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Making a Splash with Water Sports 16 天海风水上休闲运动俱乐部，水上运动的第一选择! 2016.06 10th Anniversary Instituto Cervantes Talking with Inma, Beijing Director Making a Splash with Water Sports 16 天海风水上休闲运动俱乐部，水上运动的第一选择! InterMediaChina www.tianjinplus.com Managing Editor Mary Smith [email protected] Advertising Agency InterMediaChina advertising@tianjinplus. com Publishing Date June 2016 Tianjin Plus is a Lifestyle Magazine. For Members ONLY www. tianjinplus. com ISSN 2076-3743 Freelance Writers & Editors Needed at Tianjin’s Premier Lifestyle Magazine! 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City-chic meets garden green, of the hotel with 36 seats and exquisite furnishings. The environment is intimate and elegant. It boasts classic discover an urban oasis this summer. This is your Evening at Renaissance. The party includes live music, western style delicacies and fine vintages, as well as traditional and international cuisine. Experience the history delicious food, mixology, arts, fashion and pop-up shops. Don’t miss the lucky draw and the chance to win a of the footprints in 1863 The Dining Room with our historical menu collection. Indulge in dishes that Aloha free stay at Marriott hotels! Wanderwell and G.H.Thomas have ever tasted in The Astor Hotel Tianjin. Price: CNY 128 per person Date: Tuesday to Sunday, June 2016 Date: 16th June Time: 18:00-22:00 Time: 18:30-21:30 Venue: 1863 The Dining Room, Astor Wing, 1F. Venue: Renaissance Tianjin Lakeview Hotel, 33,Taier Zhuang Road, Heping District 16 Binshui Road, Hexi District, Tianjin For more information or reservations, please call +86 22 5852 6888 ext 8918 Ticket Sale Hotline: +86 22 5822 3130. Family Sunday Brunch Flavours of Mexico @ the Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin @ Sheraton Tianjin Binhai Hotel Come with your family and friends to ZEST for a sumptuous brunch on Sunday. The chefs will showcase From June 20th to 30th, you can enjoy delicious Mexican food at Sheraton Tianjin Binhai. During this Festival, their talents by preparing seafood dishes, barbecue, sushi and sashimi right in front of you. There will even the chefs present true Mexican flavours with local ingredients and specially-made sauces. Let us take you on be a children’s Ritz-Kids activity area where you and your children can spend quality time having fun. a journey of Mexican cuisine! CNY 398++* per person, including half a lobster, two freshly steamed crabs, and free-flow white wine and Tsingtao beer. Price: Lunch CNY 198/person, Dinner CNY 258/person th th Price: CNY 398++* per person Date: June 20 to 30 Date: 5th - 26th, June, Sundays Venue: Feast Venue: 1st Level, ZEST of The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin * The above price is subject to 10% service charge and 6% VAT For more information or reservations, please call +86 22 6528 8888 transfer 6210 For more information or reservations please call: +86 22 5857 8888 Elephant Themed Afternoon Tea Summer Special Cooler @ Shangri-La Hotel, Tianjin @ Tangla Hotel Tianjin Enjoy a fantastic elephant kingdom with the cartoon themed afternoon tea set which presents an array of freshly baked animal themed delights. Enjoy each set for CNY 268 for two people, including a cup of coffee Beat the heat with cool summer drinks. With seasonal fruit drinks as well as creative twists in classic blended or tea. We will donate CNY 50 to the Asian Elephant Foundation for every elephant themed afternoon tea drinks, they've chosen a collection of refreshing recipes to help you quench your thirst this summer. set sold. Price: CNY 268 for two people st th Price: Blue Hawaii CNY 55/glass, Date: 1 to 30 June Banana Liqueur CNY 35/glass Time: 14:00-17:00 *Above price is subject to 15% service charge Venue: Shangri-La Hotel, Tianjin Date: Valid until 31th October, 2016 The price is subject to 10% service charge and any government taxes Time: 8:00-23:00 and value-added taxes (where applicable) payable on the price. Venue: 1F Lobby Lounge, Tangla Hotel Tianjin For more information or reservations, please call: +86 22 8418 8111 or email [email protected] 8 June 2016 June 2016 9 Taobao - 6 letters, 2 characters, plenty of meaning. The majority of expats have already discovered this Chinese giant of e-commerce. Nowadays, you can enjoy painless and relaxing shopping without leaving your cosy apartment. However, what a pity, you need to wait for your parcel to arrive (usually it takes 3 days), and that’s certainly a disadvantage. For those in a hurry, look no further than Tianjin Taobao Market! The markets location is not convenient for many people - Jintang Street Tianjin (津塘路) in DongLi District - but Metro Line 9 can take you straight up there.
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