December 2015 The End of the Sky & the Ocean The Haikou & Sanya Edition PAPER MAGAZINE December 2015 WeChat: Paper online: CONTENTS PAPER www.neo-ads.com/paper 28 star chef 30 yummy 33 cheers 34 cru 36 supremos Contact The dashing "Godfather of Italian Songwriting", Ivano Alberto Fossati, discourses on decades of success, his Tel: (8620) 8365 2811 inspirations and fantasy dinner guests. Email: [email protected] 12 38 out n about Chief Operating Officer: LC Chau 40 living 04 city window Director: Italiana Granni 05 diary 42 destination Consulting Director: Allan Au 44 bulletin Editing Consultant: May Guan 11 arts & events Editor in Chief: Diane Fermin Roeder 12 cover story Guest Editor: Ben Chu Regarded as. the “Tail of the Dragon" in imperial Financial Controller: Takuto China, the island of Hainan, with cities Haikou and 32 Marketing Director: Shirley Tse Sanya, is now referred to as its "Golden Shores". Marketing Manager: 16 fortune Ambro Chow, Rita Shi, Charmmy Choy, 18 jetsetter Kendy Sung Hrioly Over a million visitors travel to this tiny, remote Designers: Indian Ocean archipelago each year, lured by the best 18 Publication Co-coordinator: Nana Cheung beaches in the world. Ah, the Maldives! Photographer: Leona, Rita, Luciano Kelly, 21 eureka 22 Jacqueline.st 22 auto Contributors: 24 fighting fit Allan CW Au, Brad Phillips, Charmmy Choy, Dr. Clive Fermin, GiGi Chik, John Chu, Lena Liu, 25 athlete Ronda Chua, Roy Moorfield, Steve Tremblay, 26 muse Yuyao.K., Sukanya Mukherjee 21 4 PAPER MAGAZINE city window The Price of Love A couple who indulged themselves in a rather romantic sunset rendezvous in a parked car on the emergency lane of the Guangzhou- Shenzhen coastal highway were caught and fined RMB 3000, with deductions made on the driver’s license. Salute! Guangdong Shopaholics The sensational Singles’ Day on November 11th (better known as Double Eleven) broke world e-commerce records again this year with Guangdong residents topping the list of shopaholics, pushing the total turnover to RMB 912 trillion in just one day. Let There Be Light On November 14th, the 2015 Guangzhou International Lighting Festival lit up the park in Zhujiang New Town. School Safety Parents and teachers of primary schools in Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan and Guangzhou were warned about the presence of hazardous substances detected in the schools’ plastic running tracks, which were apparently causing the kids’ noses to bleed. Sex and the City Hordes of men flocked to the three-day 17th Guangzhou Sex Culture Carnival where the latest trends in sex parapharnelia were spotted: inflatable dolls are OUT and silica Green Bucks ones are IN. Continuing to buck the trend, real A kindergarten boasting a large acre of forest in babes proved they still conquer all. Guangzhou opened near the upscale residential compound Huijing Xincheng and enrolled 70 students within a short period of two weeks, whose parents were undeterred by the annual schooling fee of RMB 198,000. Farewell to the Yellow According to the new policy of the Guangzhou Bureau of Environment Conservation, aimed at banning cars marked by a square yellow sticker (more likely to trigger serious air pollution for using low quality diesel), buyers of new cars are to receive cash rewards ranging from RMB 5,000 to 300, 000 if they register their old cars for scrapping a year ahead. Registration period is from December 15th to 31st 2015 Sudden Death Followed the sudden death of 43-year-old billionaire Mr. Tian Chou, Chairman of Guangdong Jin Lai Te Lighting Company, the company’s stock slumped for four successive days. Studio City Macau Grand Opening Aloft Dynamic Town Mass Recruitment Shenzhen 10th Oktoberfest @ The Venice Hotel Shenzhen Press Conference of BACHE Gabrielsen Cognac by VM Fine Wines @ Grand Hyatt Guangzhou 港飲廣食之仿膳宴 @ Guangzhou Marriott Hotel Tianhe Mexican Tourism Seminar 2015 @ Grand Hyatt Guangzhou Hilton GCM F&B Master 2015-2016 Second Level Round Guangzhou & Hainan Region The Hidden Treasures in Spain @ DoubleTree by Hilton Guangzhou Wine Tasting Represented by ICEX Maggiovini Wine Tasting, Sicilia Mission Hills Light Up as Asian Stars Sparkle for Charity Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou 'The Art of Living' 2015 Media Appreciation Dinner Federation International d'Escrimer Annual Congress 2015 @ The Garden Hotel, Guangzhou "Madagascar - Party in the Wild" 2015 AmCham Winter Ball @ The Garden Hotel, Guangzhou Camera di Commercio Italiana in Cina Christmas Gala Dinner 2015 @ The Garden Hotel, Guangzhou arts & events PAPER MAGAZINE 11 Guangzhou Design Week Longines Hong Kong International Races With more than a 9-year operating history, Guangzhou Design Week has become the Recognized as the “Turf World Championships”, LONGINES Hong Kong International most influential and largest annual commercial activity in the Chinese design industry. Races, the most prestigious event on Hong Kong’s sporting calendar, offers a feast of world-class racing and some of the world’s richest race prize. Every year, the event Event Date: Friday to Sunday, 4 to 6 December 2015 Time: 9:30 am to 6 pm attracts the globe’s leading trainers, jockeys and horses to compete for glory. Venue: Poly World Trade Center, No. 1000, XinGang Event Date: Sunday, 13 December 2015 East Road, Guangzhou Time: Noon to 6 pm For information, call (+86 20) 89080319 or email info@ Venue: Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong gzdesignweek.com Tickets: HKD 10 (public enclosure)/ HKD 150 (Tourist Badge, with presentation of valid travel documents For information, visit www.hkjc.com 13th Terry Fox Run Guangzhou 2015 Run For Your Lives China Get together with friends, families, and groups to raise money for cancer research in After initial outbreaks in Shanghai and Shenzhen resulted in more than 20,000 heroic Canadian Terry Fox's name. It is a day of celebrating Terry's legacy and helping infections, the original zombie-dodging 5-kilometre fun run is infecting Guangzhou. to keep alive his dream of finding a cure for An electrifying Apocalypse Party, with live entertainment, music, dancing, drinks cancer. Run or walk and most of all, have and food, will ensue for all Survivors and fun while raising funds for cancer research. Zombies alike. Guarantees to be hella fun! Event Date: Saturday, 5 December 2015 Event Date: Saturday, 19 December 2015 Time: 8 am (registration)/ 9 am (race starts) Time: 9 am to 9 pm Venue: Luhu Golf and Country Club, Guangzhou Venue: South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou For information, call (+86 20) 8883 3131 Tickets: RMB 238 (Zombie/Survivor) For tickets and Zombie/Survivor registration, visit http://runforyourlives.com.cn/ Or http://www.weibo.com/RunForYourLivesCN 2015 Macau International Marathon st Here’s another one for serious runners! First held in 1981, this endurance race The 1 Zhongshan Marathon continues to attract large numbers of local and international long distance runners. And Zhongshan gets into the endurance act too! They’re being extra-cautious; The Full Marathon will traverse the Peninsula, Taipa and Coloane. runners should be aged 20-65 and have undergone health checks (ECG test included). Medical volunteers are deployed every 100 meters, medical stations every 2 km along Event Date: Sunday, 6 December the route. 2015 Time: 6 am Event Date: Sunday, 20 December 2015 Venue: Olympic Sport Centre Time: 7:30 am Stadium, Macau Venue: Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan For information, email For information, visit http//www.42k.com.cn/ [email protected] 2015 Guangzhou Marathon Fun runs not enough? For serious pavement Hollywood Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concert pounding, get your thrills at the GAC- The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra (HSO) is a 75-member American symphony TOYOTA•2015 Guangzhou with an estimated orchestra based in Los Angeles, California. With artistic director and resident 30,000 other speed freaks. Skip the Mini and go conductor John Scott, the HSO is dedicated to performing classic movie scores, big with the Half or the Full Marathon - or go and comprises recording musicians from the Hollywood movie studios and the Los home. Angeles concert scene. Event Date: Sunday, 6 December 2015 Time: 7:30 am Event Date: Saturday, 26 December Venue: Huacheng Square, Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou 2015 For information, call (+86 20) 38797839 / 38799207 or email Time: 8 pm [email protected] Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, NO. 2016, Fuzhong 1st Road, Futian District, Shenzhen Tickets: RMB 180, 280, 380, 480, 680, 880 For tickets, call (+86 755) 8284 1888 Sofitel Star Chefs 2015 Sofitel Star Chefs 2015, organized by Sofitel The Sound of Hollywood by the City of Prague Guangzhou Sunrich, promises memorable Philharmonic Orchestra experiences for the city's epicureans, from The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, predominantly composed of Czech and intimate afternoon teas, Up Close and Personal Slovak musicians, was founded as the in-house orchestra for Barrandov Film Studios. lunches and dinners with Michelin Star chefs The orchestra performs classical and film music and serves as the resident orchestra and the ultimate Stadium Challenge. Not to be for Germany’s Klassik Radio. missed! Event Date: Tuesday, 29 December 2015 Event Date: Wednesday to Friday, 9 to 11 December 2015 Time: 8 pm Venue: Sofitel Guangzhou Sunrich Venue: Opera Hall, Guangzhou Opera House For seat bookings, call 3819 0898 or Tickets: RMB 180, 280, 480, 680, 880, 1280 email [email protected] For tickets, visit http://gzdjy.org 12 PAPER MAGAZINE cover story The End of the Sky esirable attributes for location, climate, geology - and increasingly astute marketing - have all combined to make the island of Hainan, China’s southernmost province, an ideal resort destination. Look at the figures alone. According to the Hainan Provincial Tourism Development Commission, the province welcomed more than 47.89 million tourists in 2014, up D10.6 % year-on-year. This has brought in a corresponding increase in incoming tourism revenue.