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May 2016 ade in Our Image: Robotics M Artificial Intelligence &in China PAPER MAGAZINE May 2016 04 city window 36 out n about 05 diary 37 living 09 arts & events 38 destination-Kaifeng 10 cover story 39 bulletin If you think that Artificial Intelligence WeChat: Paper online: PAPER www.neo-ads.com/paper (A.I.) is the stuff of fiction, think again. In China, the future is already here. 14 fortune 16 jetsetter The Egyptian resort of Sharm el- Sheikh, dubbed the "Red Sea Riviera", Contact is a gateway to a wondrous destination. Tel: (8620) 8365 2811 16 20 eureka Email: [email protected] Chief Operating Officer: LC Chau 21 auto Director: Italiana Granni 22 muse Consulting Director: Allan Au Editing Consultant: May Guan 23 fighting fit Editor in Chief: Diane Fermin Roeder 21 Guest Editor: Ben Chu 24 athlete Financial Controller: Takuto 25 star chef Marketing Director: Shirley Tse Marketing Manager: Ambro Chow, Judy Zhu 30 27 26 yummy Designers: Romeo Cen, S.S. 29 cheers Publication Co-coordinator: Nana Cheung Photographer: Leona, Romeo Cen, 30 cru Luciano Kelly 31 supplement Contributors: Colin Young, General Manager of Allan CW Au, Stephanie Ramos, JW Marriott Shenzhen, shares his Dr. Clive Fermin, GiGi Chik, Jessie, enthusiasm for his adopted city in "My John Chu, Lena Liu, Ronda Chua, Shenzhen." Roy Moorfield, Steve Tremblay, Yuyao.K., Sukanya Mukherjee, Peter Fenton 4 PAPER MAGAZINE city window Speak A Second Language Double Happiness The People's Daily newspaper reported that Two twin brothers who graduated from the Shenzhen Experiment School about 15,000 runners at the Qingyuan marathon were accepted to the Architecture Department of the renowned Washington in Guangdong province mistakenly thought that University in St. Louis with both gaining full marks on SAT 2 and AP7. Double the free gift packs handed out at the finish line WOW! were energy drinks, when these were, in fact, bars of soap with labels written in English. This is where mastering a second language comes in handy. The 4th China Electronic Information EXPO In April, Shenzhen saw the grand opening of AC Milano Junior Edition the 4th China Electronic Information EXPO at the Shenzhen Expo Center. With the theme In a joint effort with Nanshan Foreign Language “innovation, intelligence and integration”, the School to develop more in-depth cooperation event attracted more than 1700 enterprises comprising football classes and management showcasing over 5000 state-of-the-art products. training, top European soccer club AC Milano Food Safety Alarm recently brought its youth training camp to Nanshan district in Shenzhen, where the AC Milano Three local large-scale catering enterprises were Football Club (China) Youth Training Base officially found selling food in poor sanitation conditions, announced its grand opening. with high risk in causing diarrhea and fever due to the harmful presence of Staphylococcus Areus, during a hygiene inspection conducted by the Zhuhai Food and Medicine Supervision Bureau. Shenzhen Heyuan “Build it and they will come”…and so it goes with “Shenzhen-Heyuan Industry Town”, launched in No to Unauthorized Parking May, with its anti-poverty projects costing a total Recently, Guangzhou citizens witnessed a sudden RMB 4.5 billion investment, and which promises to halt of unauthorized parking charges along North boost Heyuan’s economy under the assistance of Tangde Road in Tianhe District and Tong De Street, Shenzhen. in Baiyun District, where access to fire pumps were Geriatric Care illegally blocked; these have now been revamped The South Medical University Shenzhen Hospital into several separate parking areas. launched its public wellbeing campaign in April, targeting elders aged 70 years and above, where both registration and diagnosis were free of charge; an estimated 100 elderly people benefited. Everwise Wine of Mitchelton Wine Dinner @ Doubletree By Hilton Guangzhou Consul General of Greece has Promoted "Window to Greece" 2016 EUROpean Chamber Cup Football Tournament in Shenzhen Park Hyatt Guangzhou and BMW Raise New Cooperation Chapter in “Yan Can Cook, So Can You!” @ The Garden Hotel Southern China Guangzhou The Westin Qingdao 2nd Year Anniversary The Westin Blue Bay Resort Hainan Wedding Show The Voice of China Guangzhou Area Quarter-Final @ W Guangzhou Paper Magazine's Europe and Egypt Tour Sponsored by Egyptair The 50th Anniversary of VinItaly @ Verona, Italy Marriott Guangzhou Tianhe Charity Flea Market Event arts & events PAPER MAGAZINE 9 27th Macao Arts Festival Guangzhou Opera House Music Garden: Quartet My Fair Lady “Wall of Sound” Anniversary Season: Tan Leonis Violin Concert Naturally 7 Vocal Concert Themed around “Time”, the Based on George Bernard Dun’s Martial Arts Trilogy 27th Macao Arts Festival The four talented members Shaw’s 1912 play Pygmalion, Naturally 7 is a New York City- (MAF) will fly under the slogan World-renowned conductor/ of the Quartet Leonis offer a awardwinning beloved based music group with a “Reshape Your Imagination. composer Tan Dun follows in the funnier and more inventive Broadway musical My Fair Lady distinct a cappella style they Experience the Spirit of the footsteps of his musical icons musical show than ever, directed will transport audiences to call "Vocal Play", simulating the Times” and usher spectators to composer/conductors Mahler by Emmanuel Jeantet. Edwardian London and one of sounds of an instrumental band appreciate the performing arts and Bernstein, and has made an the most beautiful stories ever using only their voices, mouths with 27 fascinating programmes. Event Date: Sunday, 8 May 2016 told about language and clash and distortion effects. indelible mark on the world's Time: 8 pm music scene with a creative Venue: Guangzhou Opera House of cultures. Event Date: Sunday to Tuesday, 1 to 31 Event Date: Saturday, 21 May 2016 Ticket Price: RMB 180 *Performed in English with May 2016 repertoire that spans the Time: 8 pm For tickets, visit http://gzdjy.org/ Time: Various times boundaries of classical music, Chinese Subtitles Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall Venue: Various venues multimedia performance, and Ticket Price: RMB 80, 180, 280, 380 For tickets, visit www.icm.gov.mo/fam/27 Event Date: Tuesday to Sunday, 17 to 22 For tickets, visit www.szyyt.com Eastern and Western traditions. May 2016 Time: 7:30 pm nightly and matinee 2:30 Event Date: Saturday, 7 May 2016 pm on 21 & 22 May Time: 8 pm Venue: Guangzhou Opera House Venue: Guangzhou Opera House Ticket Price: RMB 80, 180, 280, 380, 480, Ticket Price: RMB 280, 480, 680, 880. 680, 880 (weekdays), 980 (weekends). 1280, 1680 For tickets, visit http://gzdjy.org/ For tickets, visit http://gzdjy.org/ Le French May 2016: Music Garden: Opera The Music Run Shenzhen The Little Singers of Paris Le French May: William Guillaume Botazzi Gala Concert 2016 Concert 2016 Shakespeare’s Romeo “Wonderland” et Juliette – Opera by A musical extravaganza At The Music Run™ by AIA, The Little Singers of Paris (les Gounod This event will induce visitors featuring the winners of the Music Runners™ will get to Petits Chanteurs a la Croix de to evolve in an unreal world, a Montreal Music Competition: run, dance and party their way Bois), famous for their angelic In this 400th anniversary year world which will call upon our Sasha Djihanian, soprano; Tyler through the world’s loudest 5K voices, exquisite attire of white of Shakespeare's death, Opera imagination and our creativity, Fitzgerald , baritone; Carol running course.The run will end robe and wooden cross, is Hong Kong(OHK) will present Guillaume Bottazzi’s artwork Wong, piano. with the ultimate music festival, recognized as one of the world's Romeo et Juliette, the most bringing us pleasure and with world class DJs, live bands, most respected choirs alongside widely known Shakespearean Event Date: Sunday, 22 May 2016 dancers, laser lights, LED Wiener Sangerknaben and wellness. Time: 8 pm play adapted into a French Venue: Guangzhou Opera House screens, chill out zones, sponsor Tolzer Knabenchor. opera by Charles Gounod. Event Date: Saturday to Sunday, 21 May to Ticket Price: RMB 180 giveaways and more. Runners 5 June 2016 For tickets, visit http://gzdjy.org/ Event Date: Friday, 27 May 2016 Event Date: Friday to Sunday, 27 to 29 May Time: 10 am to 9 pm except Wednesday 1 of any fitness level and age are Time: 8 pm 2016 pm to 9 pm welcome to join in the fun. Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall Time: 7:30 pm Venue: Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Ticket Price: RMB 80, 180, 280, 380, 480, Venue: Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Causeway Bay Road, Hong Kong Event Date: Sunday, 22 May 2016 580, 680 Centre Time: 15:30 pm For tickets, visit www.szyyt.com Ticket Price: HKD 150, 300, 420, 680, 800 Venue: Shenzhen Universiade Ceter For tickets, www.urbtix.hk Ticket Price: RMB 168 For tickets, visit www.themusicrun.com. cn 10 PAPER MAGAZINE cover story Made in Our Image: Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in China Do you still think that robotics and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and the premise of such futuristic films as “Robocop”, the “Terminator” and “Matrix” franchises and such humanoid robot-centred TV series such as “Humans” are just the stuff of science fiction? Think again. In China, the future may already be here. ecently, a remarkable human-like robot was introduced in Hefei, east China, global news media reported. Created by University of Science and Technology of China experts, the fascinating humanoid “Jia Jia,” dubbed “the robot goddess,” is a highly interactive cyborg Rthat communicates with its natural eye movements and speech intelligently synchronized with its lip movements. Jia Jia caused a sensation when she made her debut this past April 2016, unveiled by Chinese researchers as the first of her kind in China.