THE FIGHT FOR GAY RIGHTS IN CHINA LOOK OUT LADIES, HERE COMES JULIO IGLESIAS BEAUTIFUL BHUtaN ZHUHAI SEts THE staGE FOR WORLD MUSIC 城市漫步珠江三角洲英文版 001034 月份 CHA CHA CHA THE DRINK THAT SHOOK THE WORLD APRIL 2013 GNIS AISGAD General Manager Henry Zeng Operations Manager Rachel Tong 《城市漫步》珠江三角洲 英文月刊 Finance Assistant Annie Qi Production Supervisor Jason Liang Designer Mei Mei Sales Managers Celia Yu, Morri Qin 主管单位 ：中华人民共和国国务院新闻办公室 Account Managers Justin Lu, Christy Cai Supervised by the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic Account Executive Naney Deng of China Sales Assistants Sunnie Lü, Kenni Ouyang, Nicole Tang 主办单位 ：五洲传播出版社 Marketing Executive Rosalyn Cheng 地址 ：中国北京 海淀区北小马厂 6 号华天大厦 23-26 层 Published by China Intercontinental Press CEO Leo Zhou Address: Huatian Building, 6 North Xiaomachang, Haidian District, Beijing Editorial Director Ned Kelly 100038, China http://www.cicc.org.cn Director of Digital Products Joshua Newlan 社长 President: 李红杰 Li Hongjie IT Projects Max Zhang, Roy Guo 期刊部负责人 Supervisor of Magazine Department: 邓锦辉 Deng Jinhui HR/Admin Manager Penny Li Managing Editor Shane Qin General enquiries and switchboard Editors Tom Bird, Simon Edward Smith (020) 8358 6125 Events Editor Ester Yang [email protected] Web Editor Will Wu Editorial (020) 8358 9847 ext 808 [email protected] Editorial Assistant Juliette Ding Sales (Guangzhou) (020) 8358 9847 ext 802 [email protected] Contributors Brad Phillips, Celine Song, Charles Lanceplane, Christine (Shenzhen) (0755) 8623 3210 ext 801 Gilbert,David Kay, Ernest White, Eveline Chao, Jane Kent, Jill Petzinger, Distribution/Subscription Karoline Kan, Jessica Lymberopoulos, Li Zhengde, Marianna Cerini, Mark (020) 8358 7749 ext 828 Dreyer, Matt Horn, Monica Liau, Ned Kelly, Tom Lee, Trevor Marshallsea [email protected] Copy Editor Jane Kent Marketing (020) 8358 7749 ext 828 [email protected] Intern Jane Zhang Listings & Events (Guangzhou) (020) 8358 9847 ext 808 Listings & Events (Shenzhen) Urbanatomy Media (0755) 8623 3220 Shanghai (Head Office) 上海和舟广告有限公司 Web & IT (021) 5238 5459 上海市澳门路 872 弄 10 号 邮政编码 ：200050 Fax (020) 8363 3759 ext. 816 No.10, Lane 872, Aomen Lu, Shanghai 200050 电话 ：021-2213 9018 传真 ：021-2213 9010 www.thatsmags.com Guangzhou 上海和舟广告有限公司广州分公司 广州市麓苑路 42 号大院 2 号楼 610 室 邮政编码 ：510095 Rm. 610, No. 2 Building, Area 42, Lu Yuan Lu, Guangzhou 510095 广告经营许可证 : 京海工商广字第 8069 号 电话 ：020-8358 6125 传真 ：020-8357 3859 - 816 法律顾问 ：大成律师事务所 魏君贤律师 Shenzhen 深圳业务 Legal Advisor: Wei Junxian, Dacheng Law Firm 电话 ：0755-8623 3220 传真：0755-6406 8538 国际标准刊号 ISSN 1672-8041 国内统一刊号 CN 11-5234/GO Beijing 广告代理 ：北京爵士本色广告有限公司 北京市东城区新中街 18 号都市阳光 2 号楼 107 室 邮政编码 ：100027 定价 : 15.00 元 Rm 107, Bldg 2, Sun City, 18 Xinzhong Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 邮发代号 ：46-193 100027 如发现印刷装订问题， 请与广州白云天马印刷厂联系 电话：010-5629 0002 传真：010-6406 1752 部分非卖品，仅限赠阅 4 April 2013 // www.thatsmags.com April 2013 // www.thatsmags.com 5 THE WRAP //38 COVER STORY Pour over a primer on the Middle Kingdom's national brew. //16 lIFE & styLE //20 DRAGON KINGDOM A visit to Bhutan, the fabled Himalayan Shangri-La, sheds some light on one of the world's most enigmatic countries. //22 ARTS //26 BEISHAN MUSIC FEST Celebrate a world of music in Zhuhai. //28 COMMUNITY // 28 RAINBOW POWER PFLAG China's endeavor for gay acceptance and equality in the PRC. //52 EAT & DRINK // Restaurant and bar reviews in the Guangzhou and Shenzhen Entertainment monthly inserts. 6 April 2013 // www.thatsmags.com CRISPY NACHOS LADIES' MAN //14 //24 //32 //52 HEY JULIO! BABY BOOMER BECKS EAT & DRINK Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias on missing out on Real Shanghai Baby translator Golden Balls takes a tumble See more details in the Madrid and why he owes it Bruce Humes on his latest during his Chinese publicity Guangzhou and Shenzhen all to the ladies. book Chi Zijian's Last junket. Entertainment monthly Quarter of the Moon. inserts. // QUOTE OF THE ISSUE // EVENTS IN GZ & SZ ENTERTAINMENT INSERTS "WHAT I FIND MORE INTERESTING IS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON 'THE OTHER OTHER' - THAT IS, PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT 'MAINSTREAM' CHINESE." BRUCE HUMES, VETERAN TRANSLATOR. P24 Elegant and original shop // Style Radar 16 Spring trends // Fashion 18 Retro cameras // Products 17 Fashion forward // Street Cred 16 April 2013 // www.thatsmags.com 7 EDITOR'S NOTE APRIL WEB ONLINE AT THATSMAGS.COM Much media attention of late has been given to the Win! Win! Win! PRC’s new “first lady” Peng Liyuan, who’s regarded by many as China’s answer to Michelle Obama. As she To win a hotel stepped off the airplane in Moscow with President Xi, her graceful and stylish international debut was an voucher from instant Internet sensation in China. Curious Chinese micro-bloggers soon found out Peng Liyuan was Crowne Plaza wearing Guangzhou’s homegrown fashion label Guangzhou Science Exception. Since its founding in 1996, Exception has differentiated itself from others with tasteful designs City, please send your that’s Daily and a cultured lifestyle it promotes. If Mrs. Obama has Our daily blog on the PRD’s latest made designer Jason Wu a star, now it’s Exception’s answers to April’s moment. Who says Guangzhou has no style? Urbanatomy Quiz Guangzhou is also proud to be the home of PFLAG China – a forward-thinking social group aiming to to: marketing.prd@ improve gay acceptance, advance equality and elimi- urbanatomy.com nate discrimination in mainland society, PFLAG China’s great endeavors have helped many closeted gay peo- by the 20th of the ple and their families come out and the organization's positive influence continues to grow. Turn to page 28 month. And we’ve to learn about China’s LGBT community. Web Exclusives prepared tickets to News, reviews, interviews The Guangzhou-Zhuhai intercity railway was recently opened, offering local music lovers the chance to join Lorin Maazel and the Beishan World Music Festival, which will be held Munich Philharmonic in the unique backdrop of historical Beishan Village. Find out what highlights to expect on page 26. Guangzhou Concert In concert halls this month we’ll see a string of inter- (p23) for the winner national big names coming to the delta. First to arrive is Dutch-Israeli singer-songwriter Keren Ann (page 27) of our ‘City Snap’ in both Guangzhou and Shenzhen, followed by Spain’s competition. For Eat & Drink evergreen “golden voice” Julio Iglesias (page 14) who will give a one-night-only performance in Shenzhen. this month’s Cryptic Reviews, listings, happy Later on, young and brilliant Chinese pianist Zhang hour deals and more Haochen (page 23) will perform with the Philharmonic Pictures Competition and maestro conductor Lorin Maaze. We have inter- viewed all these stars. we’ll be giving Regarding books, we’ve also talked to Shenzhen- away tickets to the based Bruce Humes, a translator of Chinese cult classic Beishan World Music Shanghai Baby about his new translation of Chi Zijian’s Last Quarter of the Moon (page 24). Festival (p26). See Shane Qin back page for more Events Managing Editor Up-to-date info on what’s details. happening all month COVER For sponsorship THIS opportunities, please MONTH’S contact Marketing COVER via 020-8358 6125 or marketing.prd@ PHOTO The Photobox urbanatomy.com Snapshots of life in the PRD was taken by Li Zhengde. http://WWW.THATSMAGS.COM 8 April 2013 // www.thatsmags.com April 2013 // www.thatsmags.com 9 CITY THE BUZZ Edited by ned kelly snap city This month's winner is... VICTORIA RIGHTS THIS MONTH IN HISTORY One day in… April April 16, 1972 and two giants pandas - Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling – arrived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., a gift from China to the US following the February visit of President Richard Nixon. Tricky Dicky reciprocated by sending back a pair of musk oxen to the PRC. Over 20,000 people visited the pandas the first day they were on display, with an estimated 1.1 million coming to see them in the first year. The popularity of the gift was seen as an enormous dip- lomatic success, so much so that British Send your PRD pictures to [email protected]. Winners receive two tickets to Lorin Maazel and Munich Prime Minister Edward Heath asked for Philharmonic Guangzhou Concert. pandas for the UK during a visit to China in 1974. Chia-Chia and Ching-Ching duly QUOTE OF THE MONTH arrived at London Zoo a few weeks later. The practice of Panda Diplomacy existed as far back as the Tang Dynasty, when “These babies might open their Empress Wu Zetian (625–705) sent a pair of pandas to the Japanese emperor. The PRC revived the practice in the 1950s, eyes any moment. It's unthinkable and from 1958 to 1982 China gave 23 pandas to nine different countries. By 1984, however, pandas were no longer to have a bite on the babies.” used purely as agents of diplomacy. Instead, China began to offer pandas A spooked out netizen reacts to ‘lucky baby pears,’ grown inside transparent plastic molds to give them a to other nations only on 10-year loans, human form. The fruit appeared in a Beijing supermarket last month and cost RMB20 for a pack of two. standard terms including a fee of US$1 million per year and a provision that any cubs born during the loan be the prop- Accidental Chinese Hipster do you know who i am? erty of the People’s Republic of China. Pimpin’ ride Li Guanfeng aka Li Tianyi Taking his It’s hard to keep track of Li rested with four others at the be- cues from Guanfeng.