉字客家菜同和居 6404 2259 6852 2917 experience. Prime Australian and Canadian cuts are the stars of the menu, but Opposite North Gate of Beihai Park 71B Yuetan Nanjie, Sanlihe Xicheng District 10:30am-9pm plenty of other options can please veggie or fish lovers. A shellfish bisque soup Xicheng District 11am-3:30pm (RMB120) was a light layering of fresh crab paired with the frothy texture of red 5pm-10:30pm 西城区北海公园北门对面西城区三里河月坛南街乙71号 Ke Jia Yuan Xiang Man Lou curry, while the roasted tomato broth (RMB80) with basil pannacotta and pecorino 客家园香满楼 had a great tangy flavor. We couldn’t help but try the 280-gram Canadian filet 6582 5010 6460 6711 Tuanjiehu Beilu (southeast corner of Xinyuan Xili Zhongjie (opposite Yuyang mignon(RMB525), which came with a quintuplet set of mustards and three differ- Hotel), Chaoyang District. 11am-4pm, Changhong Qiao, a few doors south of Da 5pm-10pm ent sauces. Divine is the word for it. Side dishes like sauteed forest mushrooms Dong), Chaoyang District 11am-2pm and steamed vegetables (RMB60) were great complements to the mains, and a 5:30pm-10pm 朝阳区团结湖北朝阳区新源西里中街(渔阳饭店斜对面) 路甲2-2号(长虹桥东南角) glass of Italian sparkling wine (RMB95) was perfect to wash it all down. Kejia Xiao Zhen shanghai // 2/F, Fairmont Beijing, 8 Yong’an Dongli, Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District 朝阳客家小镇 6522 8993 区建国门外大街永安东里8号华彬费尔蒙酒店内 (8511 7777)

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Xiao Nan Guo tibet zhejiang 6591 9148 小南国 1 Sanlitun Nanlu, Chaoyang District 400 820 9777 Tues-Sun 11-1am 4/F City Mall, 1 Xinyuan Nanlu Makye Ame Kong Yiji 朝阳区三里屯南路1号 Chaoyang District 11am-9:45pm 玛吉阿米西藏风味餐厅孔乙己 The Veggie Table 朝阳区新源南路1号都汇天地商场4 层 6506 9616 1) 6404 0507 322 6446 2073 Yuan Yuan 2/F, 11A Xiushui Nanjie, Jianguomenwai 322 Dongsi Beidajie, Dongcheng District 19 Wudaoying Hutong, Lama Temple Area, 圆苑 Chaoyang District 10:30-midnight 11am-10pm 东城区东四北大街322号 Dongcheng District 1) 6508 2202; 6508 0522 朝阳区建国门外秀水南街甲11号 2) 6508 2228 Daily 10.30am-12pm 16 Dongsanhuan (at Tuanjiehu Park’s west Qomolangma South side of No. 8 Apartments on 东城区雍和宫五道营胡同甲19号 gate) Chaoyang District 11am-10pm 朝珠穆朗玛 Chaoyang Gongyuan Xilu Moment 阳区东三环团结湖公园16号(团结湖公园西 6401 8822 Chaoyang District. 11am-10pm 8590 0724 门南侧) 149 Gulou Xidajie (inside Tibet Provincial 朝阳区朝阳公园西门8号公馆内南侧 B1-525, Sanlitun SOHO, Gongti Beilu, 2) 8588 8730 office), Xicheng District Ming Xuan Chaoyang District 2/F-19 Huamao Center, 87 Jianguo Lu 11am-2pm, 5pm-8pm 名轩 www.momentbj.com Chaoyang District 朝阳区建国路87号华贸中西城区鼓楼西大街149 号西藏驻京办事处 6849 1357 朝阳区三里屯SOHO B1-525 心19号会所2层(近现代城) 32/F New Century Nikko Hotel CRU Steakhouse vegetarian 6 Shouti Nanlu, Haidian District 5908 8530 海淀区首体南路6号新世纪日航饭店32层 2/F, JW Marriott Hotel Beijing, 83 Jianguo shaanxi/shanxi Wu Ming Ju Lu, China Central Place, Chaoyang District Pure Lotus Vegetarian 无名居 Mon-Fri lunch 11:30am-2pm; dinner 6pm- Paomo Guan 净心莲 1) 6502 1568 10pm; Sun brunch 11:30am-3pm 泡馍馆 1) 6592 3627 32 Zaoying Beili, Maizidian Jie, Chaoyang 朝阳区华贸中心建国路83号JW万豪酒店2层 6525 4639 Tongguang Bldg, 12 Nongzhanguan Nanlu District 10am-10pm Modo 53 Chaonei Nanxiaojie, Dongcheng District Chaoyang District 11am-11pm 朝阳区麦子店街枣营北里32号 6415 7207 Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm 朝阳区农展馆南路12号(通广大厦内) 2) 8267 9036/7 3/F, Sanlitun Village South (close to Ele- 5pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 11am-10pm 2) 6437 6288 1-2/F Lixiang Dasha, 111 Zhichunlu ment Fresh), 19 Sanlitun Lu 东城区朝内南小街53号 3/F, Holiday Inn Lido, Jiangtai Lu Haidian District 11am-2pm 海淀区知春路 Chaoyang District Sun-Thu noon-10:00pm, Shaan Mian Ju Chaoyang District 11am-11pm 111号理想大厦1-2楼(近地铁海淀黄庄站) Fri-Sat noon-10:30pm 陕面居朝阳区首都机场将台路丽都假日饭店三层朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯Village南区3层( 6778 6656 Samadhi Vegetarian & Teahouse 近新元素) B103-1 Basement of the Landgent Shop- 三摩地茶艺空间 CONTEMPORARY ASIAN Mosto ping Mall Food Court (across the hall from 8453 1644 5208 6030 Shabu Shabu), Shuangjing Qiao 2/F Shifanghaoting Building, 16 Xinyuan 3/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu Chaoyang District Nanlu, Chaoyang District bei Chaoyang District noon-2:30pm, 11am-10pm 朝阳区新源南路世芳豪庭二层北 6-10:30pm 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园3层朝阳区朝阳乐城中心地下广场 Still Thoughts Vegetarian Restaurant 6410 5230 Grill 79 静思素食坊 B1/F, The Opposite House, Bldg 1 6505 2299 ext 6424 6400 8941 Sanlitun Village, 11 Sanlitun Lu 79/F, China World Summit Wing, China sichuan Yuqun Hutong, 18A Dafosi Chaoyang District [email protected] World Trade Center Phase 3, 1 Jianguomen- Dongjie, Dongcheng District (turn right www.beirestaurant.com wai Dajie, Chaoyang District Meizhou Dongpo onto Yuqun from Dafosi, which continues 6pm-10:30pm 朝阳区三里屯路11号三里屯 www.shangri-la.com noon-2pm 6pm-10pm 眉州东坡 from Meishuguan Dongjie) 10am-10pm Village号楼瑜舍地下1层朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸三期79层 5968 3370 东城区大佛寺东街甲18号育群胡同 (美术馆 Green T. House Starfish Wine & Seafood Bar 7 Chunxiu Lu, Chaoyang District 东街往北) 紫云轩海星 9am-10pm 朝阳区春秀路7号 6 Gongti Xilu, Chaoyang District 6416 5499 xinjiang 朝阳区工体西路6号 22-1 Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Chaoyang Karaiya Spice House District (opposite the Canadian embassy) Xinjiang Fanzhuang 辣屋 Lunch: 11:30-14:30; Dinner: 18:00-22:00 新疆饭店 6415 3535 朝阳区东直门外大街22－1号（加拿大大使馆 6836 2795 3/F, Bldg 8, Sanlitun Village South 正对面） Urumqi Government Office, 1 Chegong- 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District Sureño zhuang Dajie Beili, Xicheng District 11am- 11:30am-2pm,5:30-10pm 朝阳区三里屯路 6410 5240 9:30pm 西城区车公庄大街北里1号乌鲁木齐 19号三里屯Village南区8号楼3层 B1/F, The Opposite House 驻京办(五栋大楼北) Madam Zhu’s Kitchen 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District Xinjiang Islam Restaurant 汉舍中国菜馆 www.surenorestaurant.com 新疆伊斯兰饭庄 5907 1625 noon-10:30pm 朝阳区三里屯路11号三里屯 8836 5363 B1/F, Bldg D,Vantone Center, 6A Village瑜舍地下1 层 Xinjiang Provincial Government Office Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District 7 Sanlihe Lu, Haidian District, Mon-Sat 11am-10pm 朝阳区朝阳门外大街甲6号万通 11am-10:30pm Sun 11am-9pm 中心D座地下1层海淀区三里河路7号新疆驻京办事处院内(西 My Humble House 苑饭店南) 寒舍 New Brunch Menu Xinjiang Red Rose 8518 8811 &Live Jazz 新疆红玫瑰餐厅 W307 Oriental Plaza, 1 Dongchang’an 6415 5741 Jie, Dongcheng District 11:30am-2:30pm, Inside 7 Xingfu Yicun alley, opposite Work- 5:30-10 pm 东城区东长安街1号东方广场平台 ers’ Stadium North Gate 层西三办公楼W307 Every Sunday Chaoyang District, 11am-11pm Qin Restaurant from 11am to 3pm Transit 朝阳区工人体育场北门对面幸福一村7巷内瑶琴﹒江南小馆渡金湖 8451 7877 RMB 308 per person 6417 9090 6 Xinyuanxili Dongjie, Chaoyang District N4-36/37, Sanlitun Village North, 11 Sanlitun yunnan 10am-10pm 朝阳区新源西里东街6号 Lu, Chaoyang District The Courtyard Restaurant lunch 12am-2.30pm, dinner 6pm-10.30pm 四合轩餐厅 Book Now! 朝阳区三里屯路11号三里屯VILLAGE北区 6526 8883 N4-36/37 95 Donghuamen Dajie, Dongcheng District Please Call +86 10 6436 1818 Yu Xin www.courtyardbeijing.com Sat-Sun 渝信 6pm-10pm 东城区东华门大街95号 www.gracebeijing.com 6405 6398 WISH 1A Xiyangwei Hutong, Kuanjie 梧桐 Yi House Dongcheng District. Mon-Fri 6438 1118/8883; 6436 1818 11am-2:30pm 5-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-11pm 1330 112 2787 (English Service) Unit 1, 706 Houjie, 798 Art District (enter 东城区宽街西扬威胡同甲一号 Lido Garden, 6 Fangyuan Xilu, Chaoyang from north gate), 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu Yuxiang Renjia District (700m east of Xiaoyun Qiao on the Chaoyang District 渝乡人家 Eastern Fourth Ring Road) zhuyunyun@ 朝阳区酒仙桥路2号798艺术区内706后街1号 1) 5869 0653 wutong-wish.com www.wutong-wish.com 1011, Bldg 4 Jianwai SOHO, 39 Dongsan- 11am-midnight huan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区东朝阳区芳园西路6号东四环霄云桥东700米路北 eanurope 三环中路39号建外SOHO4座1011室丽都花园南门 2) 6437 6688 Yan Can Cook Beijing Aria 2/F Lido Plaza, 6 Jiangtai Xilu, Chaoyang 盐色阿丽雅 District 朝阳区将台西路6号丽都广场2层 5981 7578/79 6505 2266 ext 6644 201, World Financial Center, 1 Dongsan- 2/F, China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai taiwan huan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District Dajie, Chaoyang District 11:30am-2:30pm Lost Heaven Yunnan Folk Cuisine Daily 11am-10pm 6-10pm; bar 11am-midnight 花马天堂云南餐厅朝阳区东三环中路1号渣打银行2层201单元(京朝阳区建国门外大街1号中国大饭店二层 Bellagio This stylish Shanghai-based Yunnan 广中心南100米) 鹿港小镇 restaurant has opened a branch in Beijing. 1) 6551 3533 Expect traditional dishes from along the CONTEMPORARY western 6 Gongti Xilu, south of the Gongti 100 Ancient Tea Horse Trail, with food from Bowling Alley, Chaoyang District 11am- Dali, Lijiang and Burma, and Dai, Bai, 4am 朝阳区工体西路6号(工体100南边) Miao and Tibetan ethnic minority groups. Alameda 2) 5971 6529 8516 2698 6417 8084 6F-19, 131 Xidan Beidajie, Xicheng District Unit G, 23 Qianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng Nali Mall, Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District 10am-10pm District Mon-Sat noon-3pm, 6pm-midnight; Sun 西城区西单北大街131号6F-19号 Lunch 11:30am-14:00pm Dinner noon-10pm 朝阳区三里屯路, 那里服装市场 3) 6530 5658 17:30pm-22:30pm BLD Cafe 6/F, Shin Kong Place, 87 Jianguo Lu 东城区前门东大街23号G单位 5863 8223 Chaoyang District 11am-10pm Club Camp Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel, 61 朝阳区建国路87号新光天地6层侃谱 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District 4) 8409 8075 6552 4945 6am-11pm Rm 6, 5/F, 1 Dongzhimen Nandajie 6/F, 8 Gongti Xilu (above Coco Banana) 朝阳区东三环中路61号北京富力万丽酒店 Dongcheng District 11am-10pm Chaoyang District 11am-midnight Cafe Noir 东城区东直门南大街1号5层6号朝阳区工体西路8号楼6层 5907 8416 5) 6489 4300 Dianke Dianlai 1/F, Traders Upper East Hotel Beijing, 2 35 Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang District 滇客滇来 Dongsihuan Beilu, Chaoyang District 11am-2am 朝阳区霄云路35号 6512 0930 朝阳区东四环北路2号北京上东盛贸饭店1层 Ming Court 8 Dafangjia Hutong (off Chaoyangmen Salt Taverna 明阁 Nanxiaojie), Dongcheng District 6437 8457 6501 8882 6457 5555 11am-1:30pm, 5pm-8:30pm 2/F, 9 Jiangtai Xilu, Chaoyang District 1949 – The Hidden City, Courtyard 4 2/F Langham Place Hotel, 1 Erjinglu 东城区大方家胡同8号(朝阳门地铁站南) Mon-Sat 12-3pm, 6-10.30pm; Sun 12-4pm Gongti Beilu (behind Pacific Century Capital Airport, Chaoyang District 朝阳区将台西路9号2层 Place), Chaoyang District noon-2:30pm 朝阳区首都机场二经路1号朗豪酒店2楼 Terra 6-10:30pm

72 October 2012 // www.thatsmags.com 朝阳区工体北路4号院1949内(盈科中心南面) Hopfenstube Morel’s 德国慕尼黑啤酒屋莫劳龙玺西餐 6909 6683 6416 8802 Crowne Plaza Beijing, 3 Sanfeng Beili, Gongti Beilu (opposite Workers’ Gymna- Chaoyang District sium North Gate, northwest corner of the 朝阳区三丰北里3号北京朝阳悠唐皇冠假日酒店 intersection with Chunxiu Lu), Dongcheng Paulaner Bräuhaus District 11:30am-1am 东城区工体北路春秀普拉那啤酒坊路西北角工人体育馆北门对面 6465 3388 ext 4200 The Orchard Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu 6433 6270 Chaoyang District Hegezhuang Village, Cuigezhuang Town- paulanerbrauhaus.com/beijing/home ship, Chaoyang District 11:30am-2pm,5:30pm-1am www.theorchardbeijing.com 朝阳区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店朝阳区崔各庄乡何各庄村东果园（朝阳区 Villa Castenea 9901信箱）七叶香山 TRB, Temple Restaurant Beijing 6272 0130; 6272 0131 8400 2232 266 Pu’an Dian, Wan’an Donglu, Haidian 23 Songzhusi, Shatan Beijie, Dongcheng District 10:30am-10pm District 海淀区万安东路普安店266号 Mon-Sat 6pm-10pm for dinner; Sat-Sun 11:30am-2:30pm for brunch 东城区沙滩北街嵩祝寺23号 indian/pakistani Vasco’s 5812 8888 Hazara 5/F, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing, 8 哈兹拉印度餐厅 Wangfujing Dongjie, Dongcheng District 6551 6788 www.pentabeijing.com Face Beijing, 26 Dong Cao Yuan, Gongti 6:30am-10:30pm 东城区王府井东街8号希尔 Nanlu, Chaoyang District 顿北京王府井酒店5层 (Behind Instituto Cervantes/Spanish Cultural Center) 5:30pm to 10:30pm Open Door french 朝阳区工体南路东草园路26号 (在西班牙塞万提斯学院后边) Le Petit Gourmand Ganges Indian Restaurant Cafe Noir 小美食家恒河印度餐厅 6417 6095 1) 6416 0181 3/F Tongli Studios, Sanlitun Houjie S9-31, Sanlitun Village, 19 Sanlitun Lu Sweet, sweet buffet Chaoyang District Chaoyang District 10am-2am 朝阳区三里屯路19号Village S9-31号朝阳区三里屯后街, 同里3层 2) 5135 8353 Fuss-free, modern and healthy cuisine can be found within the high-glass walls Le Pré Lenôtre 5B Hairun International Apartment of light and airy Cafe Noir, at the Traders Upper East Hotel in Lido. Blending in- 法餐厅 2 Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang District 8599 6666-6528 朝阳区将台路2号海润国际公寓5B ternational fare with Asian-inspired dishes, the restaurant has recently launched Level 6 Sofitel Wanda Beijing, Tower C 3) 6587 2999 a semi-buffet dining option (RMB128 plus 15 percent surcharge) that delivers on Wanda Plaza, 93 Jianguo Road 138A, B1/F, The Place, 9 Guanghua Lu freshness and variety, allowing foodies and hungry diners to pick from sushi and Chaoyang District Chaoyang District 11:30am-14:30pm 18:00pm-22:30pm 朝阳区光华路9号世贸天阶B1层138A号 sashimi or lamb chops and cured meats, and, for an additional RMB70, they may 朝阳区建国路93号万达广场C座北京万达索菲 4) 6262 7944 choose from eight main courses a la carte – a real bargain for a place like this. 特大饭店6层 6/F Wudaokou U-Center, Chengfulu Haidian Distrct Some of the buffet’s highlights are the extensive seafood selection and the salad 海淀区五道口U-Center 6层 bar, although it’s the dessert station which is the showstopper of this delectable Tadka experience. From a moreish chocolate fountain to artisanal ice-cream, fresh fruit 梵天印度餐厅 5927 8888 platters, mini pastries and eye-popping lollypops and candies, the puddings at 2/F, Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast Cafe Noir are a must-try for kids and adults alike. Make sure to leave plenty of 26A Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang District 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm space for it. 朝阳区霄云路甲26号海航大厦万豪酒店2层 // 1/F, Traders Upper East Hotel, 2 Dongsihuan Beilu, Chaoyang District 朝阳区东四环北 The Taj Pavilion 泰姬楼印度餐厅路2号 (霄云桥东南角)上东盛贸酒店(5907 8416) 1) 6505 5866 F2-03, 2/F North Tower Overseas Plaza 8 Guanghua Dongli, Jianguomenwai Dajie Chaoyang District 朝阳区建国门外大街光华东里8号中海广场北楼2层F2－03单元 2) 6436 7678 3/F, Holiday Inn Lido, Jiangtai Lu Shoudu Jichang Lu, Chaoyang District 11.30am-2.30pm, 6pm-10.30pm 朝阳区首都机场路将台路丽都假日酒店广场 Le Cabernet 缤纷廊3层卡本妮法餐厅 3) 8046 3238 6512 8833/6512 6863 L222, Europlaza, 99 Yuxiang Lu, Tianzhu Novotel Beijing Peace, 3 Jinyu Hutong Zhen, Shunyi District 11.30am-2.30pm Wangfujing, Dongcheng District 6pm-10.30pm www.thetajpavilion.com顺义 [email protected] 区天竺镇裕翔路99号欧陆时尚购物中心L222室 Daily 9:00am-11:00pm 东城区王府井金鱼胡同3号诺富特和平宾馆 Maison Boulud italian 布鲁宫 6559 9200 23 Qianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng District Alio Olio Mon-Fri 11.30am-2pm, 6-10pm; Sat-Sun 6594 0938 (brunch) 11am-4pm, 6-10pm West gate of Chaoyang Park 东城区前门东大街23号 Chaoyang District 朝阳区朝阳公园西门 Alla Osteria 意尚意大利餐厅 fusion 5900 3112 Rm 1112, SOHO Shangdu, Dongdaqiao Lu Crystal Jade Chaoyang District Daily 11am-10pm 翡翠皇宫酒家朝阳区东大桥路8号SOHO尚都1112号 1) 6533 1150 Barolo 6/F, Shin Kong Place, 87 Jianguo Lu 巴罗洛 Chaoyang District 11:30am-10pm 5908 8888 Open Door 朝阳区建国路87号新光天地6层 2/F, The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, China 2) 8515 0238 Central Place, 83A Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang Store BB82, Oriental Plaza, 1 District Mon-Sat 11:30am-2pm, 6-10pm Dongchang’an Jie, Dongcheng District 朝阳区建国路甲83号华贸中心北京丽思卡尔 Aria Restaurant 11am-3pm, 5pm-10pm 东城区东长安街1号顿酒店2层东方广场地铁层BB82店铺 East 33 Golden Platter 6526 3388 Raffles Beijing Hotel, 33 Dongchang’an Jie Dongcheng District 6:30am-10pm Aria Restaurant is the gold standard of opulence, from its baroque setting to the 东城区东长安街33号北京饭店莱佛士 distinguished cuisine. Be prepared to be impressed at this modern European Red Orange 红橙餐厅 venue. One glance at the mouthwatering Wagyu beef (RMB1100) illustrates this, 6452 1608 a dish served simply and beautifully -- relying solely on the flavor and delicate 1/F, Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Beijing texture in the meat, all is tailored to please the eye and palate. Every dish is per- 12 Qisheng Zhongjie, Beisanhuan Donglu Chaoyang District 6:30-9:30pm sonally paired by the in-house sommelier from their cellar of more than 500 wines, 朝阳区北三环东路七圣中街12 号新云南皇冠 selecting the best match both according to the personal taste of the diner, subtly 假日酒店1层 enhancing but not overpowering a food selection. Need help? Sommeliers are en- german cyclopedic of their knowledge of the wine, able to make spot-on substitutions to personally recommend the most suitable bottle. It fits: everything from the fresh Ellingen Brauhaus kingfish carpaccio salad (RMB145) topped with seafood, olives and savory auber- 6622 2312 gine butter, to the four types of sorbet in the sweet lychee pavlova, each meal is a B114-5, Seanson Place, Financial Street, Xicheng District La Dolce Vita portrait, tailored to suit the diner’s highest aesthetic tastes. Daily 11am-12am 甜蜜生活 // Lunch M-F 11.30am - 2.30pm, Dinner Daily 5.30-10pm. No. 1 Jianguomen Waidajie, 西城区金融街购物中心B114-5 6468 2894 6468 1259 Chaoyang District 朝阳区建国门外大街1号 (6505 0828)

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8 Xinyuan Xili Zhong Jie, 10am-9pm 2) 8042 2284 The Tree Bar Code 新源西里中街8号(近左家庄高架桥) 2/F, Bldg 8, Lakeview Place, Dragon Bay 6415 1954 8590 7855 Bene Italian Restaurant Villa, Shayu Huanlu, Houshayu, Shunyi 100m west of Sanlitun Jiubajie, Youyi World City, 10 Dongdaqiao Lu 班妮意大利餐厅 District Youth Hostel, (behind Poachers Inn), Chaoyang District 5798 8995 Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5-10pm Chaoyang District 朝阳区东大桥路10号世界成南业街 Level 2, Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel 顺义区后沙峪镇沙峪环路8号楼2层 Daily noon-2am Carmen 北京金隅喜来登就酒店二层朝阳区三里屯酒吧街往西100米友谊旅馆后面 6417 8038 Cépe 三里屯医院东面 Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beijie 意味轩 korean Chaoyang District 6601 6666 朝阳区三里屯北街81号 The Ritz-Carlton Financial Street, 1 Ai Jiang Shan russian Mare Jinchengfang Dongjie, Jinrong Jie Xicheng 爱江山古老海西餐厅 District 11am-2:30pm, 8456 9511 Chashka Chaya 1) 6595 4178/2890 6pm-10:30pm 西城区金城坊东街1号北京金 North Gate of Si’de Park, 39 Jiangtai Xilu 一杯茶 2/F, E-Tower, 12C Guanghua Lu 融街丽思卡顿酒店大堂 Chaoyang District 8406 3549 Chaoyang District Daily noon-11.30pm Daccapo www.aijiangshancom 11am-10pm 16 Min’an Jie (across from the Russian 朝阳区光华路丙12号数码01大厦2层 8522 1789 朝阳区将台西路39号四德公园北门 Embassy), Dongcheng District 9am-9pm 2) 6417 5657 2/F, The Regent Beijing, 99 Jinbao Jie Ssam 东城区民安街16号俄罗斯大使馆对面 S9-10 Sanlitun Village, Sanlitun Beilu Dongcheng District noon-2:30pm, 6pm- 5935 9475 Russlan Chaoyang District 10:30pm 东城区金宝街99号北京丽晶酒店2层 238, B1/F Building 2, Sanlitun SOHO 鲁斯兰俄罗斯餐厅朝阳区三里屯北路三里屯Village南区S9－10 Da Giuseppe Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District 11am- 8042 2197 Ole Spanish Restaurant 8587 1299 2pm, 5pm-10:30pm 朝阳区工体北路, 三里屯 Unit 1, Bldg 7, Lakeview Place, Dragon Bay 6595 9677 Bldg 6, China View, 2B Gongti Donglu SOHO商场2号楼B1层238号 Villa, Shayu Huan Lu, Houshayu Shunyi Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District Chaoyang District District 10am-10pm 顺义区后沙峪镇沙峪环朝阳区工体北路4号院朝阳区工体东路乙2号中国红街6号楼美林大厦路龙湾别墅乐客湾7楼1号 Il Milione mediterranean White Nights 6508 6038 白夜西餐 1/F Sanquan Apartment, 38 Maizidian Capital M 8402 9595 Xijie, Chaoyang District 前门M餐厅 13A Beizhong Jie (off Dongzhimennei 朝阳区麦子店西街38号三全公寓一层 6702 2727 Dajie), Dongcheng District 11am-11pm Daily 11:00-14:30/18:00 - 21:30 3/F, 2 Qianmen Pedestrian Street (south- 东城区东直门内大街北中街甲13号 FratelliFresh east of Qianmen),Dongcheng District 5863 8203 www.capital-m-beijing.com 1/F, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel, 61 Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm,6pm-10:30pm southeast asian Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District Sat-Sun 11:30am-5pm,6pm-10:30pm 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm 东城区前门步行街2号3层 Lan Na Thai 朝阳区东三环中路61号北京富力万丽酒店1层 Mana 兰那泰餐厅 Metro Café 普罗旺斯生活西餐厅 6551 6788 美特糅餐厅 6460 6721 Face Beijing, 26 Dong Cao Yuan, Gongti 6552 7828 2 Sanlitun Beixiaojie (next to Liangma He) Nanlu, Chaoyang District 9 Gongti Xilu, Chaoyang District 11:30am- Chaoyang District, 11:30am-10:30pm 朝阳 (Behind Instituto Cervantes/Spanish 2pm, 6pm-10pm 区三里屯北小街2号 Cultural Center) 朝阳区工体西路9号 Saffron noon to 2:30pm, 5:30pm to 10:30pm Prego 藏红花西餐厅朝阳区工体南路东草园路26号 6606 8866 ext 7815 8404 4909 (在西班牙塞万提斯学院后边) 1/F, The Westin Beijing Financial Street 64 Wudaoying Hutong (150m west of Lau Pa Sak 9B Jinrong Jie, Xicheng District 11am- Vineyard Café), Dongcheng District 老巴刹 Niajo 3pm,5:30pm-11:30pm 西城区金融街乙9号 Tue-Sun Noon-2:30pm (lunch), 2pm-6pm 6417 0952 5208 6052 北京金融街威斯汀大酒店1层 (coffee/deserts), 6pm-10:30pm(dinner) Xindong Lu (opposite Canadian Embassy) 3/F, Nali Huayuan (Nali Patio) 81 Sanlitun Tavola 东城区安定门五道营胡同64号院(安定门桥 Chaoyang District Beilu, Chaoyang District 塔沃拉意大利餐厅东南角) 11am-10:30pm Friday & Saturday close at 2am 8532 5068 朝阳区新东路加拿大使馆对面朝阳区三里屯北路81号那里花园3层 2/F, The Grand Summit, Section B Malacca Legend Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Mansion middle eastern 马六甲传奇 19 Dongfang Donglu, Chaoyang District 5908 0075 5908 1712 bars&clubs www.tavola-bj.com 11:30am-2pm, Biteapitta 1/F Block B, Ocean International Center 6pm-10:30pm 朝阳区东方东路19号亮马桥外吧嗒饼 56 Dongsihuan Zhong Lu, Chaoyang District 1F 交公寓会所2层 6467 2961 朝阳区东四环中路56号远洋国际中心B座1层( 6413 0587 Trattoria La Gondola 2/F, Tongli Studio (same block as Le Petit 慈云寺桥东南) 1/F, Tongli Studio (southwest of 3.3 Shop- 6465 3388 ext 4200 Gourmand), Sanlitun Houjie, Chaoyang 6 Luodong Lu, Luogezhuang Village, Housh- ping Mall), Sanlitun Houjie Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu District [email protected] Mon-Sun ayu Town, Shunyi District顺义区后沙峪镇罗各 Chaoyang District Sun-Thu 11am-2am Chaoyang District 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-1am 庄村罗东路6号 (8049 8902) Fri-Sat 11am-4am 朝阳区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店朝阳区三里屯后街同里2层朝阳区三里屯后街同里1 层 Nuage Rumi 6401 9581/6402 1663 Alfa japanese 入迷 www.nuage.com.cn 6413 0086 8454 3838 22 Qianhai Dongyan, Xicheng District 6 Xingfu Yicun 5pm-3am 幸福一村6号 Haiku 1-1 Gongti Bei Lu, Chaoyang District 西城区前海东沿22号 Aperitivo 隐泉之语 11:30am-midnight 朝阳区工体北路1-1号 Purple Haze 6417 7793 6508 8585 Shash 紫苏庭 43 Sanlitun Beijie Nanlu, Chaoyang Block 8, 3/F, (above Kong Yiji) south 沙市 1) 6413 0899/8774 6387 District 10am-2am 三里屯北街南路43号 side of No. 8 Apartments on Chaoyang 5190 7230/7236/7239 Xingfuyicun Lane 55 (Opposite of Workers’ Apothecary Gongyuan Xilu, Chaoyang District 10 Xiangjun Beili (next to Saint Angel Stadium North gate, in the hutong west of 酒术 www.block8.cn 11am-2pm, 5:30-10pm Hotel), Hujialou, Chaoyang Beilu Chaoyang ICBC Bank) 5208 6040 朝阳区朝阳公园西门8号公馆内南侧3层 District 11am-11pm 朝阳区呼家楼向军北里4 Chaoyang District 3/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang Hatsune 巷10号圣天使酒店1层朝阳区幸福一村甲55号，工人体育场北门对 District Tue-Sat 7pm-late; Sun 6pm-late 隐泉日本料理面，工商银行西侧胡同里 (kitchen closes 1am) 1) 6581 3939 2) 6501 9345 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园3层 2/F, Heqiao Bldg C, 8A Guanghua Lu pizza 1 Dongsiliutiao (East exit) Bar Blu Chaoyang District Dongcheng District 蓝吧 Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10pm Gung Ho! 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