Ayi Can Do It! the Auntie Army Comes September 2013 Clean
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FEATURED INSIDE Singer Justin Bieber's swaggerific style Bavarian beer-guzzling at Oktoberfest Brigitte Bardot, the French Marilyn Stadium-sized synth pop with the Killers Why China tops global C-section rates I THE KILLERS 城市漫步珠江三角洲英文版0城市漫步珠江三角洲英文版01039月份 Ayi Can Do It! The Auntie Army Comes September 2013 Clean... 《城市漫步》珠江三角洲 英文月刊 主管单位: 中华人民共和国国务院新闻办公室 Supervised by the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China 主办单位: 五洲传播出版社 地址: 北京市海淀区北三环中路31号生产力大楼B座7层 邮编100088 B-721 Shengchanli Building, No. 31 Beisanhuan Zhonglu, Haidian District, Beijing 100088, PRC http://www.cicc.org.cn 社长 President: 李红杰 Li Hongjie 期刊部负责人 Supervisor of Magazine Department: 邓锦辉 Deng Jinhui City Editors Jane Kent, S. E. 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JUSTIN BIEBER ON HIS HIP-HOP STYLE P28 Bunny butcher // Exotic Eats p53/55 Chinglish chow // Word on the Street p15 Beach babes // Feature p14 Sneaker peeks // Style Radar p17 Fall style // Fashion p18 September 2013 // www.thatsmags.com 5 EdiTOR'S NOTE Editor’s Note Win! Win! Win! WEB ONLINE AT THATSMAGS.COM When was the last time you washed your own socks? Took the trash out? Did the dishes? Made your bed? Let’s face it, the majority of us are a slothful lot when it comes to house- work, and all because of an army of domestic goddesses we call ayis. So what is the world like for those who maintain or- der in your underwear drawer? We decided it was high time to hear their side of the story (p30). We have a packed issue besides. City Editor Jane Kent gets that’s Daily under the skin of China’s soaring C-section rate (p12). Urban Our daily blog on the PRD’s Family Editor Lena Gidwani meets Kay Kay, the subject of The latest Girl from Guangzhou, one part of a truly fascinating docu- mentary project that follows 12 children born around the Enter our CRYPTIC PICTURES Quiz world in 1992 for the first 20 years of their lives. And search- ing for Seoul food, That’s foodie Monica Liau goes kimchi on the back page for a chance crazy in Korea (p20). to win one of these fabulous prizes: one pair of tickets to If it’s celebs you’re after, we caught up with the Killers (p29) Justin Bieber’s Believe tour in before their big show in Hong Kong and looked into the Macau on October 12 (p28), one insights of a certain Justin Bieber before he hits Macau (p28) – you can win tickets to both of them. Prefer things a little retro? pair of tickets to the Killers Live Web Exclusives We checked out the new Brigitte Bardot photography exhibit in Hong Kong on September 24 at the Sofitel Guangzhou Sunrich (p24). And as if BB isn’t (p29), one pair of tickets to Kevin News, reviews, interviews enough for you (pervs), we’ve also got pictures from our uber- Kern Piano Recital on September popular and utterly babelicious Pool-a-Palooza party (p14). 27 at Xinghai Concert Hall Finally, I’d like to announce the appointment of Tom Lee as (p22), tickets to the 9th Annual the new That’s PRD Editor in Chief. With a wealth of talent Guangzhou Oktoberfest in and experience, expect to see the magazine get even more in October valued at RMB348 each depth, informative, relevant, fresher and funkier over the next (p40), one pair of lunch buffet few months. Good times ahead! vouchers to Grand Mercure Ned Kelly Oriental Ginza Shenzhen, one Editorial Director pair of buffet vouchers to Royal Eat & Drink Tulip Carat Hotel, two cash Reviews, listings, happy vouchers to QBa at The Westin, hour deals and more WE’RE HIRING IN SHENZHEN! Guangzhou valued at RMB300 Want to work for the greatest magazine in the each, two dining vouchers to Eastern hemisphere? We seek a Shenzhen Editor to complete our new-look team over at That’s Towers. Bocca Kitchen + Bar valued at We’re looking for a self-motivated person who is RMB500 each, two vouchers for interesting and interested, fun and funny, with a Noble Restaurant & Bar valued burning desire to explore all this vibrant city has to at RMB150 each, one Duvel Beer offer and a compulsion to share it with our readers. gift package, four cases of Tiger Think you’d be perfect for it? Send your CV, a cover Beer and a bottle of De Boroli letter and three killer story ideas to nedkelly@ Events urbanatomy.com. Windy Peak Nouveau Shiraz. Two free admissions to the next Up-to-date info on what’s happening all month that's PRD Pool-a-Palooza party are also up for grabs... And for COVER the Snap City photo competition, the winner will receive a RMB600 THIS cash voucher from Lomography Gallery Store Guangzhou (p8). MONTH’S COVER: design by 城市漫步珠江三角洲英文版0城市漫步珠江三角洲英文版 01039月份 Jordan Ignatov The Photobox Snapshots of life in the PRD http://WWW.THATSMAGS.COM 6 September 2013 // www.thatsmags.com September 2013 // www.thatsmags.com 7 CITY Tales of THE ciTY by will wu, van fan, jane kent and S. E. Smith Turtle burger Patriot games Guangzhou’s airport was the scene for an unusual case of smuggling, when the owner of a turtle tried to smuggle his prized pet through security by disguising it as a burger in a takeaway bag from KFC. The ruse didn't fool security, who stopped the man after the air- port's X-ray machine revealed Has the Diaoyu Islands dispute protrusions extending from the been weighing on your mind? ostensible snack. "That poor Well, now you can settle the con- turtle," wrote one microblog- flict yourself! Glorious Mission ger, "it had to absorb all those Online, an Internet game devel- X-rays!" And it didnt' even trans- oped with the help of the Chinese form into a Teenage Mutant military, allows patriots (and those Ninja Turtle. Bummer, dude. who just like to shoot things) to use modern weapons and fight alongside the Chinese army, in an attempt to dispel Japanese forces and gain back the terri- Let’s see some tory. Players are also backed up Who do you work for?! by China’s only real-life aircraft credentials carrier, the Liaoning. The vice- president of the game company Is your life short of some thrills said it would benefit China’s army and spills? How about get- recruitment, since he believes ting kidnapped? A company in that “most young boys want to Shenzhen recently launched become a soldier and they like to classes in how to escape from fight, they like to win.” a kidnapping.