SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL M Restaurant Group’S Annual English Language Literary Event Returns on March 15-28
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SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL M Restaurant Group’s Annual English Language Literary Event Returns on March 15-28 PAUL FRENCH LENORA CHU PALANI MOHAN LALINE PAULL 城市漫步上海 The Underworld Analyzing Chinese Rare Images of A Scientific 英文版 3 月份 Bosses of Old 国内统一刊号: and American Kazakh Eagle Approach to CN 11-5233/GO Shanghai Education Systems Hunters Writing China Intercontinental Press MARCH 2018 that’s Shanghai 《城市漫步》上海版 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 : 中国北京 北京西城月坛北街 26 号恒华国际商务中心南楼 11 层文化交流中心 邮编 100045 Published by China Intercontinental Press Address: 11th Floor South Building, HengHua linternational Business Center, 26 Yuetan North Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045, PRC http://www.cicc.org.cn 社长 President of China Intercontinental Press: 陈陆军 Chen Lujun 期刊部负责人 Supervisor of Magazine Department: 邓锦辉 Deng Jinhui 主编 Executive Editor: 袁保安 Yuan Baoan 编辑 Editor: 朱莉莉 Zhu Lili 发行 Circulation: 李若琳 Li Ruolin Chief Editor Dominic Ngai Section Editors Betty Richardson, Erica Martin Production Manager Ivy Zhang Designer Joan Dai, Nuo Shen Contributors Mia Li, Logan Brouse, Noelle Mateer, Matthew Bossons, Adam Robbins, Dominique Wong, Iris Wang, Tess Humphrys, Paul French, Zoo Copy Editor Leah Churchill HK FOCUS MEDIA 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 号楼 610 室 邮政编码 : 510095 Room 610, No. 2 Building, Area 42, Luyuan 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 518049 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 Dongzhimenwai Dajie Oriental Kenzo (Ginza Mall) Building C Room 9G, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100027 电话 : 010-8447 7002 传真 : 010-8447 6455 Operations Manager Penny Li Sales & Marketing Director Doris Dong BD Manager Tina Zhou Sales & Advertising Jessica Ying, Linda Chen, Celia Chen, Eric Song, Nikki Zhou, Jessie Zhu BD & Marketing Falaer Zhao, Leah Li, Peggy Zhu HR/Admin Sharon Sun Accounting Emily Xu Distribution Zac Wang National Operation CEO Leo Zhou Head of Communication Ned Kelly National Digital Business Director Vickie Guo Digital Content Manager Bridget O'Donnell Digital Miller Yue, Amanda Bao, Orange Wang, Yu Sun, Elsa Yang, Jimmy Mi Financial Manager Laura Lu General enquiries and switchboard (021) 8023 2199 [email protected] Editorial (021) 8023 2199*5807 [email protected] Distribution (021) 8023 2199*2802 [email protected] Marketing/Subscription (021) 8023 2199*2806 [email protected] Advertising (021) 8023 2199*8802 [email protected] Web & IT (021) 8023 2199*7803 Fax (021) 8023 2190 www.thatsmags.com 广告经营许可证 : 京海工商广字第 8069 号 法律顾问 : 大成律师事务所 魏君贤律师 Legal Advisor: Wei Junxian, Dacheng Law Firm 国际标准刊号 ISSN 1672-8033 That’s Shanghai has been audited by ABC. 国内统一刊号 CN 11-5233/GO Publisher’s statement: March 2018 定价 : 25.00 元 Print run: 60,000 邮发代号 : 4-845 2 | MARCH 2018 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM Editor's Note MARCH eturning for another year Laline Paull (The Bees and The to Glam on March 15-28, M Ice) will be speaking about at at That’s. However, her boozy RRestaurant Group’s long- their sessions. leadBetty story Richardson’s about China’s final issuebudding running Shanghai International To honor International artisanal spirits scene (p54) is a Literary Festival will once again Women’s Day (March 8) and good place for us to drown our be inviting dozens of award- Women’s History Month in sorrows. I’m sure we’ll see more winning and best-selling authors March, Arts Editor Erica Martin of Betty’s witty food writing here to the city to speak about their - in this magazine, and elsewhere latest works and share their love, ing the growth of China’s indie as well. Good luck BAE! Hourly updates on news, current affairs habits and routine of writing and musicinterviews scene the (p28), fierce while ladies in drivthe and general weirdness from around reading with the audience. Life & Style section, we’ve com- Until next month, Shanghai and China. piled a list of women trailblazers partner, our cover story this in the fashion industry, who’ve FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA monthAs theoffers event’s a tantalizing official media teaser been helping young Chinese of what to expect at this year’s brands, designers and models facebook.com/ThatsShanghai Festival. Warm up for the event make their mark on the global twitter.com/ThatsShanghai by turning to p36-51 to read stage (p20). about what Paul French (City of Lastly, I’m very sad to say Dominic Ngai youtube.com/thatsonline Devils), Palani Mohan (Hunting that after spending over three- Editor-in-Chief with Eagles and Wind Water), and-a-half years at the company, #THATSSHANGHAI Lenora Chu (Little Soldiers) and this is our Food & Drink Editor WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | MARCH 2018 | 3 P A 7 18 R 6 CITY 12 LIFE & STYLE 7 QUALITY OF LIVING 14 CHINESE-DESIGNED AIR JORDAN 1 Is Shenzhen really China’s most livable city? Feng Chen Wang’s take on the classic sneakers 8 KARMA’s a B**** 18 STAGE OF FOREST A viral video meme taking social media by storm A Jilin ski resort’s viewing platform honors its W majestic surroundings 20 GIRL POWER Four of China’s most influential women in fashion E TH 34 58 24 ARTS 52 EAT & DRINK 28 WOMEN IN MUSIC 54 ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRITS Seven fierce ladies defining China’s indie music Meet the Makers Trying to Change the Face of scene Chinese-made Alcohol 32 MOGWAI 58 NEW RESTAURANTS Glasgow’s post-rock icons on the devilish origin Bizarre Chicken Dinners, and a Outrageous Dry- of their band name Aged Burgers from Hong Kong 34 LEGENDARY 63 NEW BARS Getting to know John Legend before his A Crafty New Spot from the Folks Behind Boxing Darkness and Light China tour Cat Brewery 4 | MARCH 2018 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM 36 COVER STORY SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL 2018 A preview of the city’s biggest English language literary event P68 64 EVENTS MAR 9 FRI MAR 16 FRI Armin van Buuren Beach Fossils MAR 25 SUN MAR 31 SAT We Lost at Sea The Hormones WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | MARCH 2018 | 5 CITY Higher than the Hai? Shenzhen Named China's Most Livable City, P7 Cloned Monkeys What's Baokuan? P8 P9 TALES OF THE CITY TALES eer through the haze – whether it be smog or construction dust – to see a LIVING HAI? Pglimmer of hope: Shenzhen, Shanghai, Guangzhou ranked the best (at 50 out of 287) and Beijing the worst (in 156th place). Shenzhen Ranked ‘More “most livable” cities in China. Environmental quality was more of a BeijingShenzhen and Guangzhou knocked Guangzhouare officially off the its mixed bag. Shenzhen’s verdant forests and Livable’ than Shanghai - ocean breeze helped the young metropolis rank a respectable fifth, much better than By Adam Robbins ofperch Social as Sciencesthe most andlivable its Chineseof the country’s Cities me the industrial capital of the province (sorry tropolises, according to the Chinese Academy Guangzhou, you’re number 63). Shanghai and- Shenzhen scored 0.706 and Shanghai fol- Beijing? Air quality problems dragged them lowedLivability in second Development place with Index. 0.662, just beat- down to 80th and 137th in this category, re - ing Beijing in third place at 0.660 – a huge nomicspectively. development, innovation, and ‘social What the index really rewarded was eco- turnaround from the capital’s 2016 rank governance,’ which measures social insur while(in a different Xiamen, survey)Hangzhou, as least Nanjing, livable Wuhan, city. bigance, four public all fared security, well socialin all oftolerance the above. and Guangzhou follows in fourth place at 0.631, public perception of social harmony, and the Xi’an and Suzhou rounded out the rest of the What do you think about these results? top 10. poll!Which city should really be on top of the Of course, the devil’s in the details. All top- Livability Index? Scan the code to vote in our four cities fared pretty poorly in the measure of ‘livelihood’ – the ability to buy a house, ac cess to quality education and medical care, or perceived quality of life – which you’d think a livability index would value. Of the four, WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | MARCH 2018 | 7 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? 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