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Why being lefthanded is lucky in China. 18 LIFESTYLE 20 GIVE ME A K! The second Korean wave is washing up on China’s shores. 22 FROM DUSK TILL DAWN Transient looks for your summer wardrobe. 26 ARTS 28 BORGES AND I Celebrating the written word on stage. 30 THE FORBIDDEN GAME Exploring China’s complex relationship with golf. 54 EAT & DRINK 56 SHAMEEN 1618 (GZ) Layer upon layer of luxury. 56 MUINE (SZ) Taking Vietnamese food to the next level. 4 August 2014 / www.thatsmags.com THE WRAP 34 COVER STORY 44 COMMUNITY JUNK FOOD NATION Charting China's changing appetites. TIGER FATHER, P46 THREE TO SEE ARTP27 QUOTE OF THE ISSUE EXHIBITIONS “There were so many great non- musical moments. The number of times someone pointed me to a venue because I gave them a ‘guitar strum’ motion was pretty hilarious." Underground music documentarian John Yingling discusses his journey following China's top bands, P33 64 (GZ), 62 (SZ) EVENTS GZ SZ HK P54 WINE OF THE MONTH AuGUST 9 AuGUST 16 AuGUST 12 Stuttgart Chamber Choir Ukraine Circus Carnival Ellie Goulding www.thatsmags.com / August 2014 5 Editor's NoteAugust WIN WIN WIN ate-night Maccy D's stultifying heat. That doesn’t delivered to the door, mean we haven’t been busy midday candy binges at rushing around the city to hit the nearby convenience the newest bars and restaurants Lstore, lazy nights where all you in town (p56), while also taking can be bothered to whip up in the a moment to chat tagging kitchenette is a pot noodle – we with graffiti artists (p10) and love our fast food. indulging in a little of the Chinese And we’re not alone. China obsession with K-pop idols (p20). In Guangzhou, a pair of is set to become the number- Our favorite thing to do in tickets to the Stuttgart one consumer of junk food in this heat, though, is to seek out the entire world by 2015. An the best drink deals in town to Chamber Choir (p65), admirable claim to fame, no cool off with a nice alcoholic two pairs of tickets to doubt, if it didn’t mean that the beverage. From our experience, Borges and I (p66) a pair population of obese people in the look behind the scenes of some nothing gets you over the ache country today is second in size of the most successful fast of having to return to the office of tickets to Stanislav only to the US. food companies in the Middle after the weekend than Monday Khristenko (p64), four This month, we stuck our Kingdom (p34). martinis. vouchers worth RMB48 chubby fingers into the country’s It's been a little bit quieter Drink up, PRD, the heat is on! big bag of chips to snack on the around the PRD this month, each for No. 9 Garden figures and history of this eating with many people off on Tom Lee (p78) and two vouchers phenomenon, as well as taking a summer holidays, escaping this Editor in Chief for a buffet lunch at the Kitchen Table in the W Hotel (p78). We're hiring! Calling little Picassos In Shenzhen, two VIP That’s PRD is looking for two Our sister publication Urban Family is on the lookout for top-up cards with skilled and motivated people to burgeoning young artists for our upcoming issue. The best RMB200 credit for join our team! submissions – be it paintings, sculptures or installations – will Brotzeit (p73) and an be awarded great prizes, as well as being displayed in our Guangzhou Editor RMB100 voucher for message our UF WeChat: urbanfamily. Shang Garden in the A full-time position, candidates first-ever Urban Family Art Fest! For more details, turn to p2 or Futian Shangri-La (p73). should have strong editorial expe- rience and writing skills, a broad range of interests and good knowl- To find out how to win edge of all things China and China these prizes and keep related, a keen eye for design, up to date with all the attention to detail and – of course – the ability to spot a good story. latest news in the PRD, Knowledge of the local F&B scene join our WeChat feed: a plus. Mandarin and/or Cantonese Thats_PRD - sons should send their CV, cover lettera definite and bonus.three writing Interested samples per to [email protected]. Online Editor A full-time position, candidates should have online editorial expe- Hourly updates on news, current affairs rience and be able to handle the and general weirdness from around running of two websites, one for PRD and China. That’s PRD and one for our family- FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA oriented supplement Urban Family. Once again, two years relevant facebook.com/thatsonline overseas experience mandatory. twitter.com/thatsonline Cantonese and/or Mandarin a Art by Valeryia youtube.com/thatsonline should send their CV, cover letter Shapchyts, anddefinite three bonus. writing Interested samples persons to tom- Clifford School gplus.to/thatsonline [email protected]. International online.thatsmags.com 6 August 2014 / www.thatsmags.com www.thatsmags.com / August 2014 7 CITY « tales TALES OF THE CITY Who wants to be a millionaire? A new ranking has revealed the cities with the highest percentage of millionaires. At 2.58 per cent, about 1 in 38 Hong Kong residents is a millionaire, slightly lower than Singapore's 2.80 percent. But if that doesn't make you feel inadequate enough, both are paupers compared to the European city- state Monaco, where a wallet-busting 29.21 percent have more than one million bucks in their pocket. Sadly, no Chinese cities made the top 20. Get your wellies on Make sure you’ve watched Noah and 2012, Guangzhou, because a terrifying new prediction suggests the city may be submerged by 2050. According to a Guangzhou Daily Administration admitting sea levels around the southern province are expected to rise anotherreport, flooding 27.5 centimeters is only going within to get the worse next half-century. in Guangdong, Experts with China’s claim that State the Oceanic inundation has been made worse by dykes and levees along the Pearl River that are not strong enough can withstand the once-in-a-200-year deluge that may be coming. Or if that fails, just go to withstand destructive floods. The immediate solution is to build up flood zones that swimming and enjoy the ‘clean’ water.