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2 | GZ | OCTOBER 2019 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM Editor’s Note OCTOBER 2019

Back in the spring of 2011, some high school friends and myself set off on a backpacking adventure in Central

America. And while the trip took us through the beautiful nations of Guatemala and Belize, the real highlight – for myself, anyway – was cavern diving in southern Mexico’s stunning cenotes.

Dark, otherworldly and inaccessible to the vast majority of the world’s population, cavern diving in the cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula left two powerful impressions on me: respect for the dangers of overhead diving and appreciation for the geological wonders of our planet.

Last month, I set off to explore the underwater caves of Du’an county, Guangxi with accomplished Chinese cave diver Han Ting. The result of that trip is this month’s cover story (pages 34-43), which profiles the caves, the adventurous people exploring them and the relationship between Du’an’s Yao minority and South China’s underground river system.

I’d like to extend a massive thanks to TV director, diver and all-around badass Rachel Berkley, who was indispensable in putting together this month’s cover story.

Before I let you flip through the fine pages of our October 2019 issue, I want to remind readers that voting in our annual That’s Food & Drink Awards will kick off this month, so keep an eye on our official WeChat accounts and thatsmags.com.

Until next month,

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WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | OCTOBER 2019 | GZ | 3 6 CITY 34 COVER STORY INTO THE DARK ABYSS 7 SIGNALS FROM ABOVE Exploring South China’s expansive underground river system. China’s huge telescope detects strange signals from deep space. 10 ZOOM FOR GRANDEUR The story behind Thomas Chu’s National Geographic-recognized photo.

14 LIFE & STYLE 54 EVENTS 18 HALLOWEEN LAUGHS GZ Comical costumes for China.

20 THAT’S HOSPITALITY AWARDS The full list of winners.

OCT 17 Austin Mahone

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25 PENICILLIN Vocalist Zhang Zhexuan talks TV shows, new album and Brit influences. OCT 22 29 AUTOMATICALLY IN LOVE Broncho A glimpse of Carly Rae Jepsen’s sweet sincerity. HK

OCT 19-20 44 EAT & Rolling Loud

DRINK MO 48 SHUCK’N DELICIOUS Five epic oysters to try in Guangzhou.

51 POKE WOOD Hawaiian hallelujah. OCT 26 Coco Lee THE WRAP

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SIGNALS FROM ABOVE China’s Huge Telescope Detects Strange Signals from Deep Space By Matthew Bossons

hina’s super-massive Five-hundred- to the ever-intriguing idea of extraterrestrial meter Aperture Spherical Radio messages. CTelescope (FAST) has picked up re- inthe radio fine folksdata, atlasting Sciencealert.com: just a few milliseconds. “[FRBs] peated strange signals from the dark abyss But,are detected in that time, [in radio they astronomy]can discharge as morespikes is fully apparent, FAST will be undertaking of space. energy than 500 million Suns. Most FRBs are furtherNow monitoring that the significance of the burst, of whichFRB121102 is According to China Daily, the signals only detected once and can’t be predicted, coming from a dwarf galaxy in the constel- are ‘fast radio bursts’ (FRB) and are coming so tracing them back to their source is relation Auriga, according to a 2017 article by from a source known as FRB121102, which ally tricky … That’s why repeaters are so CNN. Astronomers in China are also encour- is located a mind-boggling 3 billion light important.” aging their colleagues around the world to Chinese researchers detected the tidal monitor the burst at their research facilities. In the short period from late August till wave of signals from FRB121102 after in- While FRB121102 was the only known theyears start away of September,and was first more detected than 100in 2012. FRB repeating FRB for over half a decade, in were detected coming from FRB121102 19-beam receiver,” according to China Daily, January of this year another was discov- – the highest number ever noticed (so far, andstalling astronomers a super-sensitive are currently “FRB backendreexamining on a ered – FRB180814. Since then, eight new anyway). repeaters have been detected, bringing the Now, we know what you’re wondering: No one is sure of the source of FRBs, and total of repeating FRBs to 10, according to What is a fast radio burst? Let us default to theoriesand cross-checking range from their black findings. holes and pulsars ScienceNews.

WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | OCTOBER 2019 | GZ | 7 THE BUZZ DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM? RANDOM NUMBER: China’s American Former American adviser to the Communist 22.1 micrograms Party of China Sidney Rittenberg passed away on Saturday, August 24. Rittenberg, known as …was the average hourly PM2.5 con- Li Dunbai (李敦白 centration reading in Beijing during country in 1944 as an American solider slash lin- the month of August, according to a ) in China, first arrived in the report released by Swiss air quality he learned after the US Army sent him to its lan- tech company IQAir, proving that the guageguist who school was at proficient Stanford University.in Chinese –In a Shanghai, language city is well on track to leave the list he met members of the Communist Party, who en- of the world’s top 200 polluted cities couraged him to head to Yan’an, where Mao was this year. Although this is a step in leading the Communist Revolution in China. the right direction, Beijing’s year-to- The South Carolina native went on to develop date average sits at 42.6 micrograms, a good rapport with China’s top brass – Mao which is still four times higher than Zedong and Zhou Enlai; although he would end the World Health Organization’s up serving two prison sentences during his 30- guidelines. So how did the city man- plus years in China. Right at the time when China age this feat? The largest contributors and the US had established diplomatic relations of locally-generated PM2.5 in the in 1979, Rittenberg decided to return to the US, capital are vehicle emissions, fol- where he had always remained a citizen. lowed by road and construction dust. In the past couple years, the capital has worked to relocate polluting industries and shut down the last of its QUOTE OF THE MONTH beenfour coal-fired tightened, power as air plantspollution in 2017. levels skyrocketRestrictions during on fireworks big holidays have like also Lunar New Year.

“If you want to survive, you need to have the love quotient, otherwise you can’t survive in the time of AI”

which took place in Shanghai last month. Joined on stage by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Ma spoke…said Alibabaabout AI founder in front Jackof a liveMa ataudience the World at theArtificial three-day Intelligence tech event, Conference talking about (WAIC), the job opportunities the technology will help create for the future workforce and predict- ing that people will spend less time doing trivial work and more time getting involved in creative tasks. The topics of Mars and extraterrestrial life were also broached during the business leaders’ chat, with Musk expressing his curiosity about the existence of aliens and Ma responding that he’s not interested in the red planet, but rather focuses his attention on the issues Earth faces. At the end of the day, the two brainiacs did agree on one thing: love.

8 | GZ | OCTOBER 2019 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM EDITED BY MATTHEW BOSSONS / [email protected] URBAN DICTIONARY ost people have the problem of not When the fengkou was renewable en- having enough money, while some ergy, investors chased solar, hydro and even Mhave the opposite problem of having hamster wheel energy generators. When the too much money and not knowing where to fengkou was the sharing economy, there were put it. Since the latter group is not inher- shared bikes, cars, vacation homes, umbrel- ently smarter than the former, moneyed las and even basketballs – an app called 猪 people want to put their money where all the 了个球 or ‘pig a basketball’ received over 10 moneyed people do, for reasons no sounder million yuan in its pre-A round in 2016 and promptly went bankrupt in 2018. (We don’t where all investors want to put their money, think it’s a coincidence that the app had the fengkou/ fēngkǒu / 风口 n. wind tunnel; an becausethan “I’ve they’ve heard heardit’s a good it’s a idea.” good Thoseinvestment, spots word ‘pig’ in its name.) area or sector where, for a period of time, all are called fengkou. If you don’t have money to invest, you can investors want to invest in; a much hyped but Fengkou literally means a wind tunnel. also contribute to the fengkou economy by often empty concept Just as you can throw anything into a wind providing hype. Read up on cryptocurrency and tell all your friends to buy the latest coin a fengkou will be buoyed by an ample amount or a crypto-kitty. Enroll in an online college What is your new start-up? oftunnel investors’ and it money, will fly, regardlessany start-up of thrownthe busi into- and brag about how e-education is the future. ness’ quality. If you know where the fengkou Buy a 5G phone and practice despising 4G is, investors will throw money at you even if download speed. It’s online-to-offline social-enabled and all you have is a PowerPoint presentation. From Jack Ma to Elon Musk, everyone is location-based haircuts. Many attribute the popularity of the word looking for the next fengkou. Will it be deliv- to Xiaomi founder Lei Jun, who famously said ery drones, smart pets or connectivity-enabled peanut butter? No one knows, but you So… a barbershop? . better be there when it happens! Mia Li forgetthat even you a are pig a can pig fly when if it youstands stand in a in wind a wind tunnel.”)tunnel. (His critics have countered, “Don’t Yes, but a barbershop on a fengkou!

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ZOOM IN FOR GRANDEUR The Story Behind Thomas Chu’s National Geographic-Recognized Photo By Tristin Zhang, photos by Thomas Chu

K2, the second highest mountain in the world.

want to see mountains again. Mountains, Gandalf!” Many share Bilbo Baggins’ obsession with mountains, photographer Thomas (Weimin) Chu included. Mother Nature has grown on Chu, who was born and raised in mountainous Chongqing; however, it was not until after hiking the scenic Bavarian Alps during one of his college years abroad in Germany that his passion for sharing alpine beauty through “Iphotography was ignited. After graduation, Chu became a soft- ware engineer; at around the three-year mark, he decided on a career change, and became a professional photographer with a focus on polar landscapes and high mountains. And thus began his story as a

One year prior to graduating, Chu posedan outdoor a challenge aficionado. for himself: capture a photograph of the top 10 highest mountain peaks on earth. His personal goal

28 years of age Chu faced up to northern Pakistan’swas finally Chhogori, realized last better year, known when asat K2just – the world’s second highest mountain.

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Trango Towers, a family of 6,000-meter- tall-plus granite mountains on the Pakistani border with China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

A desert dune stretching toward a mountain range in Pakistan.

It was not, however, with masterly composed photos of mysterious, majestic mountain peaks that he managed to captivate this year’s judges at one of the world’s most prestigious photography competi- tions. The National Geographic Travel Photo Contest annually supplies the world’s photography lovers with stunning photos of natural scenery, wildlife, festivities and portraits. This year, Chu’s quintes-

northwestern Greenland – garnered both the Grand Prize and First Prizesential in wintertime the ‘Cities’ photographcategory at thein Upernavik reputable –photo a fishing contest village in June. in Upernavik, home to approximately 1,000 residents, is dotted with colorful wooden houses, which form the shape of a Christmas tree. These are the only vivid colors visible when the vast area is blanketed in a sea of snow.

Trango Towers rising from a shroud of mist amid showers.

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March is the coldest month in Upernavik, in northwestern Greenland, with an average temperature of minus 23 degrees Celsius.

The winning photo was composed during Chu’s third expedition to Greenland in March of this year, when monthly temperatures averaged minus 23 degrees Celsius in the Northwest of the Arctic country. Keen on Greenland’s solitude, he had deliberately chosen to visit during this time of the year to observe daily life. His initial composition – a village street lit up against the backdrop of a dark, frozen sea on a wintry evening – lacked life before a local family of three entered the frame. In demandingly dark conditions, his skills were put to the test. He had to capture the ideal moment before the family vanished. The ISO setting (a camera setting that adjusts an image’s brightness) was pumped up to compensate for the lack of National Geographic recognized with top honors. light, risking the loss of details in the photo. The result is travel photography at its finest, which

Swaying aurora borealis illuminates the sky after days of rain, during a two-month exploration of Greenland.

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View from a Hang Son Doong doline 150 meters underground.

Photography is a practice characterized by the element of surprise. Having originally planned to spend two days at Upernavik before heading further north, Chu was forced to stay in the small village for as long as a week due to - makethe lack all of the flights difference leaving in thehis area.photographic On the sixth journey. day, after exploring every cor ner ofThe the future small looks town, bright he came for theacross young the photographer.“dreamy” composition But, most that impor would- tantly for Chu, he is doing what may sound like a luxury in our time – a job he loves. His work has taken him to some of the most captivating spots on Earth, such as Patagonia and Hang Son Doong, the world’s largest known underground cave. At this moment, the Chongqing native is likely spending time on some faraway mountain, where he feels a sense of belonging: Looking for his ideal composition, setting up a tripod and slicing in a polarizer and a six-stop ND - pinkfilter huein front on a of mountain his brand peak. new Sony A7R4 before hitting the shutter and cap turingSimply that awe-inspiringby doing what momenthe loves, when Chu’s theadventures first ray ofindicate sunlight he castsis living a rosy- his

- ingbest the life. lawn. To quote Climb American that goddamn literary mountain.” iconoclast Jack Kerouac: “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mow

You can follow Thomas Chu on Instagram (@thomaschuphoto) or visit his website (thomaskksj.tuchong.com) to see his latest works.

Mountains in the orange wash of the first sunlight in southern Greenland.

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ship between food and our bodies; so, it as in China nowadays, in terms of creativity. made sense that my project would be based In the UK, by comparison, I feel everything JELLY DENG on these topics. is going more smoothly and systematically. Designer and All-Round ‘Whispery Savoury’ was initially inspired People pay more attention to details, and by a very intriguing neurological phenom- there are many ‘small but beautiful’ things. Creative enon known as synesthesia. I have a form of synesthesia called grapheme-color synesthe- Shanghai is known for its innovative and By Ryan Gandolfo sia, a condition where I perceive individual creative energy. What prompted your letters of the alphabet and numbers as ‘shad- move to the metropolis and how has your Jelly (Jialin) Deng knows a thing or two about ed’ or ‘tinged’ with a color. My experience work progressed there? design. Having studied fine arts among other with this prompted me to query whether our disciplines in Guangzhou and London, the big metropolis – especially in the creative in- of our other senses, and if so, by what means dustry.There are You definitely can always more see opportunities the newest things in a former Shanghai-based creative designer couldperception our sense of flavor of taste could be be translated extended into by any and meet the most interesting people there. and strategist has made a living by helping visual, audio or tactile forms. I came to Shanghai in 2016 because I found The shape, size, texture and design of clients around the world deliver holistic brand a job at a food innovation company. I’m very a plate can affect how – and to what extent and multichannel experiences to consumers appreciative that I worked with fascinating – we enjoy our food and the entire dining teams and could keep doing what I practiced in China. We chat with Jelly about her work, experience. With this in mind, I designed a in London here. I’m so excited that what I creative approach and, best of all, food. set of plates as primary visual stimuli. It was have done is inspiring to others. I’ll be moving to Melbourne at the end of September, complex integrations such as plate design, As a designer, illustrator, storyteller and sound,the first gastronomy, element in howcross-modal this project science, fuses din - doing all these years. event planner, your work in the creative ing experience and more. The combination of and will definitely stick with what I’ve been industry sounds by no means monoto- these details contributes to a complex multi- From ‘Edible Jewelry’ to ‘The Future of nous. How did you get started in this line sensory feast of art and science. Snacks,’ each of your projects have a level of work? of intrigue that we’re curious to learn What differences or similarities have you The artistic part of me was enlightened by my more about. Would you share with us a found working with domestic and over- mother’s paintings when I was little, and so project you’re excited about? seas companies in terms of creative ap- I started to paint. Painting has trained me to proach? Which companies – would you say I have to say both those projects are my fa- observe the world through different perspec- – tend to have more of a ‘creative gene’? vorite. ‘Edible Jewelry’ tends to be more of an tives and to think differently. So naturally, I artistic expression and a philosophical way went to art schools and dove into the creative Since I have only worked in China and the of thinking about life. ‘The Future of Snacks’ industry to inspire and help people to solve UK, and the industries are quite different, is concerned with people’s day-to-day lives problems – to make an impact with my work. the comparison might not be that objec- and, ultimately, the future. Imagine this: If tive. Personally speaking, there has been a you time-travel to 2049, and receive a box of One of your early projects – ‘Whispery tremendous transformation in the Chinese snacks – what would be inside? ‘The Future Savoury’ – takes a dynamic look into creative industry over the past several years, of Snacks’ explores seven new and delicious the role that art and science play in gas- especially since the boom of China’s internet snack combinations, bearing in mind the re- tronomy. What made you interested in this economy. In this fast-paced marketing and sources and conditions 30 years from now. subject? consumer environment, Chinese companies have to innovate to stay highly competitive. As a foodie, science lover and designer, I have Learn more at jellydeng.com In this regard, I think that there is no other always been very curious about the relation- place with companies as fast, big and radical

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UNDER THE LENS Beauty for All Riri fans, it’s here! The singer’s cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty dropped last month, - COVET lection hit the shelves of various stores acrossmaking Hong its first Kong, foray Macao into Asia.and South The col Ready for Liftoff Korea and is also available online at Tmall Take your look to new heights with Nike’s exclusive Space Capsule pack, which commemo- Global. The wildly popular cosmetics rates the milestones of China’s space program. November will mark the 20th anniversary of line has been praised for its inclusivity of a wide range of skin tones, which can crewed space program in 2003. The exclusive collection includes three sneakers: Air Max 720 be summed up by the brand’s motto, (RMB1,499),Shenzhou 1, the P-6000 country’s (RMB899) first unmanned and the Tailwind launch, IV which (RMB1,299). then led toThe Shenzhou shoes combine 5, a successful royal ‘Beauty for All.’ Rihanna explained in (such as the dates of the missions printed inside the tongue labels!). These shoes also perfectly launched @fentybeauty in 2017, it was blues, reds, silver foiling, iridescent finishes and other awesome nods to space exploration importantan Instagram to mepost to back make in sure July: it “When was avail I - able globally so everyone had access to throughoutcapture the China.2019 space/dad shoe trend, so cop ’em while you can. The collection made its first it.” Now you can get that highlight poppin’ drop in Beijing, and can now be found on the official Nike China website and select retailers with her Killawatt Freestyle Highlighters > nike.com/cn

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24 | GZ | OCTOBER 2019 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM DRUMROLL - - 25 - - - 2019 | GZ | s Guangzhou date at Mao ’ WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | OCTOBER WWW.THATSMAGS.COM ing out venues for the past two years, but this years, the past two for ing out venues time it’s just faster. Scan the QR code for tickets to Penicillin of 11 songs. Six using Chinese lyrics and five and five lyrics of 11 songs. Six using Chinese the best are lyrics English lyrics. with English language music I think. The Chinese rock for and detailed, so complicated is much more tell to I want when lyrics I’ll choose Chinese a story. on experience talk about your you Could Big Band? The actually fun, but I never was show The TV our performanc for of it except any watched on the about all the stories care es. I didn’t It’s some and roll. rock it’s not really show; country do. Every needed to thing that we me, of doing things. For way has their own is the most impor making a record though, things These are tant thing, and gigs as well. it’s differ do, but in China that a band has to show use the TV musicians need to ent. Many people can learn about them. so that more been sell have did it, and it’s finished. We We Livehouse: - boards and different sounds, maybe similar sounds, maybe and different boards want I Mondays. Depeche Mode or Happy to and the groove dancing music, where make to is the key. atmosphere album? talk a bit about the new you Could you Big Band make of The Did the success album now? a new release to want years, all the songs in the past two I wrote June or to March from recorded and then we at the start a pair of gigs in Brazil had We July. we it after recording and began of the year, totally those are show, the TV got back. About things. The album is made up separate two Penicillin’s music has gotten progressively progressively gotten music has Penicillin’s What do you unique. more and better the added through have guys you think years? this band. I for songwriter I’m the primary guitar in a pair of bands in 2017, playing was had Demon, which one band called Casino for I In Penicillin, style. Californian a surf rock, think the guitar is the most important thing released We music. my to me; it’s the key for that’s two our second album in September; do to that I want After years. albums in three music the guitar in my Now something new. with key play to important, but I want is very - - ’s hot five’s bands Qunxing Shanyao Shi The Big Band

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By Bryan Grogan By Bryan PENICILLIN TV Talks Shows, Zhang Zhexuan Vocalist Brit and Album New Influences ing, because I felt like punk was too easy. easy. too punk was like ing, because I felt influenced me more British music always about I’m crazy lover. because I am a football on CCTV some TV shows were There football. had some shows about sports. Those TV Beatles songs and some Oasis songs. When I in 2014, in China university from graduated one year for study to Manchester to I went ’90s Britpop influenced another degree. for The Roses, Oasis, Stone me a lot; bands like the sound I love Mondays. Smiths and Happy of Manchester. sic. Punk is easy to play; you just need three just need three you play; to sic. Punk is easy chords. to the transition make then did you How influence what Britpop music, and playing music? Manchester from take did you feel something with more make to I wanted What were your musical beginnings? Can Can musical beginnings? your What were bands? early talk about your you in middle The first time I had a gig, I was to I started or 16 when 15 school. I was a lot of to songs. I had begun listening write and Guns Nirvana music, bands like Western mu My first band made punk rock N’ Roses. hype. embraced for not allowing himself to be caught up in the show’s and songwriter Zhang Zhexuan has been both criticized and onstage and refusing song revision advice, the band’s singer contrarians criticized being and show, the on chewing for gum groups in the country right Having now. acted as one of the main for the summer, Penicillin are one of the most hyped indie

band’s new music. catch up with Zhang to talk about football, Manchester and the much-hyped national tour coming up, we took the opportunity to (which roughly translates as ‘The Star’s Shine’), in the bag, and a Having been crowned one of

See the QR codes on this page? Scan them with the That's App when you see it on an article to find more multimedia, photos and videos related to the feature you are reading. Genius, eh? COLLAGE Download the That's App at www.thatsmags.com/app COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU TRANSCRIBED “Actually, I didn’t know this guy before. I don’t know why he has this T-shirt” King of fashion and former One Direction member Harry Styles was spotted wearing a OCT T-shirt bearing the name of Beijing indie label 1 Space Fruity Records at an Ariana Grande concert in London. Netizen reactions were posi- Abominable tive, while label founder Zhai Ruixin was both perplexed and amused by the turn of events. Highly anticipated family animation Abominable The singer-turned-actor was again spotted wearing the same Pearl Studios in collaboration with Dreamworks T-shirt in Italy. andis finally sees hittinga young theaters. Shanghai The girl film befriend was made a yeti by who is trying to make its way back home to Mount Qomolangma (also know as Mount Everest in the West). Expect a tear-jerking and emotional storyline, as well as gorgeously animated shots of some of China’s best known geo- graphical features, such as the karst landscapes in South China. HAO BU HAO Hao Among the acts who embarked on European and world music tours in September were Shanghai’s SVBKVLT and Beijing-based The Hormones, while Chengdu electronic punk band Stolen will also set out on a European tour with New Order in October. SVBKVLT linked up with the folks at Nyege Nyege Festival, with producer Hyph11e making an appearance on Boiler Room during the festival. The Hormones, on the other hand, hit Europe as their new self-titled album dropped. All of this seems to indicate OCT 18 that Chinese music is becoming more and more popular on the global stage. Gemini Man The latest from renaissance man Will Smith sees the ‘Fresh Prince’ team up with Ang Lee for an Bu Hao intriguing tale about getting old and dealing While the arrival of the fantastic Picasso exhibition, Birth with identity. Smith plays an aging hitman who of Genius at UCCA in Beijing earlier this summer marked is targeted by a younger version of himself. The a new step forward for large-scale art events in China, we are still hearing stories of fake art shows around the are considered revolutionary. In order to depict country. According to Global Times, an exhibition by the afilm young is notable Will Smith, in that the the effects CGI effects team wereinvolved tasked name of Leonardo and His Outstanding Circle opened at with creating a totally CGI character, whom audi- Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in September, ences are asked to believe is human. The Chinese drawing the ire of netizens and art fans. Works included in the exhibition were apparently made by some of Da hits cinemas in the US. release of the film comes a week after the film Vinci’s favorite disciples, but have been criticized for being of low quality.

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Liu Yifei For Western audiences, the name Liu Yifei perhaps didn’t ring a bell before November, 2017 when it was announced that the Chinese actress would play the eponymous heroine of Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan. But, contradictory to her heroic role as Hua Mulan in the upcoming Hollywood movie, Liu’s moniker in China is ‘Fairythe 1998 Sister,’ animated bestowed film for her compelling portrayals of many delicate

She’s American about Liu. Born in Wuhan, Hubei province, Liu attended school in New characters in Chinese fantasy dramas. Here we give you five fast facts York City from the age of 10 to 14, during which period she became a naturalized American citizen.

Songbird Big Screen Head Start With a diverse repertoire including rap and Having made her mark in Chinese TV series, Liu started ap- soft rock music, Liu is also a Mandopop sing- pearing in motion pictures in 2008, with her silver screen er, and released her self-titled album back in debut coming in The Forbidden Kingdom, in which she acted 2006. alongside movie superstars Jet Li and Jackie Chan.

Worst Actress in China? Cat Lover On Douban Movie, the Chinese equivalent of Rotten Tomatoes, The 32-year-old is a die-hard cat lover, who Liu has been named the worst Chinese actress of the year once kept over 50 stray cats in the backyard three times, and the most disappointing actress once. of her Beijing house.

WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | OCTOBER 2019 | GZ | 27 AD MUSIC | ARTS AUTOMATICALLY IN LOVE A Glimpse of Carly Rae Jepsen’s Sweet Sincerity By Noelle Mateer

alking to Carly Rae Jepsen is like lis- place I hadn’t visited much before, it really than I thought they would. The highlight, tening to one of her albums: warmth, warmed my heart to know that people had which surprises me, is that ‘Want You In My T - listened to the album and showed up ready to ineness throughout. The Canadian pop star party with us. - writessweetness, and performs flashes a brand of fun of andpop genuso unaf- tion.Room’ [the high-energy ’80s jam produced Is singability something you think about fected and genuine that it would be embar- by Jack Antonoff] gets a really great reac when writing songs? You draw so much inspiration from the rassing if performed by anyone else. This has ’80s. What is it about that decade that in- been her trademark since 2015, when her spires you so much? album Emotion transformed her from ‘Call it comes to pop as a category of music, Me Maybe’ girl to a critics’ darling with a cult Um, no, not exactly. I definitely think when It’s a time of really heartfelt music. It’s re- following. and hooky and gets stuck in your head. ally emotional and everything’s dramatic Jepsen performed in China last year as Somethingyou’re trying that to youfind cansomething relate to that’s on a levelcatchy and over-the-top and fantastical. I write part of the Grammy Festival in Beijing, but that hopefully everyone connects to. I’m that way naturally myself. When I discov- returns now for a full tour supporting her thinking about those things, but I’m not ered that I could play in that era a bit, and latest release, Dedicated, an album that adds necessarily thinking of whether it’s easy to pull some of the retro-ness out of there a layer of sultriness to the standard Emotion sing or not. and twist it into a new thing, I was really set (’80s-inspired, so-heart-on-its-sleeve- excited. How is the Dedicated tour different from it’s-disarming). Calling in before her show in tours you’ve done in the past? Given we’re in 2019, how do you see your Edmonton, Canada – she was in an efferves- music fitting within today’s pop land- cent mood, having just given her baby cousins scape? a tour of the stage – Jepsen discussed sincerity with a bubbly sweetness that proved hers openedI think my for confidence Justin Bieber, has I grownwas still a bit,wonder just as- You know, I don’t worry too much about that. is for real. ing,a performer, like, Where I’m does glad oneto say. put The their first arms? time I I think as long as any artist is making music What do I do up here?! It’s taken years of that they’re attracted to naturally, there’s Are you looking forward to returning to trial and error and being on the road tour- China? ing Emotion very heavily to get to a place of ago stopped thinking of writing as this com- I cannot wait to come back to China. It’s un- comfort with it. But by the time this album petitivegoing to sportbe a crowd where that you’re finds trying them. to Ithink long like anywhere else I’ve ever been. In Beijing came around, I was really hungry to be back of what’s next or what’s fresh. I just want to we went and tried all the food that I’d never onstage. offer something fresh in the arena that I play tried, and I also got a day off just to walk in, taking retro styles and reworking them so You’ve done a decent chunk of your tour around. I’m very, very excited to come back. there’s still a modern twist to it, so that it’s for Dedicated already. How’s that going? authentically my own. One thing we noticed at your show in Are there any songs in particular the Beijing last year is that a lot of people sang crowds are responding to? Fri Oct 25, 8pm; HKD723-2,714. Kowloonbay along. Tell us about that experience. It’s been the most enjoyable tour of my life International Trade & Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart That experience blew my mind. All of us were so far, just getting to have two albums’ worth Drive, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong 香港九龙湾展贸径一号九龙湾国际展贸中心 (stubhub.hk) of material to play through with Emotion who we are, let alone the music!” Being in a and Dedicated like, “We had no idea anyone would know now, which fit together better WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | OCTOBER 2019 | GZ | 29 ARTS | GALLERY HOUSE OF

Open Architecture’s Li Hu on Sustainable Measures Adopted at UCCA Dune By Bryan Grogan SAND

n recent years China has become a world - leader in innovative and stylish architec- able and energy-saving strategies in Iture. Nowhere is that more obvious than order“We to adoptedprotect the a series fragile of ecology sustain in the way galleries and art museums are of the dune,” Li says, explaining the using sustainable methods and repurposing old and unused buildings and natural land- of concrete shell was constructed as scapes for new spaces. theprocess. thermal “For mass. instance, Together the thick with layer the One excellent recent example of con- sand and plants that cover the top of struction that has been used to protect en- the space, which also perform as good dangered natural landscapes is Ullens Center thermal insulation, we are able to save for Contemporary Art Dune Museum (UCCA extra energy consumption for keeping Dune) in Qinhuangdao in coastal Hebei prov- the gallery a temperature-consistent ince. Built into and beneath a sand dune on space. The glass facade is designed to the beaches at Beidaihe district, the site is be deeply recessed, and therefore is - naturally shaded from the heat.” ing un-destroyed dunes in northern China,” accordingactually the to home founding of “one partner of the of few Open remain construction also lessened the need for Architecture, Li Hu. man-madeThe firm’s objects innovative that might methods disturb of for its work at TANK Shanghai, designed and resembles something almost mystical, builtLi’s UCCA firm Dune Open over Architecture, the course also of three known anthe ancient native ecology.type of building The finished set beneath space years from 2015 until 2018. Initially given the Earth, playing on natural solar and the freedom to choose a site in the area of a lunar phenomena. We raise the ques- natural beach, Li was inspired by a dune that tion of lighting with Li and he is in he came across when visiting the beaches at agreement. Beidaihe. light and darkness in order to create important ecological function of the dune; to a sublime“We sought character to achieve of the museum,a balance aof protect“People the very do not vulnerable really understand ocean ecology. the museum as a sanctuary for nature and Most of the dunes have been leveled to make art; on the other hand, in certain parts space for seaside developments,” he tells of the museum, we deliberately crafted us. The site, which now resembles a patch- out a contrast of light and darkness, to work of buildings, tunnels and passageways give visitors a rich sensual experience protruding from the sand (like a child’s and a playful journey,” he says, before TANK Shanghai as an example. The project, sandbox) was delicately primed in order for going on to describe UCCA Dune’s interior. also undertaken by Open Architecture, makes construction. dark tunnel and a small reception area. As you the coast of the Huangpu river in Xuhui dis- walk“For instance, through thisthe entrancedark tunnel, consists you will of a enter long usetrict, of transforming five abandoned them aviation into huge fuel art tanks spaces on the largest multifunctional gallery where which are connected by a public park. the space suddenly opens up, and you can not be used in architectural projects as merely with brightness from the skylight above. The a decoration,“Nature is or not a skinjust forjob. looking. More importantly, It should audiencessee a beam taking of daylight the spiral which staircase fills the tospace the it is crucial for architects to establish a real outdoors will experience walking from the connection between nature and humanity in dark recesses below towards the vast open- the space they create,” he says, speaking on ness above.” the importance of integrating nature in a gen- Li goes on to say that an integral part of Open Architecture’s work involves tying nature and humanity together. He brings up auine deep way. connection “The building to the has site.” to belong there, like bonding with the site, and we need to find

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Three New Homegrown Albums on Our Radar CHINA This Month MUSIC CORNER By Bryan Grogan

Eye by Chui Wan Following up on what was essentially one of the best Chinese releases of 2017, in The Landscape the Tropics Never Had, is no easy task. Chui Wan escaped to Lisbon, Portugal to record their fourth studio album, Eye, and the lyrics drip with nostalgia and an appreciation for nature. With 10 tracks to wrap your ears around, the album opens with ‘Sun,’ which irradiates a cluttered brightness via its use of upbeat guitar lines and a strong syncopated percussive beat. - sounding statement of departure for a band who have been so heavily associated with the grey bleaknessWe even hear of industry what sounds and noise. like a Throughoutflute and some the horns album in Yan there Yulong for a stretches few seconds. his vocals, It is a redanc- ing along falsetto notes on tracks like ‘Gentle Binding Love.’ The title track ‘Eye’ experiments with some good old-fashioned ’60s psychedelia, using a taishokoto, as it is known in East Africa (or a Nagoya harp in Japan). Blending together the sitar-like sounds of this stringed instrument with congas and intense droning vocals, ‘Eye’ reveals Chui Wan’s ardent admira- tion for psychedelic music.

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Walking in a Boundless Dream by Guzz Hainan producer Guzz returns with another fascinating, mesmeric album. Continuing his exploration of Asian music, Walking in a Boundless Dream is his second full-length album after An Elephant in the Jungle. Guzz manages to capture a lot of what fascinates about Southeast Asia, with its forests, mountains and breathtaking natural landscapes. He draws us in via his idiosyncratic use of percussion as heard on ‘Time River,’ which is a sensuous representation

describing the creeping atmosphere of the riverside. Elsewhere in the album, ‘Sky Tree’ relies of a floating voyage. Guzz seems to replicate the buzzing sounds of cicadas and insects, while- wards. This album is, quite simply, magical and a must for your next meditation session.on woodwind instruments, which are set over a steady drone, allowing the music to float up

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Slip B by Slikback & Hyph11E - tive Nyege Nyege Tapes/Hakuna Kulala, this release matches two very unique producers in KenyanPart of the Slikback first wave and theof collaborations Shanghai-based between Hyph11E. Shanghai Locked label away SVBKVLT together and for Ugandan three intense collec days, the pair came up with three tracks and one remix each of the other’s music. The EP opens with characteristic intensity on ‘ISHU.’ Percussion is intoxicating and disorienting, while haunting atmospherics play in the background of the track. It’s a good primer for what is to come, as Slikback’s thumping rhythms combine interestingly with Hyph11E’s penchant for industrial effects, as on ‘SHIMIAN,’ where tribal drums are distorted and garbled. ‘USINGIZI’ offers more of what we might call arhythmic rhythm, with the track breaking down at points into misty feedback and at other times resembling the sound of an angry buzzsaw. Hyph11E’s remix of Slikback’s ‘RAGE’ offers a fascinating insight into the Chinese producer’s interpre- tation of, and appreciation for, Slikback’s super intense percussion-based tunes. Similarly, Slikback peels back layers of Hyph11E’s production on ‘Black Pepper.’ We’re excited for whatever comes next for these two fantastic collectives.

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32 | GZ | OCTOBER 2019 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM MUSIC | ARTS HEALING ROOTS Yehaiyahan Delves Into Her Background, Her Musical Journey and Her Own Brand of Creativity By Bryan Grogan

ehaiyahan has gone through many similar places, and we share common friends I love the label and all the artists and I think evolutions in her career as a musician. but some things make you different. I real- their audience would be my target audience.” YBeginning her musical life as a singer ized it’s where I come from, the seeds that The decision to release was also in part an in a variety of projects, she joined Uprooted were buried inside of me since I was a child.” experiment to see how English-speaking Sunshine in Shanghai in 2007 and learned She explores and maintains a connec- audiences would interact with her sound. the trade of being an MC, a host and a freesty- tion with these roots in different ways. For ler under her longtime performative moniker, example, she’ll join her friend Howie Lee Cha Cha. on a China tour for two dates in Guizhou in what“I think would for non-English be the best waylanguage to release content, my As Cha Cha, her music spread far and November. She has also documented previ- music.it’s still After difficult,” this, sheI think says. I would “I’m still prefer learning to run wide throughout China, Asia and the world, ous shows through the province on video, my own music.” via her multitude of collaborations, includ- and returns as often as she can. Under the ing as part of the duo Am444 with Jay Soul, The story of Yehaiyahan began at the Moonlight, dropped in the middle of August, which brought the pair global recognition start of 2018, with her mind full of ideas it hadWhile been that ready first for album, a year before being re- after one of their songs was included in for this new project and new ways of mak- leased. To us, the album is dripping with laid- NBA2K16. ing music and performing. Her work under In the past few years, she has been work- the new alias is rooted in hip hop, R&B and ing on establishing herself as a producer and - wasback too funk, rushed; electronified I didn’t soulgive itand enough splashes space of a songwriter under a pair of very different ing and singing. She joined the folks behind totrip be hop. more Looking free, to back, go off Yehaiyahan more. I was thinks, still a “I projects, Faded Ghost and Yehaiyahan. With popularbeat-making, LA hip but hop more night specifically Low End Theory,songwrit at little bit safe,” a verdict we think is certainly Vice’s New Year Party in Arkham, which pre- release on Shanghai label SVBKVLT, while that about an album though, it documents theFaded story Ghost, behind she thebecame Yehaiyahan the first project artist tohas thattoo harsh, period though of time, she the goes way on you to are say, thinking “I like always been about renewal, connection and thesented very an beginning opportune of encounter.my Yehaiyahan “That project. was or the way you are making music, so you can creativity. Ithe had first some time basic I met structures Daddy Kev of howand that I wanted was A big part of her artistic identity now to perform live and make music, so that show listen back now, I realize I was too hurried to - makelook back it happen.” to find out certain things. When I bringing in a mountainside town in Guizhou. really interested in it,” she explains. She’s already on to the next one, while relates to her roots, and specifically her up was Itmy marked first-ever the Yehaiyahanbeginning of gig, a friendship and he was she’s also building up a band to join her in belongs in a city. When I go back to the with Low End Theory founder and Alpha Pup mountain“I still don’t and quite to nature feel like I feelI’m mucha person more who Records owner Daddy Kev, who she met once a bass player, a drummer and a keyboard comfortable,” she says, softly and thought- again at Radii China’s china.wav show in LA playerher live who shows can and also on play tour. guitar “So far,and I dohave the - in May of this year, this time taking to the programming. So, four of us is big enough times quite different from people who live in stage as Faded Ghost. The pair had a chat, she and easy to move. That’s my big plan for next thefully. city. “My Where reasons I come for doing from thingsshaped are me. some The revealed that she had a Yehaiyahan release year.” way I write melodies and the way I write lyr- coming up, and the decision was made to re- ics, many different details, made me realize Under the Moonlight, on that it all must come from somewhere. We the LA-based label. Listen to ‘Under the Moonlight’ by all read similar books and we all go travel in lease her first album, scanning the QR code:

“The most interesting part for me is that

WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | OCTOBER 2019 | GZ | 33 nto the Dark Abyss EXPLORING SOUTH CHINA’S EXPANSIVE UNDERGROUND RIVER SYSTEM Words by Matthew Bossons, images via Rachel Berkley, Cara Chu Wai-ching, Vincent Lou

n June 23, 2018, 12 young Thai boys and their as- The sport – often referred to as among the sistant football coach wandered into a karst cave in world’s most dangerous recreational activities – Onorthern Thailand, near the border with Myanmar. has its roots in pre-WWII England. Since then, the What happened next would captivate the world and lead recreational practice of cave diving, described by to a complex and daring international rescue operation: The Australian cave explorer Richard Harris (a participant 10.3-kilometer-long Tham Luang cave flooded, trapping the in the Tham Luang cave rescue) as an “unusual boys in total blackness nearly 2.5 kilometers from the cave hobby” for “ordinary blokes,” has spread around entrance. the world – China included. Thousands of people from around the globe participated Over 1,000 kilometers northeast of Tham in the rescue effort, including military personnel, medical ex- Luang cave, in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang perts and – the rock stars of the operation – cave divers. Autonomous Region, lies karst peak-covered The divers, who safely removed all of the Thai children and Du’an county – China’s little-known cave div- their coach after 18 days underground, dealt with tight ing mecca. spaces and low visibility in muddy water – conditions Home to thousands of kilometers of that would prove deadly: Saman Gunan, a former subterranean rivers, Du’an county offers Thai Navy Seal, died while transporting air tanks divers spellbinding geological formations, into the cave. perhaps the world’s largest collection of While the sport of cave diving had received blind fish species and a rare variety of attention in the pop culture sphere prior to freshwater jellyfish. the rescue mission in North Thailand (see In the following pages, jour- 2011’s Sanctum for reference), there is ney with us into underwater little doubt that the brave divers at China and meet the folks Tham Luang cave helped thrust exploring and docu- the activity and its myriad menting China’s spec- risks into global society’s tacular under- collective psyche. ground river system.

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In Guangxi alone, it is estimated that there are more than 10,000 kilometers of underground rivers

ocated less than two hours from Guangxi’s capital city of Like much of South China’s karst-covered landscape, Du’an county Nanning, Du’an county is unquestionably remote and underde- (and Guangxi at large) is littered with caves, sinkholes and fissures. Lveloped. Home to less than a million people, life here certainly Many of these caves and underground geological formations are filled moves slower than China’s larger metropolises. While researching for with water – running rivers, to be exact. this article, the most recent English-language Du’an headline I came “The water is flowing and, in some caves you go into, the current across was a Xinhua headline from late July that notes the county now is quite strong. In others it is very calm,” says Rachel Berkley, a director has 3,583 kilometers of roads. Exciting stuff. and underwater cinematographer who filmed in the Du’an caves for What the region lacks in electrifying headlines, however, it more an upcoming documentary series titled Underwater China. “In Guangxi than makes up for with its natural scenery. Home to the same stun- alone, it is estimated that there are more than 10,000 kilometers of ning karst formations that run through Guizhou, Guangdong and into underground rivers.” Southeast Asia, Du’an is an equally beautiful and far less touristy alter- Berkley, a longtime Shanghai resident who is a PADI scuba div- native to the world-famous Yangshuo. But it’s what’s under the ground ing instructor and PSAI cave diver, first became involved with the that attracts a certain subset of modern-day explorers – cave divers. Underwater China team over a year and a half ago. When deciding what to feature in the first episode, the production team landed on 36 COVER STORY COVER STORY 37 China’s underground river system – and for good reason. “The underwater cave formations in southern China are not only some of the most beautiful in the world – eerie and dark and winding, but they’re also home to some of the clearest water in China,” Berkley tells me. “That is why we decided to feature the caves for the show.” Cave diving in Du’an began back in the 1970s, when a group of Russian divers visited the area to check out the underground rivers. They were followed by a group of Brits in the late ’80s, according to locals I spoke with. But the exploration of the area’s underwater world began in earnest in 2011, when a team of French divers arrived in Du’an. “The first real mapping of the caves, and dedica- tion to exploring the caves as cave diving sites, was from the French team,” says Berkley. The French team first arrived in 2011, after being informed of the caves’ existence by French caver Jean Botazzi, who was living and working in China at the time. “He sent [us] some pictures. But the guy who organized everything was Sebastien Lissarrague,” French cave diver Pierre-Eric Deseigne tells me via email. “Without him, nothing would have happened. He organized the first two expeditions.” The French team split into two groups and made alternating return visits in 2012, 2013 and 2014. - - - Underwater

, Berkley filmed and photographed in Tunlie and, hoping to learn more about he journey from Flag Blue dive shop, which is located in Du’an’s Anyang town, is located in Du’an’s he journey from Flag Blue dive shop, which a drive that is unquestion It’s to the Jiudun cave site takes just shy of an hour. and small villages scattered ably scenic, with karst peaks, lush green vegetation The Jiudun site is composed of three underwater caves: The North Cave and The Jiudun site is composed of three underwater deserted. Wei Le, a diver, driver and When we arrive at Jiudun, the site is largely peers and friends as ‘Lao Mao,’ Han Ting, affectionally referred to by his students, [about managing the dive center] “The local government talked to many divers Han runs me through buoyancy Inside the large pond above the Jiudun caves, As a result of their primeval origin, some of the caves possess true treasures from Visibility inside is about 10 meters, by my best estimate, maybe slightly less. The Upon reaching the end of the cave (the chamber does continue, although it is far According to research papers provided by Berkley, the underwater river system, “I got sent all these research papers from different paleontologists, and from China along the route. and a shallower, shorter cave, which is South Cave, both of which are extremely deep, point. only about 16 meters at its deepest penetrable pickup truck towards the dive shop’s all-round handyman for Flag Blue, backs the three caves. We unload our gear and suit large pond that serves as the entrance to all up. from Hangzhou, Han is considered is my guide and the leader of the dive. Originally top tier of cave divers. Berkley, when pressed on Han’s by many to be among China’s a leader in the industry.” Recruited by the local government credentials, tells me “he’s only dive center – a job he secured due in Du’an back in 2015, Han runs the county’s States and his experience in Mexico’s to his underwater cave exploration in the United famed cenotes. talked things through and they and eventually they found me,” says Han. “We invited me to come and set up here.” thought that I was the person to do it, so they exercises, line drills and light signals. After about 20 minutes, we head into the shal tions and caves. as ‘the fossil cave,’ contains a broad past: Tunlie cave, otherwise known our planet’s array of prehistoric fossils of aquatic creatures dating back to the Devonian Period (roughly 419.2 million to 358.9 million years ago). While filming for lower of the caves. the flashlight I carry, illuminate the red hardhat, along with lights attached to Han’s entrance fading as we move path in front of us – the dull, green glow of the cave’s towards the end of the underwater chamber. Stalactites jut from the rock roof above us, and Han occasionally shines his light on interesting geological formations hidden in the darkness. too narrow for a diver to traverse), we turn around and Han trails me as I follow the guideline he laid back to the entrance. which has been flowing for 270 million years, and the carbonate formations from spectacular karst forma Paleozoic ocean deposits are responsible for forming Du’an’s T the fossilized sea life, she posted her finds in a fossil forum, looking for feedback from experts. Finding Footprints

38 of the Past COVER STORY COVER COVER STORY what we can tell, those fossils should have been formed during the Devonian Period,” Berkley tells me. “So, the Devonian Period was 39 called the ‘Age of Fish,’ because this is when bony fish began to flour- ish and the world was mostly underwater. “I found a map of China during the Devonian Period and you just have little islands in what is now South China – so most of Guangxi was underwater and that is where these fossils came from.” Tunlie cave is the second dive site of the day for Han and myself. The entrance to the submerged chamber is located in a recess on a rocky hillside near a small village and entering the water requires us to climb down a metal ladder bolted into the rock. Our equipment – tanks, regulators and buoyancy control devices (BCD) – are lowered into the water-filled hole by Wei using a rope and climbing carabiners. As on our previous cave penetration, Han leads the way, his head- lights cutting through the all-consuming darkness as we follow a pre- set guideline into the bowels of the stone passageway. The green glow of light from the entrance quickly dims behind us until it is just a dot in the distance. This time we go deeper, quickly descending to 10, then 20 and then 30 meters. On our left, a smor- gasbord of rock ledges, stalactites, cracks, fossils and other geological formations emerge while below us our lights reveal that the cave’s bottom is entirely out of sight – shrouded in a seemingly impenetrable blackness. It’s at around the 20- to 30-meter mark that fossils begin to become visible in the limestone walls. Han waves his flashlight in my direction and then points out a beautifully preserved shell fossil that is comparable in size to a dinner plate. We continue our descent until reaching 36 meters, at which point we begin ascending to an air pocket inside the cave. “Don’t breathe the air in here too long,” Han tells me upon surfac- ing inside the subterranean air pocket. “Try to use your regulator to breath, we don’t know the quality of the air in here.” He points out roots from a tree above ground that have crept through the dirt and stone to access the cool, clean water in the cave. After a few moments of taking in the natural wonder of the prehistoric space, we descend back into the black, watery abyss and start the final leg of our journey to the cave entrance. hile the interior of Du’an’s caves may appear dark, cramped and barren on first look, they are home to a Wdiverse array of lifeforms. “China, as far as they can tell, has the world’s highest concentration of blind fish species, but no one really knows how many exist because the only way that they’ve been able to research these blind fish species is by examining what local farmers catch while fishing in the cave openings,” says Berkley. “During my research I found that China has around three times as many blind fish species as the next location, which is Mexico.” And fish there are. During my soirees through Jiudun and Tunlie, small fish, ranging from a few centimeters in length to upwards of 20 centimeters, are seen inside the caves, darting in front of our lights at random. In the cave entrances, fish occasionally jump from the water – particularly at Jiudun, where more than a couple large fish break the water’s surface while we are setting up our gear. The Den of the Gods A few of the caves are also home to a species of freshwater jellyfish that is native to China, the peach blossom jellyfish. “These jellyfish are rare because they’re very sensitive and can only live in very specific water temperatures and pH levels. So, when you find these jellyfish, it means that the water is generally quite clean,” Berkley tells me. “People get very excited to find these types of jellyfish, because they are native to China. So, when they were discovered in Du’an years ago, the local government was super excited about it.” Local lore in Du’an attributes more than aquatic life to these caves, though: The local Bunu Yaozu people hold longstanding religious beliefs associated with the underground rivers. According to the documents provided by Berkley, the Yao people have lived in the mountainous regions of South China since the Shang Dynasty. The Bunu Yao are a subgroup of

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this ethnicity and have long believed in a mother goddess known as Miluotuo, who is credited with creating human beings along with a whole host of gods. There is a water god, a mountain god, an earth god and, among myriad others, a god for the underwater river system. Curious about the local folk religions, I question Han and Wei – who is a member of the Zhuang minority – on the long drive back to the dive center from Tunlie cave. “Yes,” answers Han when I ask whether the locals have spiritual beliefs tied to the caves. “A lot of local superstitions are related to the caves. People here believe that each cave has a fairy.” Wei then elaborates: “They aren’t really fairies; the locals believe that every cave has a rhinoceros inside, white rhinos. They are good luck in local cultural practice.” Han goes on to explain that villagers living near some of the caves are wary of foreign divers entering their local underground rivers – fearful that they may steal the cave’s ‘white rhino.’ “They think that the foreign divers, they have some devices that can enlarge or shrink the rhino and steal it,” Wei adds. The Den of the Gods The following day, I sit down for dinner with Yu Fei, a local restaurant owner and member of the Yao minority, in Anyang to chat about the caves and the area’s culture. Over barbecued lamb ribs and bowls filled with a local corn-based booze, I ask her about the cave rhinos. “Yes,” she tells me, confirming the local belief, “this is the legend of the old people.” There are other, more modern legends associated with the caves as well. In one Du’an village, there is a story about a group of bandits who terrorized the area in the 1950s, robbing and killing people before tossing their bodies into a nearby flooded cave. Han and his team have looked for human bones while diving in the cave, but ultimately came up empty handed. “We didn’t find anything,” says Han. “We’ve only found animal bones in the caves, cows, bulls, birds, bats and snake bones.” Dead Man Diving

s with any sport, there are records to be broken in cave diving enough to safely execute the dive plan. and depth of dive is often the most talked about. “The deepest dive [the deceased man] had ever done before A “The deepest dive I have done in the caves is 150 meters,” was 120 meters and they tried to go to 170 meters in a cave,” says says Han. “The local record is 212 meters and was set by an Australian Han. “He had done a couple of 100-meter dives in open water and a diver named Richard Harris, he was involved in the Thai cave rescue.” 120-meter dive in a cave, so he didn’t have the experience.” But, with great reward comes great risks, and sometimes divers Sadly, and perhaps predictably, tragedy struck: The inexperienced who undertake deep dives in confined spaces do not live to tell the cave diver died during the dive, and his body had to be retrieved by a tale. French cave diving team. Since cave diving began in Du’an, there has been one known fa- “About the Du’an accident, the lack of experience of the divers tality, which occurred back in 2014 in the North Cave of Jiudun. Two and the too-ambitious goal were the cause of the fatality,” says divers, both Chinese nationals, were attempting to set a record in the Deseigne. “Our team [recovered] the body of the diver. Sad story.” cave, according to Han, but at least one of them was not experienced According to the Cave Diving Group, the representative body for 42 COVER STORY COVER STORY 43

cave divers in the United Kingdom, there were nine cave diver deaths – Lao Mao and his group – are very responsible divers,” says Berkley, between 1980 and 2005, with “the overall fatality rate for all dives … who was trained in cave diving with Han and dove extensively with estimated at 1 in 3,286 dives.” The organization’s website notes that him during filming for Underwater China. experience is the key variable in the deaths, and that “an experienced “That death in the Guangxi caves was the exception, not the rule. diver is estimated to be 25 times more likely to survive a dive than an In general, divers in Guangxi are very responsible and have had very inexperienced diver.” few problems.” In the years since this tragic accident, though, Du’an has avoided any further cave diving fatalities, something that many China-based If you found this story interesting, keep an eye on iQiyi for Underwater China, which will divers and Du’an locals seem to attribute to Flag Blue dive center and be available online in the coming weeks. For more information about Du’an’s Flag Blue Han’s professionalism and commitment to safety. dive center, email ting@ﬂagblue.cn or [email protected] “[Cave diving] is absolutely risky, and Guangxi is very fortunate that there haven’t been more fatalities and that the diving community FOOD, DRINK Shuck’n Delicious Five Epic Oysters to Try in Guangzhou, p48 & EVENTS IN GUANGZHOU

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THE SCANDALOUS SCOOP We’re digging:

The debut of Starbucks’ pumpkin spice lattes in China; the relocation of Ganèa Kitchen Fairy Tales from Pazhou to the CBD; the fact Southeast Asian cuisine powerhouse Pandan is opening a new location; and that Guangzhou’s legendary Santa Pub Crawl is happening next month!

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WE TRY IT Durian Chicken Nuggets

Moon cakes, goodbye until next year you waist-line ruining SOBs; rumors of We have to admit: Staying up-to-date on KFC However, the nuggets looked like the classic China’s newest menu items is entertaining to version, with a golden-colored exterior that German food in town, with Brez’n alleg- say the least. Their latest deviation from the was fried to a crisp. A bite into the nugget edlycrayfish-induced set to close any deaths; day now;the lack and of bars good fo - colonel’s classic food items? Durian chicken revealed a scantily gooey interior of durian cused on pink-themed beer pong: there’s nuggets. paste, which was surprisingly well masked by extra and then there’s over the top. nuggets a try, swinging by a jam-packed KFC Largely overpowered by the fried coating, outletWe during decided a weekday to give the lunch tropical rush. fruit-filled (It’s worth KFC’sthe crispy, durian oily nuggets flavor of are the very chicken. much palatable, noting that the nuggets did not appear on our even for those opposed to Southeast Asia’s nearby KFC’s menu list on Meituan-Dianping.) ‘king of fruit.’ However, if you were looking for The chain has two options available for those - looking to get a dose of durian and poultry: A ply won’t cut it. a bolderWould durian we order flavor, it thisagain? KFC Not creation likely, assim we basket (including the durian nuggets) for suspect it won’t be around the next time we RMB39.four-piece We pack opted for for RMB11.5 the four-piece and a five-item set. pay Colonel Sanders a visit. Before we even opened the box, the smell of durian wafted in the air, hitting our nostrils Who’s eating them: not us again as if to say ‘proceed with caution.’ (We’re Price: RMB11.5 (four-piece pack) admittedly not the biggest fans of the fruit.)

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WHAT’S ON WAIMAI

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How many times have you told The salad arrived with yourself that the start of a new dressing on the side and quite week means ‘eating healthy,’ frankly we were surprised by yet cheap waimai options al- the large portion. The store ways lure you back in? doesn’t skimp on avocado nor When we stumbled across smoked salmon and there’s Be Bright Caffe on Meituan, we heaps of lettuce underneath praised the takeout gods for (and a few nuts tossed in). The the price, value and quality of dressing is a lemony, tahini- this option. Be Bright Caffe has based concoction which nicely locations in both Guangzhou offsets the smoked salmon’s and Shenzhen and the bulk of fishy flavor. their menu consists of salads, pastas and coffee. The most Price: RMB28-48 popular item on the menu is Good for: superfood salads the avocado smoked salmon Search for: Be Bright Caffe salad (RMB48) so we decided （沙拉意面） to trust the reviewers and give Available on: Meituan it a go.

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SHUCK’N DELICIOUS Five Epic Oysters to Try in Guangzhou By Matthew Bossons

This ain’t your local buck-a-shuck, Guangzhouers, these are some of the city’s most decadent and bossed-up oysters.

THE CONNOISSEUR

Origin: France Type: Black Pearl Oyster Price: RMB38 for one/RMB78 for three/ RMB148 for six/RMB298 for 12 pieces and a bottle of Chilean white wine

These delightful oysters come from France’s Belon River and boast a soft, creamy taste with hints of sea salt. A small squirt of lemon is really all you need for these bad boys, although we recommend adding a dash of The Connoisseur’s homemade mignonette sauce.

THE CONNOISSEUR

Origin: France Type: Dupont Price RMB38 for one/RMB78 for three/RMB148 for six pieces

These delicious marine edibles are baked with crabmeat, feta and capers and topped with a herbed garlic dressing. If raw oysters aren’t really your cup of tea, consider the Dupont oyster your top choice.

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MERCATO

Origin: France Type: Gillardeau No. 2 Price: RMB58 for one piece/RMB328 for six/ RMB648 for 12 pieces

A popular menu item at Mercato, these firm oysters are delicate and subtly sweet. Eat them on their own, or elevate the experience by adding a squirt of lemon juice and a small spoonful of Mercato’s special sauce, which is made with red wine vinegar and diced onions, carrots, celery and shallots.

OYSTER TALKS

Origin: France Type: Wasabi and Salmon Roe Price: RMB208 for six pieces

A true taste of the sea, with a minor, wasabi-induced kick, these oysters come topped with three pieces of salmon roe. The flavors of this particular shellfish are dynamic, starting with a salty smack to the palate, followed by a refined spice and capped off with a linger- ing creamy taste.

OYSTER TALKS

Origin: France Type: Tempura Oyster Price: RMB208 for six pieces

This oyster is a standout on our list, as the only fried option. Velvety French oyster flesh is fried until its coating is golden and crunchy, before being returned to its half shell and topped with wasabi and salmon roe. While we tend to prefer raw oysters, this variety is certainly a tasty alternative.

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WAITING COFFEE Even Benedict Arnold Brunched By Ryan Gandolfo

A re- The Place freshing yet Tianhe South is one of our favorite spots for energizing food in the city. Packed with delicious Chinese cup of java and Western eateries, coffee shops, ramen with its fair share joints and sushi shops – you name it and it’s of milk, the dirty coffee somewhere in the neighborhood. While wan- is a great choice, while the dering the area on a rainy day last month, we orange coffee flirts with medi- stumble across a new joint: Waiting Coffee. ocrity – the longer you sit on it, the more it becomes coffee-flavored orange juice. No thanks. The Food and Drinks As for the food, Waiting Coffee certainly Don’t be fooled by the name – Waiting Coffee keeps us waiting, so to speak. However, once offers up much more than Americanos and our dishes hit the table (roughly 10 minutes those basic desserts that your friend Kathy can apart), we’re impressed by the hearty meals. make in her sleep. On our visit, we order the The pancake breakfast set includes a little bit of everything: a couple of hotcakes, sausage, shop’s eggs benedict with salmon (RMB68) bacon, perfectly-cooked scrambled eggs, yo- and pancake breakfast set (RMB68), along gurt, mushrooms and a salad. with their ‘dirty’ coffee (RMB32) and orange- But the real winner, as per usual, is the infused coffee (RMB30). of love songs from various genres and likely eggs benedict. There’s just something about picked by the two women who run the shop. a well-executed poached egg sitting atop an All in all, it’s a nice place to take a date or your English muffin with hollandaise sauce lath- mom (or both) for a relaxing brunch. ered on top that’s tough to beat. The cafe also offers a range of other Price: RMB100 Western dishes, including steaks and pas- Who’s going: the neighborhood, coffee and tas, as well as frappes, beer, wine and soft brunch enthusiasts drinks. Good for: eggs benedict, cool frappes, romantic tunes The Vibe Nearest metro: Tiyu Xilu (Exit B), 10 minutes’ walk Waiting Coffee has a homey look to it, with two entranceways so hungry patrons can spot Open daily, 9am-11.30pm; Shop 104, 19 Tianhe Nan the joint on either side of the building. Light Liuyun Yi Jie, Tianhe District 天河区天河南六运一街19 music plays overheard, consisting mostly 号104铺 (152 1959 1807)

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POKE WOOD Hawaiian Hallelujah By Ryan Gandolfo

The Place The Vibe Coming off the success of their much beloved Poke Wood has, you guessed it, wooden tables Jiangnanxi location, Poke Wood decided that spread out around their small space, with ad- it’s time to expand – opening their second ditional seating by the main window. A rather poke bowl shop in Guangzhou’s bustling large poke-themed mural greets diners on the Zhujiang New Town area. We arrive at their left-hand wall – it clearly took some time and new shop on Huaqiang Lu on a Friday around effort and is a nice addition to Canton’s newest lunchtime. While the outside is very much poke shop. a construction site at the time of our visit (a common sight in this city), the interior design Price: RMB50 boasts a clean, modern touch with subliminal Who’s going: hungry and healthy eaters, the messages and art neatly decorating the walls poke posse and floor. Good for: healthy eats, fresh seafood Nearest metro: Zhujiang New Town (Exit A2), 15 minutes’ walk

The Food Open daily, 11.30am-11.30pm; Shop 102, 1/F, South If you’ve ever eaten a poke bowl – you know, Tower, Fuli Yingli Building, 3 Huaqiang Lu, Tianhe the popular Hawaiian dish that blew up in the District 天河区华强路3号富力盈力大厦南塔首层102铺 mid-2010s – you’d know why we’re excited (134 2216 8300) about Poke Wood’s new shop in Guangzhou. Like most poke eateries, Poke Wood’s DIY poke bowl (RMB42) is broken down into four steps: You first select your base, followed by your desired protein, sauce and toppings. We opt for white sushi rice and lettuce for the base, salmon and shrimp for protein, honey mustard for a rich dressing and broc- coli, corn, mushrooms and avocado (extra RMB8). We find Poke Wood’s main menu item to be a perfect lunchtime meal, and more than enough for two people to enjoy. The salmon and shrimp are both fresh and tender, while the avocado, rice and other veggies blend perfectly with the light honey mustard sauce. We cap the meal off with one of Poke Wood’s ice-cold beverages (September heat- waves are no joke). We settle on their honey- dew soda (RMB22), which, despite its name, isn’t as sweet as expected. Poke Bowl’s menu also has two alternative dishes, both priced at RMB52: the cow tongue poke bowl and eel poke bowl. One thing worth noting – for those of you still putting off Chinese lessons: The restaurant’s current menu is only in Chinese. However, the food list includes photos and the staff are a helpful bunch.

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VINO ITALIAN RESTAURANT AND BAR Hold the Wine By Tristin Zhang

The Place an unexpected mix of Asian fare, such as The wine-less eatery claims to use hand- Japanese teriyaki chicken steak and bak kut made dough in its pizzas, along with premium Located on the rooftop of a nine-story build- teh from Singapore. cheeses and sauces. Despite this, we found ing overlooking the Pearl River, Vino’s second We start our dining experience off with a the spicy meat sauce pizza (RMB65) run-of- Guangzhou location at Party Pier offers views classic appetizer: prosciutto with cantaloupe the-mill. We must admit, however, that we that are notably more impressive than its (RMB42). It’s a well-struck balance of flavors: thoroughly enjoyed finishing our meal with first shop – a ground-level establishment in The sweetness of the melon melds with the homemade ice cream with raisins and almonds Shipaiqiao. savory Parma ham to create delicious mor- under the stars. Here, a dozen or so tables furnish a wood- sels. Wash this starter down with a glass of floored patio. The seats with the best views Campari or Martini vermouth (both RMB48) are, unfortunately, all reserved when we pop and you’re in business. The Vibe in on a Wednesday afternoon – so we recom- For a main course, we recommend order- The ambiance at Vino can be described as mend booking in advance if you’re looking to ing one of Vino’s high-quality steaks or the ‘tranquil’ and is truly set by its captivating experience the rooftop patio at its best. lamb chops (RMB178). The chops are up to views, foliage and soft, Italian-style guitar To combat Guangzhou’s unrelenting heat, our high standards, although we must admit music. a sprinkler system sprays mist to make the the meaty dish looks nothing like the photo on outdoor space more bearable. the menu. Price: RMB150 As an Italian restaurant and bar with the Who’s going: Chinese couples, girls indulging in The Food name ‘Vino,’ the absence of wines on the menu is beyond perplexing. For the drinkers among Good for: views, date night The edibles on offer here are predominantly our readers, we will note that beers and cock- Nearestselfies and metro: food porn Canton Tower (Exit A), then Italian, although the back of the menu boasts tails are on offer. take the tram to Party Pier; 15 minutes

Open daily, 6pm-2am; 9/F, Jingxuan Building, B Zone, Party Pier, 118 Modiesha Dajie, Xin'gang Dong Lu, Haizhu District 海珠区新港东路磨碟沙大街118号琶醍B 区精选楼9楼 (180 1177 3622)

VINO52 | GZ | OCTOBER 2019 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM RECIPE | EAT & DRINK MEATLESS MORNINGS Veggie Mama's Vegan Cinnamon French Toast Crunch Recipe By Lindsey Fine

will absorb it as it cooks. f I want to prepare an extra special break- 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs 6. Bake slices in the oven for 10-15 minutes fast, this vegan rendition of French toast 1/4 cup flour at 180 degrees Celsius, until cooked inside. is definitely my go-to recipe. Of course, 1 tbsp white sugar I (Note: This step is optional. If your bread was French toast is traditionally made with an egg 1 tbsp brown sugar on the dry, stale side, you might be able to skip and milk dip, but I am happy to report that 2 tsp ground cinnamon this step. I decided to go for it, so the bread this dish is even more delicious with the vegan 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg was a bit less soggy. Of course, I ate a piece be- replacements you see in this recipe. 1/2 baguette, sliced fore this step and it was still so yummy.) It wouldn’t be a true Veggie Mama recipe Coconut oil for cooking 7. Plate and top with powdered sugar and post without a little food history lesson, so Powdered sugar and maple syrup maple syrup. first let’s learn a little bit about this sweet and soggy (in the best of ways) breakfast staple. I Directions: China-based foodie and restaurateur Lindsey Fine should have known that this delectable break- (aka Veggie Mama) has been creating all sorts fast treat would have something to do with 1. In a shallow dish mix together the non- of delicious vegan recipes since moving to China the ancient Romans. Those folks knew how dairy milk, maple syrup, ground cinnamon, nine years ago. You can read all about the perks of to do it. There are now countless variations eating a plant-based diet via her blog Veggie Mama of dipped and pan-fried recipes from around 2. In another shallow dish, mix together panko (veggiemamablog.com) vanilla extract, salt and flax eggs. the world, but they all stem from the Roman’s need to make use of stale bread. cinnamon and ground nutmeg. breadcrumbs, flour, white and brown sugar, For this recipe, I didn’t just want any old 3. Add three pieces of the sliced baguette to French toast. I wanted it to be poppin’. So I got the wet mixture and let soak on each side creative and added some panko breadcrumbs for about 20 seconds. The bread should have to the mix to add a bit of deliciously irresist- soaked up the mixture a bit. ible texture to it. I also made my own macnut 4. Place the wet baguette in the dry mix- milk using 1 cup of soaked macadamia nuts ture and coat well. Remove and place on blended with 3 cups of water (strain the mix- a baking pan. Repeat with the remain- ture after blending). It was super easy to make ing slices until all are soaked and and super creamy too! coated. 5. Heat a pan on medium-high heat and add the coconut oil. Coconut oil Vegan Cinnamon French Toast Crunch is heat sensitive, so you will likely need to reduce the heat when it starts Ingredients: smoking. Add three pieces of the pre- 1 cup non-dairy milk pared French toast to the pan and cook 1 tbsp maple syrup for two-three minutes on each side, until 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon golden brown and crispy all around. You 1/4 tsp vanilla extract will need to continue to add a bit of coconut 1/4 tsp salt oil between batches because the French toast 2 flax eggs VINO WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | OCTOBER 2019 | GZ | 53 Austin Mahone Pop HEAR

Vienna Philharmonic Classical Music

American singer Austin Mahone began his musical career covering hit songs by the likes of Justin Bieber, Usher, Adele and Beyonce on YouTube. His career began to really take off in 2012, when he composed his single ‘Heart in My Hand,’ which garnered a number of nominations at the Radio Disney Music Awards. The 20-year-old has amassed a huge following on social media, and recently finished touring with the talented Taylor Swift. Catch Mahone this month at Mao Livehouse. In the world of symphonic and chamber music, the renowned Vienna Thu Oct 17, 7.30pm; RMB488. Mao Livehouse, 1/F, Zhongzhou Trading Center, Philharmonic is the among the best in the business. Under the baton of Huizhan Nan Wu Lu, Haizhu District 海珠区会展南五路中州交易中心1楼 (247tick- maestro Andrés Orozco-Estrada, the orchestra visited Guangzhou in 2017 for ets.com) the first time, and are slated to return this October for two performances. On October 24, the celebrated orchestra will be collaborating with Chinese pianist Wang Yujia, who is a resident musician at New York’s Carnegie Hall, as well as well-known German conductor Christian Thielemann the following day. Thu-Fri Oct 24-25, 8pm; RMB380-2,880. Xinghai Concert Hall, 33 Qingbo Lu, Ersha The Samans Industrial Rock Island, Yuexiu District 越秀区二沙岛晴波路33号星海音乐厅 (ticket-easy.cn)

Broncho Indie Rock

With members hailing from Inner Mongolia and Northeast China, The Samans, meaning ‘shaman’ in English, have long cast a spell on their audiences. American indie rock band Broncho utilize nonsensical syllables and sounds to Recognized as one of the best acts in the Chinese industrial rock sphere, the create memorable tunes such as ‘Class Historian.’ With an art school spirit and quintet has also been performing folk metal onstage since their formation in punk rock heart, the Oklahoma outfit will present Guangzhou music lovers nu- 2007. During their Guangzhou gig this month, The Samans will be joined by anced, thoughtful rock music when they visit the city on October 22. two other outfits – Berserker and Horror of Pestilence. Tue Oct 22, 8.30pm; RMB150 presale, RMB180 at the door. T:union, 361-365 Sun Oct 13, 8pm; RMB120 presale, RMB150 full price. Mao Livehouse, 1/F, Guangzhou Dadao Zhong, Yuexiu District 越秀区广州大道中361-365号东方花苑1层 Zhongzhou Trading Center, Huizhan Nan Wu Lu, Haizhu District 海珠区会展南五路土空间 (247tickets.com) 中州交易中心1楼 (showstart.com)

54 | GZ | OCTOBER 2019 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM Southeast Asian Feast Flower-inspired Cocktail at Tian Bar TASTE

Oktoberfest 2019

Three words: Southeast Asian Feast. There’s nothing quite like an eclectic mix of the region’s finest cuisines to excite your taste buds. The world’s largest beer festival, Daily until October 7, Grand Hyatt Oktoberfest, is coming to the LN Guangzhou is offering patrons a Garden Hotel, Guangzhou this glorious gastronomic experience In concert with Hope and Sesame, one of Guangzhou’s top cocktail bars, month. Famous German beers with the help of Singaporean guest Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou presents a flower-themed cocktail menu await guests, along with a sumptu- chef Ms. Jennifer Yeo. Utilizing lo- at Tian Bar, which is inspired by Guangzhou’s nickname, the ‘City of ous buffet featuring characteristic cal and imported fresh ingredients, Flowers.’ These cocktails boast artistic, creative styles. For instance, ‘Golden dishes such as pork knuckles, roast- Chef Yeo will bring the authentic Chrysanthemum,’ one of the highlight drinks on the menu, is infused with ed beef legs and German sausages! Southeast Asian cuisine straight to luscious chrysanthemum syrup and bitter Fernet Hunter, boasting a depth Attendees will also be entertained The Market Café. of flavors coupled with aromatic champagne vinegar. by a range of drinking games and Daily until Oct 7; RMB278-598 per Daily ongoing; various prices. Tian Bar, Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou, 5 German folk music. person, free entry for children under Zhujiang Xi Lu, Tianhe District 天河区珠江西路5号广州四季酒店 (8683 2662) Mon-Sun Oct 14-20, time TBD; 6 years old, half-price for children RMB399. LN Garden Hotel, 6-12 years old, full price for children Guangzhou, 368 Huanshi Dong Lu, 12 years or older. The Market Cafe, Yuexiu District 越秀区环市东路368号 Grand Hyatt Guangzhou, 12 Zhujiang 广州花园酒店 (8333 8989) Xi Lu, Tianhe District 天河区珠江西路 12号广州富力君悦大酒店 (8396 1234)

All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Autumn Delicacies at The at Tea 5 Penthouse DO

Trivia Night at Hooley’s

Treat yourself to a total of 28 dim Chef Kevin at The Penthouse brings sum varieties at Tea 5 restaurant, you a variety of nourishing delica- which is located in the unique, up- cies made with seasonal ingredi- scale boutique hotel LN Hotel Five. ents and presented in a creative The fine-dining restaurant is offer- way. Sample dishes made with fresh ing a delectable array of authentic mushrooms from Yunnan and pre- dim sum items on its all-you-can- served tangerine peel from Xinhui. eat menu. Call 8931 0505 for more Daily ongoing, various times and Join quizmaster Matt Bossons for 40-plus mind-bending questions on top- information. prices; The Penthouse, Grand Hyatt ics ranging from current events to pop culture, history to geography and Daily ongoing, 10.30am-2.30pm; Guangzhou, 12 Zhujiang Xi Lu, everything in between. Basically, if you can identify all seven species of sea RMB108 plus 15%. Tea 5, LN Hotel Tianhe District 天河区珠江西路12号广 turtles, this quiz is for you. If you can’t identify turtles, this quiz is also for Five, Guangzhou, 277 Yanjiang 州富力君悦大酒店 (8396 1234) you, as there aren’t many turtle questions. The quiz kicks off at 8.30pm and Zhong Lu, Yuexiu District 越秀区沿 the top three teams will receive boozy prizes courtesy of the good folks at 江中路277号广州岭南五号酒店 (8931 Hooley’s Irish Pub. 0505) Thu ongoing, 8.30pm; free entry. Hooley’s, Shop 101, 8 Xingsheng Lu, Zhujiang Xincheng, Tianhe District 天河区珠江新城兴盛路8号101铺

WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | OCTOBER 2019 | GZ | 55 The Tiger Who Came to Tea Children’s Play Frankenstein Screening

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Cats the Musical

Victor Frankenstein is about to leave home and the woman he loves for college, before his mother’s death changes his plans. He spends his time trying to bring her back to life, but ends up turning himself into a gro- Cats is one of the longest-running tesque being as a result of his obses- shows in West End and Broadway his- sive experiments. Adapted by British tory. Since its premiere, it has been choreographer Liam Scarlett from The Tiger who Came to Tea is a children’s play based on the namesake book by presented in over 30 countries, trans- the classic Gothic novel, the ballet British writer and illustrator Judith Kerr. The highly-acclaimed stage production lated into 15 languages and seen by production of Frankenstein is expres- is directed by David Wood, esteemed as one of the most important children’s over 73 million people worldwide. sive and dramatic, exploring the grief playwrights of the 20th century. This play is sure to be a thriller for the young With “timeless music, spectacular and desperate need of a young man and old alike: The story follows a talking tiger who interrupts Sophie’s after- sets and a superb cast” (Daily Mirror), turned monstrous creature. noon tea with her mommy. Sun Oct 13, 7pm; RMB150. breathtaking choreography and, Sat-Sun Oct 12-13, 7.30pm (Sat), 10.30am/4pm (Sun); RMB100-380. Beilei Guangzhou Opera House, 1 Zhujiang of course, the unforgettable song Theater, 875 Renmin Bei Lu, Yuexiu District 越秀区人民北路875号蓓蕾剧院 Xi Lu, Tianhe District 天河区珠江西路 ‘Memory,’ it is a magical musical like (damai.cn) 1号广州大剧院 no other. Tue-Sun Oct 11-20, 2.30pm/8pm; RMB180-1,180. Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center, 1039-1045 Baiyun Dadao Nan, Baiyun Story of Jewelries in the District 白云区白云大道南1039-1045 Cyclades Exhibition 号广州白云国际会议中心 (damai.cn) A Leaf in the Storm Contemporary Ballet

The Legendary Swordsman Acrobatics

The beauty of Greece goes beyond the Aegean Sea and the Acropolis. The Cyclades, a group of islands in Based on a classic novel by Louis Cha the Aegean Sea, is considered the of Hong Kong, who is better known cradle of Aegean art and culture. by his pen name Jin Yong, this acro- During this exhibition, a total of 297 batic play tells the story of a Chinese articles of jewelry, colorful murals, martial artist and how he achieves Mediterranean garments and more perfection in swordplay. Presented are being showcased. Audiences will by the Guangzhou Acrobatic Troupe, see how Greek aesthetics changed this exciting spectacle will combine Taking inspiration from a novel of the same name, contemporary ballet A Leaf over time. martial arts, acrobatics, drama and in the Storm is set in the war-plagued China prior to the founding of the PRC. Tue-Sun ongoing, 9am-5pm; free Cantonese folk music. Don’t miss this Through dance, Beijing Dance Theater and choreographer Wang Yuanyuan admission. Guangdong Museum, 2 sensational showcase of local talent explore the fate of ordinary people during the tumultuous first half of the 20th Zhujiang Dong Lu, Tianhe District 天 and tradition. century, telling a tragic love story. 河区抓江东路2号广东博物馆 Fri-Sat Oct 11-12, 7.30pm; RMB280- Wed-Thu Oct 16-17, 7.30pm; RMB180-480. Guangzhou Opera House, 1 880. Guangzhou Opera House, 1 Zhujiang Xi Lu, Tianhe District 天河区珠江西路1号广州大剧院 (gzdjy.org) Zhujiang Xi Lu, Tianhe District 天河区珠江西路1号广州大剧院 (247tickets. com)

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HK MO Portuguese heritage of the SAR, OCT 4-7 MID-OCT (TBC) with participation from both the FRI-MON OCT 25-27, NOV Chinese- and Portuguese-speaking communities. Featuring music, 2-3 gastronomy, handicraft works and FRI-SUN more from Portuguese-speaking countries – Cape Verde, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Goa and Timor Leste, this festive occasion will make a fantastic family day out. A-Ma Cultural and Tourism Festival, all day; free. A-Ma Cultural Village, Mt. Coloane (macautourism.gov.mo) OCT 26 This year’s edition of Macao’s A-Ma SAT Asia Contemporary Art Show Cultural and Tourism Festival, (Fall 2019 Edition), various times; one of the city’s many UNESCO HKD270. Conrad Hong Kong (discov- Intangible Cultural Heritages, will erhongkong.com) see a parade of the golden statue Art lovers, get ready for the ex- of A-Ma with folk dances being per- citing fall 2019 edition of Asia formed on the streets near A-Ma Contemporary Art Show. This Cultural Village and Lao Hon Park. unique show will display more Swan Lake, 730pm and 2.30pm; than 1,500 pieces of contempo- HKD180-1,000. Grand Theatre (www. rary art in 65 art living spaces. It discoverhongkong.com) UNTIL OCT 15 includes original paintings, limited Swan Lake is a must-see play, with DAILY Coco Lee ‘You and I’ World Tour editions, sculptures and photogra- audiences across the world enjoy- Macao, 8pm; MOP380-1,380. The phy from some of the world’s most ing the beguiling tale of good Venetian Macao (macauticket.com) intriguing artists. versus evil. This month, Hong Kong Chinese-American pop singer Coco Sinfonietta’s live performance of Lee sings in English, Mandarin and Tchaikovsky’s iconic masterpiece Cantonese. This world tour is a OCT 19-20 score will truly wow you. celebration of the 25th anniversary SAT-SUN of her career and the name of the concert series denotes gratitude to OCT 27 her fans – who Lee believes make SUN her who she is today. Audiences 4th Macau International Lantern will see a dynamic Lee, as the tal- Festival, 7pm-1am; free admission. ented performer sings and dances One Central Macau waterfront onstage with her powerful vocals and phenomenal choreography. promenade, Wynn Macau waterfront promenade, Anim’Arte Nam Van. This annual lantern festival is part UNTIL OCT 31 of Macao’s Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, but will last until DAILY October 15. Visitors are able to check out some amazing lantern- inspired sculptures as well as light and art installations across three Harbour Race 2019 8am; free view- locations along the Nam Van Lake ing. Wan Chai Golden Bauhinia waterfront promenade. Square Public Pier. (discoverhongkong.com) OCT 18-20 This epic swimming event has been going strong for over 70 FRI-SUN Rolling Loud, various times; years, attracting hundreds of par- HKD998. West Kowloon Art Park. ticipants and thousands of specta- (247tickets.com) tors. The idea of swimming across Unexpected Encounters, all day; free Migos and Wiz Khalifa headline Victoria Harbour while enjoying a admission. City of Dreams. this killer hip hop festival in Hong perfect blend of natural environ- This extraordinary contemporary Kong this month. Rolling Loud has ment and cityscape is as fun as it art collection is set to dazzle both been around since 2015, racking sounds. The Cross Harbour Race, locals and visitors to the City of up more and more attendees each which will take place from Tsim Dreams. These artworks are vivid year. In 2017, the Miami-based Sha Tsui to Wan Chai, is a fan examples of the liberated mind favorite among the Hong Kong and were created by renowned festival expanded into a three-day The 22th Lusofonia Festival, all swimming community and cer- artistic visionaries from every con- event that drew 60,000 attend- day; free admission. Taipa Houses ees from around the world, with tainly worth checking out. tinent. Each piece was selected for Museum (taipavillagemacau.com) shows in the Bay Area and Los its uniqueness and the potential First held in 1998, the Lusofonia Angeles. Now, Rolling Loud makes insights it could offer to viewers. Festival is a fun-filled, action- its way to China’s Greater Bay Area. packed carnival that celebrates the

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Summer Wedding Show at Crowne Plaza Zhuhai City Center Soon-to-be-wed couples – along with wedding-lovers in general, descended on Crowne Plaza Zhuhai City Center in August for a spectacular wedding show.

Zoe Zou Appointed Director of Ken Wong Appointed Accor’s Vice Sales and Marketing at Grand Hyatt President of Sales and Distribution Guangzhou Greater China Guangzhou native Zoe Zou began With more than 30 years’ experi- The Atelier By Jimmy Choo Wedding Hotel Nikko Guangzhou Celebrates her career at the LN Garden Hotel ence in the Asia Pacific hospitality Show at Four Seasons Hotel 5th Anniversary Guangzhou in 1994 and later worked and tourism industry, Ken Wong is Guangzhou Hotel Nikko Guangzhou held a party as director of sales and marketing now Accor’s vice president of sales On September 3, Four Seasons Hotel in August to celebrate its fifth an- at various five-star hotels, such as and distribution in Greater China. Guangzhou hosted a wedding show, niversary and show gratitude to its Langham Place, Guangzhou and Prior to taking on this new role, which featured wedding gowns by partners. About 300 people attended Marriott Guangzhou Tianhe. Wong served as the vice president of The Atelier, a haute couture brand the event, including corporate cli- commercial operations at Shanghai founded by famed shoemaker Jimmy ents, members of the media and Disneyland Resort. Choo. The event was graced by suppliers. the presence of the fashion legend himself.

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Wuzhen Hotel Stay Starting from RMB799 per Night

Experience the style and elegance of Wuzhen’s water town with this fantastic hotel deal. Visit in October and you’ll have the chance to check out the Wuzhen Drama Festival. Make sure to explore Wuzhen’s traditional riverside houses and explore this ancient town’s charm and history. You’ll stay in the Tan Alley Wuzhen Eco and Cultural Community, a resort located close to Wuzhen’s most famous scenic spots! Enjoy a two-night stay in one room or a one-night stay in two rooms for only RMB1,599, as well as breakfast for two, free access to the minibar, exclusive access to the children’s reading area and so, so much more.

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Hainan Resort Stay Starting from Just RMB494 per Night

By now you’ve probably heard of Sanya and its incredible beaches, but how about Lingshui? This hidden gem is not as crowded with tourists, making it a great option for a quiet tropical getaway. Located just 70 kilometers away from downtown Sanya, Lingshui can be reached from Sanya Phoenix International Airport in just an hour. If you’re traveling from Haikou, it’s only a 1.5-hour journey to Lingshui Station. On the northern tip of Lingshui, you’ll find a few hotels secluded away on the ocean coastline. Say goodbye to overcrowded beaches and instead enjoy an exclusive beach experience in Lingshui! You’ll be able to explore the crystal-clear waters of the surrounding bay and see tropical fish and coral up close. Come see for yourself why Lingshui is quickly becoming a top destination among local travel experts. This travel package includes a two- or three-night stay at the Marriott Resort & Spa Hainan Xiangshui Bay starting from just RMB494 per night. Book early enough and you’ll also be able to enjoy exclusive privileges, such as a complimentary upgrade to a deluxe sea view room, afternoon tea, family activities and more.

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WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | OCTOBER 2019 | GZ | 59 CITY SCENES Hennessy Declassified Exhibition Held at Galaxy Macau Hennessy Declassified Exhibition arrived in Macao on September 17 to unveil the legendary cognac brand’s formula for success. Staged in the Crystal Hall at Galaxy Macau, the highly interactive exhibit intro- Having stopped off in numerous Asia Pacific cities, including Shanghai and Hangzhou, the barrel and aging process. The event – which runs until October 6 – also features a tasting room, among other activities. duces guests to the Ugni Blanc grape trees grown in France’s Cognac region; important figures in the brand’s history; and the secrets behind their oak

Trivia Night at Grand Hyatt Guangzhou Jing-A Tap Takeover at Bravo (Supported by ) (Supported by ) On September 4, That’s held a trivia night at Grand Hyatt Guangzhou’s A tap takeover was hosted at Bravo on September 18 by the founders swanky G Bar. All quiz participants enjoyed a small glass of Jing-A’s of Jing-A, offering a taste of eight fresh brews straight from the capital. Mandarin wheat beer as a welcome drink and, additionally, G Bar of- Guangzhou’s craft beer lovers partook in a blind tasting challenge to fered some spectacular specials on oysters. sample the Tuhao Gold Pilsner, Airpocalypse Double IPA, Worker’s Pale Ale, Death by Passionfruit, Mandarin Wheat, Yanbingbing, Watermelon Xanadu and Black Velvet Vanilla Stout. Winners were treated to 150 mil- limeters of free beer!

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Mon-Sat Olympic Garden, Luoxi New Town, Panyu 9am-6pm (other times by appointment) District(3452 1826); 7) Shop 21, Agile Phase 大都会牙科，天河北路183号大都会广场六楼 II, Fenghuang Bei Lu, Huadu District(3692 603-604 8686) 苏豪路易士，嘉玛发廊，1) 天河区天河北路 366 号 Bellaire International Clinic Rm 302D, Fuli 都市华庭 13 铺 ; 2) 越秀区环市东路 371-375 号世界贸易中心首层 103A; 3) 海珠区滨江东路 712 号 Park, 28 Machang Lu (3891 0511/ 24-hr 101 铺 ; 4) 天河区珠江新城华利路 2 号富力爱丁堡 152 1881 8990), Bellaireclinic.com 公寓 101 铺 ; 5) 番禺区迎宾路星河湾酒店 2 楼 15 贝利尔诊所，天河区珠江新城马场路富力公园28 号铺 ; 6) 番禺区洛溪新城奥园城市花园首层 81-82 商业区302D 号铺 ; 7) 花都区凤凰北路雅居乐二期 21 号铺 XIHE JAPANESE BARBECUE Deron Dental 3905-3909/F, Tianying Plaza East Tower, No.222 Xingming Lu, Tianhe (3886 4821,www.kaiyiyk.com) 德隆齿科诊所，广州市天河区兴民路 222 号天盈广 EDUCATION Beef Your Meal Up 场东塔 39 楼 3905-3909 American International School of Located on the fourth floor of the fashionable La Perle Plaza, Xihe is a restau- Dr. Sherily Xiao Master of Medicine. Guangzhou (AISG) rant that specializes in Japanese-style barbecue. It boasts premium Japanese 23years in TCM & Acupuncture & Physio- 1) 3 Yanyu Nan Lu, Ersha Island (8735 and American wagyu beef – which can be difficult to find in Guangzhou, and therapy & Massage in Clinic and Classes 3393); 2) 19,Kexiang Road Luogang has established a loyal following. 5 years International Clinic Experience. District,Science Park, Guangzhou (3213 The restaurant’s culinary team is helmed by a chef with 40 years’ experi- 5555) Only for appointment. Nr.3 Jian She Wu ence in Japanese cuisine. Some of the must-try dishes include the grilled Ma Road De An Building Yue Xiu District 1) 广州美国人，二沙岛烟雨南路 3 号 ; 2) 广州罗岗区科翔路 19 号 Guangzhou（Tel: 137 1052 6617; E-mail: chicken from Kagoshima and barbecued beef tongues. Xihe utilizes fume-free barbecue stoves imported from Okinawa to deliver a smoke-free meal. 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(For help: 禺区剑桥郡花园 188 9857 0042 (French, Chinese & English), 133 3287 0750 (Persian), 185 8876 4470 (Eng- Canadian International School of lish), www.nachina.com) Guangzhou Merchant Hill, Dongyi Lu, Panyu District (3925 5321, www.cisgz.com) 广州加拿大人国际学校，番禺区东艺路招商金山谷 H&H Dental Center 1/F, Mingmen Build- ing, 4 Huacheng Dadao, Zhujiang Xincheng, Canadian Internatioanal Kindergarten Tianhe District (3808 0700, 3808 0729; Agile Garden, Yinbin Lu, Panyu District 24-hour hotline: 139 2516 2826; E-mail: hnh- (8456 6551). [email protected]) 加拿大国际幼儿园，番禺区迎宾路雅居乐花园 H&H 牙科中心（嘉茜医疗门诊 ), 天河区珠江新城花城大道 4 号名门大厦正门首层 Canton Global Academy 4 Chuangjia Road, Jinshazhou, Baiyun District, Guagnzhou (180 iBorn Clinic Rm 2202-2203, Qiaoxin Kin- 2401 1757) gold Century, 62 Jinsui Lu, Tianhe District ( 广州寰宇外籍人员子女学校 , 广州市白云区金沙洲 3736 2020/ 24-hr 3736 2110) 创佳路 4 号爱博恩综合门诊天河区珠江新城金穗路侨鑫金融中心2202-2203 Clifford School International International Building, Clifford School, Clifford Estates, iBorn Women’s & Children’s Hospital No.6 Shiguang Lu, Panyu District (8471 8273; Longkou Dong Lu, Tianhe District (2811 8471 1441; 8471 1694) 6375/185 2018 8335) 祈福英语实验学校，番禺区市广路广州爱博恩妇产医院 , 天河区龙口东路 6 号 Eclipse English Education 18D, Sing Health Medical 2 Xian Cun Rd, Center 1: No.368, Tianhe Bei Road, GZ Zhu Jiang New Town, Tian He District, (Tel:38780382,18922769713) Guangzhou, Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat-Sun 学习中心1: 爱誉英语, 天河北路, 368号, 18D Center 2: No.33, Cuifu St, Chaotian Rd,GZ 9am-3pm, Tel: 3739 2500 Open Every Day 广州新宁门诊，天河区珠江新城冼村路 2 号学习中心2: 越秀区朝天路崔府街33号首层 Center 3: Apt. C, 15/F, Office Building Xinhe KANAI JAPANESE CUISINE Square, No.211-8, Chang Gang Zhong Road, United Family Guangzhou Clinic GZ 学习中心3: 海珠区昌岗中路211-8号，信和 1/F, Annex Bldg, PICC Bldg, 301 Guangzhou 中心，15楼C Dadao Zhong (4008 919 191, 24-hr urgent care: 8710 6060) Guangzhou Nanfang International School Authentic Japanese Food 广州越秀和睦家门诊部 , 广州大道中 301 号人保大 No. 1, Yucuiyuan North, Yinglong Lu, Long- 厦南塔副楼首层 Kanai serves teppanyaki and sashimi, among other classic Japanese fare, in a dong, Tianhe District (3886 6952, 3886 3606, kitchen headed by Guo Zhiqiang. Chef Guo boasts over 45 years of culinary ex- Fax: 3886 3680, www.gnischina.org) 广州 Guangzhou United Family Hospital perience and has worked in Hong Kong, Japan, Southeast Asia and Europe. Open 24/7. 24-hr Service Center: 4008 南方外籍人员子女学校，天河区龙洞迎龙路瑜翠园北一号 919191, 24-hr Emergency Hotline: With glassy, pink flesh, the white shrimp tempura from Toyama Bay has a texture that rivals that of lobster. 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Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn 9.24~10.23 10.24~11.22 11.23~12.21 12.22~1.20

Congrats on making it another year, This month’s Libra planetary energy There is a new moon on the 13th, Your boss is going to be keeping a Libra, you amiable and imaginative has you feeling irritable, but never fear, meaning there has never been a better close eye on you this month, but that’s beauty. Now down to brass tacks: You Scorps – this is exactly what 24-hour time to dedicate yourself to a new okay – training centers are basically need to stop being so paranoid about spas are for. There is no need to have a project. Start wearing protection, or, if one big jungle gym. Show him/her everything – your roommates are not drunken breakdown out front of Perry’s that seems like too much work, start what you are made of: Show up on plotting to steal your Wang Leehom at 2am, get in that taxi – go, NOW! attending Chinese lessons again. If time, don’t drink on the job and, for poster from above your bed. Have a neither of those toot your horn, do effs sake, do not do drugs in China. birthday shot of baijiu, toss on some what every nerd in Shenzhen is doing Between Two Ferns and CTFO. and start your own cryptocurrency.

Aquarius Pisces Aries Taurus 1.21~2.19 2.20~3.20 3.21~4.20 4.21~5.21

While the saying goes ‘don’t wear Neptune is in the cards this month, and Independence is key this month, Expect your workload to double this white after Labor Day,’ you probably that means you’re going to be hell bent which means you need to start eating month, thanks to that pesky (but oh- shouldn’t wear white ever, because on pursuing your spiritual desire to what you want for lunch. No more so-epic) week-long National Day it’s so hard to clean and the kids are improve our world. While we agree this tagging along with Sam and Carl for holiday. Don’t worry, though, you’re just going to get crayon all over it is a good state of mind, stop yelling McDonald’s. Do yourself a favor and resourceful and 7-Eleven plays host anyway. To keep mental balance, we at grannies budging in line at the hit that jianbing stall you always pass to a never-ending supply of Red Bull. recommend starting a coin collection. bus stop. Buy solar panels on Taobao on your way to the metro – we know Drink six cups of hot water per day to instead. you won’t regret it. maintain ‘healthy.’

Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo 5.22~6.21 6.22~7.22 7.23~8.23 8.24~9.23

This month you’ll find yourself Your home base is no more. Your Look, Leo, we get it – you enjoy a bit Your word this month is yuanfen, fate mentally torn between romance, landlord has had enough of the late- of spice both in your romantic life and in its most devious sense. You may creative pursuits and corner store night parties, balcony barbecues and on the palate. But remember, your VIP meet someone special or do something beers. Neglect all three urges and lost-key debacles – you’re out. Don’t card to Lukshow won’t save you from epic, so be thankful for what may look instead purchase a turtle – they’re fret though, your office has a couch for the ‘spicy belly’ (la duzi) afterwards. like coincidence... but may be the hand good for fengshui. Does this sound like a reason and there are enough leftover Just to be safe this month, drink a bit of fate. (While we’re on the subject, is silly advice? Sure. It is. But is it any moon cakes there to sustain a full- of yogurt or milk before eating the four it coincidence or fate that China is the sillier than last month’s? Nope. grown Asian elephant for a year. chili dishes just to prove you can. furthest place from your parents?)

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