Advertising Hotline PLUS 400 820 8428 36 HOURS IN BEIJING SHANGHAI’S COOL POOLS KID-FRIENDLY AL FRESCO DINING June/July 2014 Editor’s Note Growing up with a mother who was an artist gave me a deep appreciation for creativity and the visual arts. Despite living Chief Editor Jodi Hwang in a small town far away from big city culture, our home was Production Manager Ivy Zhang 张怡然 filled with art – my mother’s paintings, art supplies and Designer Tiffany Qian 钱星元, Yuki Lu 陆颖， Candice Shen 沈晓露 books about art. While I didn’t inherit my mother’s talent, I did develop a love of art that continues to this day. When I Contributors Stella Antakusuma, Marianna Cerini, Christine Forte think of my children growing up in a big city full of art cul- Margaret Keefe, Dr. Liz Kwo, Matt Kuykendall, Lauren Hogan, Samuel Hunt, ture, I want to do everything I can to do to make the most of Ellen Jin, Monika Lin, Tom Lee, Kimberly Pratt, Celine Song the creative energy in Shanghai. Operations This arts issue is full of ideas and places to inspire the artist Shanghai (Head Office) 上海和舟广告有限公司 上海市澳门路872弄10号 邮政编码：200060 in all of us. Check out our museum guide (p26). You also No. 10, Lane 872 Aomen Lu, Shanghai 200060 don’t’ want to miss the impressive student artwork selected 电话：021-2213 9018 传真：021-2213 9010 for our ‘Best in Show’ piece (p20). You’ll be amazed by the Guangzhou 上海和舟广告有限公司广州分公司 广州市越秀区麓苑路42号大院2号610房 邮政编码：510095 works of YCIS artist in residence, Mark Montgomery (p24). Rm .512, No.2 Building, Area 42, Lu Yuan Lu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510095 And we have if you haven’t yet visited Moganshan Lu, we 电话：020-8358 6125, 传真：020-8357 3859-800 have some suggestions for a short walking tour (p31). Shenzhen 深圳业务联系 0755-8623 3210, 0755-8623 3219 电话： 传真： While we could have filled our pages with nothing but art, Beijing 广告代理:上海和舟广告有限公司 北京市东城区东直门外大街48号东方银座C座9G 邮政编码: 100027 we round out this issue’s coverage with a day trip to quirky 48 DongZhiMen Outer Street Oriental Kenzo(Ginza Mall) Building C Room 9G, Thames Town in Songjiang (p8) and ideas for beating the Dongcheng District, Beijing 100027 summer heat with a guide to Shanghai’s pools (p46). We also 010-8447 7002 010-8447 6455 电话: 传真: learn about all the different melon varieties sold around town in Margaret Keefe’s Eat Well column (p40). Who knew CEO Leo Zhou 周立浩 Editorial Director Ned Kelly there were so many varieties of honeydew? Account Executives Iris Ni 倪敏, Doris Dong 董雯, Joyce Sun 孙嘉, Kiki Ren 任蓓瑛, Charlie Liang 梁俊南, Linda Chen 陈璟琳 We hope you make the most of your summer wherever you Marketing Executive Joyce Wang 王思 Admin/HR Manager Penny Li 李彦洁 spend it. 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Models Diego Pa and Ella Hui were perfect little Da Vincis. Also, a big thank you to Grainne Quinlann of Red Rooster Photos for shooting our cover. 2 www.urban-family.com CONTENTS 4 Urban Blurbs LIFE & CULTURE 6 Our Favorite Things 8 Day trip: Thames Town 10 Travel: 36 Hours in Beijing 12 Shopping: Summer Style LEARning 10 LIFE & CULTURE Travel: Beijing’s artistic side 14 Student Spotlight: On Stage 16 Roundtable: Arts in Learning 18 Mind Matters: Goodbye Ayi 19 Summer Learning Loss 36 FOOD & FUN 20 Best in Show: Student Artwork Get crackin’ in the kichen 24 YCIS Artist in Residence 26 Richard Sobol, Traveling Photographer COVER STORY 26 Family-Friendly Art Museums 29 Icons: Shanghai’s Sculptures 30 Red Town Treasures 31 Moganshan Lu 32 Creative Essentials for Home 33 Art Smart: Picasso Portraits 34 Art Classes Around Town FOOD & FUN 36 Kids in the Kitchen: Spaghetti 38 Restaurant Reviews 26 COVer Story 39 Al Fresco Dining Art around town 40 Eat Well: Mad About Melons 46 WELLBEING WELLBEING Poolside summer chill 42 Coping with Summer Separations 43 Parenting: Avoiding Labels 44 Fight the Mosquito Bite 45 Water Safety Skills 46 Stay Cool in Shanghai’s Pools EVenTS 48 Easter Brunch and Bunnies 50 Urban Scenes 51 Events 53 LIstings BACK PAGE 56 Tiger Father www.urban-family.com 3 URBAN BLURBS Mandarin Digital Kids Half of urban Chinese children aged between six and 12 are using social media sites and Mastery apps such as QQ, Weibo and WeChat, accord- ing to a survey conducted by children's activ- Express Yourself ity centers in 15 major cities. 3,306 children from cities including Beijing Use language as your canvas with this art- and Shanghai took the questionnaire, which themed Mandarin vocabulary. found that 44.5 percent have cell phones and nearly 68 percent have access to tablets. art museum Many of these primarily urban children have 美术馆 měi shù guan been able to use such devices since they artist were in kindergarten. 艺术家 yì shù jiā Interestingly, the survey found that the chil- drawing dren's social media behaviors are similar to those of Chinese adults, 80 percent of whom use com- 绘画 huì huà puters to search for information on a daily basis. Many of the kids also said they would turn to the painting Internet for a solution to something they didn't know. 油画 yóu huà sculpture 雕塑 diāo sù Imported Formula Restricted primary colors 原色 yuán sè According to the Daily Mail, China has tight- style ened controls on imports of infant formula in 风格 fēng gé a move an industry official in New Zealand – abstract a major supplier – said might block some of 抽象派 chōu xiàng pài their products from entering the country. creativity This coincides with an effort by Beijing 创造力 chuàng zào lì to build up its dairy industry following a 2008 milk scandal that killed at least six ba- // This section is contributed by Mandarin bies and prompted many parents to switch House (6137 1987, www.mandarinhouse.com) to imported formula. An industry group in New Zealand said only six of the country's 13 suppliers were ap- proved. The chairman of the New Zealand Infant Formula Exporters Association said that might result in some shipments to China being Can’t Run, Can’t Hide blocked. Two college students were arrested last month Demand for imported milk soared after the 2008 scandal in which some Chinese supplies were after allegedly being paid by classmates to found to contain melamine, a chemical that can cause kidney damage and other injuries. hack into their school's website and alter morning run records. The suspects allegedly helped 200 schoolmates who didn’t fancy the Mega Metro early morning drill but were worried about their PE scores. Shanghai's subway network The pair reportedly charged RMB15 to RMB20 is set to grow by 100 km for each record altered between last December with construction beginning and March. They were caught after school this year. Plans include exten- administrators discovered the hacking and re- sions to Lines 10 and 11, as ported it to police. well construction of a new Line 17. According to the Director of the Construction Commission, Tang Zhiping, over 30 km of new lines will be completed within the year, with 10 km becoming opera- tional. The extension of Line 11 running from Luoshan Lu to the new Disney theme park is slated for completion in October and will mainly be overground, with only the final 1.5 km below ground level. Shanghai's Metro system is currently the largest in the world, with the subway lines covering over 500 km. 4 www.urban-family.com Shanghai Women Favor C-sections The Chinese government wants more women to undergo natural child- birth, but many mothers-to-be still prefer caesarean sections according to new figures. In 2013, 50.7 percent of pregnant women had c-sections according to Shanghai health officials. It's actually the lowest figure in the last decade but still remains higher than the 15 percent ratio recommended by the World Health Organization. A midwife who has been working for eight years at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University delivering babies without sur- gery said she understands the pain factor but she thinks women don’t always understand the risks of caesareans. Oh Baby! In May volunteers in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province underwent simulated labor contractions to experience the pain of childbirth. The men, including Iain Inglis, a foreign performer of propaganda songs who rose to fame after he took part in China's Red Song Competition in 2010, were strapped up to a machine and given simulated contractions as part of celebrations for International Mother's Day.