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SISTER PUBLICATION THE SHANGHAI ESSENTIALS Follow Us on WeChat Now Advertising Hotline 400 820 8428 AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2016 Chief Editor Alyssa Marie Wieting Production Manager Ivy Zhang 张怡然 Designer Joan Dai 戴吉莹 Aries Ji 季燕 Contributors Andrew Chin, Betty Richardson, Bridget O'Donnell, Celina Huynh, Diana Park, Dominic Ngai, Dominic Vipond, Kendra Perkins, Nate Balfanz, Shirani Alfreds, Simon Xu, Susie Gordon, Zoey Zha Operations Shanghai (Head Office) 上海和舟广告有限公司 上海市蒙自路169号智造局2号楼305-306室 邮政编码:200023 Room 305-306, Building 2, No.169 Mengzi Lu, Shanghai 200023 电话:021-8023 2199 传真:021-8023 2190 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室 邮政编码:510095 Rm .512, No.2 Building, Area 42, Lu Yuan Lu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510095 电话:020-8358 6125, 传真:020-8357 3859-800 Shenzhen 广告代理:上海和舟广告有限公司广州分公司 深圳市福田区彩田路星河世界大厦C1-1303 C1-1303, Galaxy Century Building, Caitian Lu, Futian District, Shenzhen 电话:0755-8623 3220, 传真:0755-8623 3219 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 48 DongZhiMen Outer Street Oriental Kenzo(Ginza Mall) Building C Room 9G, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100027 电话: 010-8447 7002 传真: 010-8447 6455 CEO Leo Zhou 周立浩 General Manager Ned Kelly Sales Manager Doris Dong 董雯 BD Manager Joyce Sun 孙嘉 Tina Zhou 周杨 Account Manager Linda Chen 陈璟琳 Account Executives Celia Chen 陈琳, Even Mao 毛逸凡 Events & PR Zoe Zhou 周铮峥, Cherry Liu 刘菁 Marketing Assistant Lydia Lin林子莉 Operations Manager Penny Li 李彦洁 HR/Admin Sharon Sun 孙咏超 Distribution Zac Wang 王蓉铮 General enquiries and switchboard (021) 8023 2199 [email protected] Editorial (021) 8023 2199*5802 [email protected] Distribution (021) 8023 2199*2802 [email protected] Marketing/Subscription (021) 8023 2199*2806 [email protected] Advertising (021) 8023 2199*7802 [email protected] Web & IT (021) 8023 2199*7803 Fax (021) 8023 2199 online.thatsmags.com shanghai.urban-family.com Advertising Hotline: 400 820 8428 城市家 出版发行:云南出版集团 云南科技出版社有限责任公司 地 址:云南省昆明市环城西路609号云南新闻出版大楼2306室 责任编辑:欧阳鹏 书 号: ISBN978-7-900747-86-0 邮 购:That’s & URBANATOMY 上海市蒙自路169号智造局2号楼305-306室 邮 编:200023 电 话:+86 21 8023 2199 尺 寸:287mm x 210mm 1/16 印 张:5 字 数:110,000字 版 次:2016年8月 印 次:2016年8月印刷 版权所有, 翻版必究 CONTENTS 4 Urban Blurbs Shanghai News in Short LIFE & WELLBEING FOOD & FUN 6 Our Favorite Things 34 Eight Chinese Restaurants Children Will Love 10 Pack it Up Don’t Leave the Kids at Home Stylish Backpacks and Lunchboxes for School 37 Chinese Food for Kids 12 Natural Cleaning Products A Cheat Sheet of Simple, Non-spicy Dishes Why it’s Worth all the Fuss 38 Family Friendly Restaurant Review 14 Finding My Place Holy Cow Kids and Fitting in at a New School 39 Date Night Restaurant Review CHAR COVER STORY 16 The Shanghai Essentials ENTERTAINMENT Tips and Guidance for Survival 42 Modern Gothic The Art of Tim Burton LEARNING 44 Water Heavens 24 Student Spotlight Performance Through Water Starting a New School Year Off Right 46 NBA Opens its First Ever Playzone 25 Coping with New School Year Anxieties A Basketball Heaven for Kids How Parents and Schools Can Give Support 48 Urban Scenes Latest Community Happenings Around Town 50 Events All the Upcoming Events You Need to Know About 53 Listings Shanghai’s Most Sought-After Spots 56 Advice From Dad Answering Tough Questions and Getting a Dad’s Perspective 34 6 42 2 www.urban-family.com EDITOR’S NOTE hether you are brand new anxieties and how to help your kid to Shanghai or have been feel more comfortable starting at a here for a couple of years, new school (page 28). there are always new com- Wpanies and services that you aren’t aware In Food & Fun (page 34), we break of. I myself have been here for two years down the most child-friendly Chinese and I’m constantly finding hidden gems restaurants so your kids can get a that make life a little easier. And that’s what taste for the local cuisine. We also give our cover story is all about – those Shang- you a cheat sheet on our favorite Chi- hai essentials that everyone should take nese dishes. So tear it out and take it advantage of. We will give you the low with you on your next trip to your lo- down about the top food, health, technolo- cal fanguan to make ordering a gy and home services that the city has to breeze. offer, and I guarantee everyone will find something new to try. In Entertainment (page 42), we tell you about the best upcoming shows In Lifestyle & Wellbeing, we take a and exhibits for kids, including the look at natural cleaning products and intriguing Tim Burton exhibit and the companies that service Shanghai playful Water Heavens. (page 12). These products will help get your house clean while being envi- Whether you are fresh off the boat or WIN WINWIN ronmentally conscious and safe for a seasoned Shanghai dweller, make your little ones. Also check out our sure to take full advantage of what Every week we are giving away prizes and tickets to fashion feature with the hottest back- this great city has to offer. Enjoy the some of the best events and packs and lunchboxes for your kids to tips! venues around town. To keep take to school this season. in the loop, scan our QR code Until next time, for Urban Family Shanghai or In Learning, we breakdown the new- sign up to our newsletter at est technologies that will be changing Alyssa Marie Wieting www.urban-family.com/ the tide of education as we know it Editor-in-Chief shanghai. (page 27). We also tackle new school www.urban-family.com 3 Compiled by Bridget O’Donnell Shanghai Named #2 Best Asian Travel Destination Lonely Planet’s ‘Best in Asia’ rank- ings are out, and Shanghai clinched a second place spot this year, just behind Hokkaido, Japan. Citing the openings of Shanghai Disneyland and Shanghai Tower, the popular travel guide says that Shanghai is “the center of the uni- verse right now.” New Study Will Evaluate Benefits The number of of Physical fake Chinese uni- versities exposed Education online in a recent for Kids report from SDaXue. Fake col- lege names range from the The city of Shanghai is conducting generic International Trade a research project on approxi- Institute to the slightly more mately 20,000 students at 20 local and primary schools. The data will help legitimate sounding Beijing Fi- provide a new foundation for the restructuring of physical education depart- nancial Institute. Several of the ments and shed light on important information regarding the effects of ‘schools’ are allegedly located in sports on the academic performances of children, as well as their overall Shanghai. physical health. Factory Work Suspended in Shanghai Ahead of G20 Summit With the G20 Summit set to take place in Hangzhou during the first week of Sep- tember, the Chinese government has officially ordered 255 factories in Shanghai to cease operation from August 24 to September 6 to ensure that there is as little pol- lution as possible during the conference. Power plants that rely on coal for energy within a 300km radius of the G20 Summit will be completely shut down for the two weeks during and before the summit. 4 www.urban-family.com Uber Announces Massive Merger with Didi The bitter rivalry be- tween Uber and Didi Chuxing is finally coming to an end after the for- mer announced it would sell off its China operations to the latter. The combined business valuation totals over USD35 billion. News of the deal broke just days after China legalized ride-sharing apps last month. ‘No one told me how to pose for fashion photos, I just know how to do it’ > So said 80-year-old Chongqing native Liang Xide, who’s become a bit of a fashion icon after her modeling photos went viral online. Liang made waves on social media for her impeccable fashion sense and top-notch posing skills. Hao International Princess World has arrived in Shanghai. Visitors get the chance to see this high-end technology princess park and con- nect with their surroundings in a totally unique way. Bu Hao Reports recently surfaced of chil- dren falling ill shortly after the in- stallation of a new running track at multiple primary schools across Bei- jing. www.urban-family.com 5 LIFE & WELLBEING fter spending some time in Hong Kong, Steven and Michell AMarolho moved to Shanghai over four years ago just before their eldest daughter was born. Now living in the former French Concession, OUR FAVORITE THINGS they have two beautiful girls, The Marolho Family Zara (4) and Jade (3). This Edited by Alyssa Wieting down-to-earth Australian- Mexican family tells Urban Family a bit about their favorite things in the city… 6 www.urban-family.com OU R FAVORITE… RESTAURANTS PLAY CENTERS LIFE & WELLBEING Unfortunately one of our favorites – Paulaner on Dongping Lu – has just We take the girls to Happy World. It has a bunch of different kids’ indoor closed. [The Paulaner Xintiandi location is still open.] Otherwise, we also gyms. The play area at Grand Gateway is also a favorite of the girls. But, go to Alla Torre in Grand Gateway, a great pizza place that we take the they are still too young for things like the trampoline. girls and they love to run around the outdoor play area. We try to go to a mix of different places but it’s all about finding ones that are kid-friend- PLACE TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE CHINA ly. Ginger by the Park is also really good with its outdoor terrace.