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Vaping, and the steady rise of e-smoking in China, became our focus – an up-and-coming industry that stands to offer smokers a safer alternative to cigarettes, and maybe even change the long-term We're giving away tickets to some trajectory of tobacco use on the mainland. of the very best events in the Pearl So we chatted with all kinds of people: a Las Vegas-based e-juice manufacturer who exports to China, the owner of Tianjin’s first vape lounge and a handful of other River Delta, alongside a host of free industry insiders right here in the PRD. meals and other goodies. Follow our While we learned that production is still going strong here (Shenzhen manufactures about 90 percent of all vape hardware sold worldwide), the vapers we official WeChat feeds and sign up talked to also alluded to the fact that the industry is about to encounter some serious for our weekly newsletter for your hurdles. 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Facial threading specialist. 10 BEHIND THE CONCRETE Shenzhen’s Diwang Building. 16 LIFE & STYLE 46 COMMUNITY 17 ANNIE ATIENZA From hedge fund to fashion. 26 PRD WEARABOUTS The best in street style. 68 EVENTS 28 ARTS SZ 29 ART CANTON What to expect at Guangdong’s 8th international art fair. SEPT 12 34 GOING LONGER Cantus Leading Beijing rockers Chui Wan take their MO complex third album on a world tour. SEPT 9, 16, 23 & OCT 1 2017 Macao International 58 EAT & Fireworks Display Contest DRINK HK 64 CANTON 8 Two-star seal. 66 KING'S BAR Bao'an rising. SEPT 21 Ariana Grande THE WRAP 6 | SZ | SEPTEMBER 2017 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM CITY What Lies Above Hong Kong's vertical cityscapes, p12 Origin Story Chinese Urban Dictionary P10 P11 8 | SZ | SEPTEMBER 2017 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM MAN ON THE STREET SHEAR FUN Facial Threading Specialist By Katrina Shi iddle-aged women wave to busy Happiness cigarettes). Using the powder to just RMB15 and should be done no less than pedestrians on a street near Beijing enhance the force of friction, Ms. Yu employs every two weeks for best results. MLu in Guangzhou, turning heads both hands – and her teeth – to create a tri- Threading specialists have apparently with their tempting call: “Beautiful ladies, angle with the thread, which works just like expanded their business to include other hair want to remove your facial hair?” a pair of scissors to pull out small hairs. For removal services, but we’re not sure how we Forget lasers and tweezers – these wom- longer facial hair around the edges of the face feel about having our underarm fuzz exposed en can remove unwanted facial hair with a and eyebrows, she utilizers a tweezers or on a busy pedestrian street in China… simple sewing thread. As business on the once-bustling Gaodi Literally translated as ‘facial hair pull- stick to pull them out. Street cools down, so has Ms. Yu’s practice. ing,’ the women’s trade is an old practice 10-centimeter-longThe trick is having cuspidal both speed and flat and bamboo The women have gone from having intimate that was popular before the 80s, when other strength – the faster the snip, the less pain. friendships to being more competitive, and hair removal methods like chemical prod- But having facial hair pulled is almost always some of the ladies we meet are reluctant to be ucts and equipment became available in a bit painful, especially for those trying it for interviewed. China. A bride-to-be would often receive this Whatever the reasons, facial hair thread- service from an older women in the family experience, it hurts most around the eyes, but ing ladies are gradually disappearing, causing the night before her wedding as a blessing the painfirst timeshould or bewho bearable do it infrequently. for most ladies. In our many to wonder, “who will continue the tradi- promising a ‘new face and new beginning’ Many customers we meet have a favorite tion?” (别开生面). facial-hair-pulling ayi. A strong connection is Ms. Yu is one of the many female ‘threading THE DIRTY DETAILS experts’ who gathered spontaneously about 10 offering the practice elsewhere in the city. Monthly salary: RMB1,000 and up years ago on Gaodi Street.