2017 China's Year in Review 城市漫步上海 英文版12月份 国内统一刊号: CN 11-5233/GO China Intercontinental Press DECEMBER 2017 that’s Shanghai 《城市漫步》上海版 英文月刊 主管单位 : 中华人民共和国国务院新闻办公室 Supervised by the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China 主办单位 : 五洲传播出版社 地址 : 中国北京 北京西城月坛北街 26 号恒华国际商务中心南楼 11 层文化交流中心 邮编 100045 Published by China Intercontinental Press Address: 11th Floor South Building, HengHua linternational Business Center, 26 Yuetan North Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045, PRC http://www.cicc.org.cn 社长 President of China Intercontinental Press: 陈陆军 Chen Lujun 期刊部负责人 Supervisor of Magazine Department: 邓锦辉 Deng Jinhui 主编 Executive Editor: 袁保安 Yuan Baoan 编辑 Editor: 朱莉莉 Zhu Lili 发行 Circulation: 李若琳 Li Ruolin Chief Editor Dominic Ngai Section Editors Betty Richardson, Erica Martin Senior Editor Tongfei Zhang Production Manager Ivy Zhang Designer Joan Dai Contributors Mia Li, Logan Brouse, Noelle Mateer, Jocelyn Richards, Frances Chen, Dominique Wong, Iris Wang, Sky Thomas Gidge, Zoey Zha, Emily Guzman, Isabel Chan Copy Editor Luke Sheehan HK FOCUS MEDIA Shanghai (Head office) 上海和舟广告有限公司 上海市蒙自路 169 号智造局 2 号楼 305-306 室 邮政编码 : 200023 Room 305-306, Building 2, No.169 Mengzi Lu, Shanghai 200023 电话 : 021-8023 2199 传真 : 021-8023 2190 Guangzhou 上海和舟广告有限公司广州分公司 广州市越秀区麓苑路 42 号大院 2 号楼 610 室 邮政编码 : 510095 Room 610, No. 2 Building, Area 42, Luyuan Lu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510095 电话 : 020-8358 6125, 传真 : 020-8357 3859-800 Shenzhen 广告代理 : 上海和舟广告有限公司广州分公司 深圳市福田区彩田路星河世界大厦 C1-1303 C1-1303, Galaxy Century Building, Caitian Lu, Futian District, Shenzhen 518049 电话 : 0755-8623 3220, 传真 : 0755-8623 3219 Beijing 广告代理 : 上海和舟广告有限公司 北京市东城区东直门外大街 48 号东方银座 C 座 9G 邮政编码 : 100027 48 Dongzhimenwai Dajie Oriental Kenzo (Ginza Mall) Building C Room 9G, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100027 电话 : 010-8447 7002 传真 : 010-8447 6455 Operations Manager Penny Li Sales & Marketing Director Doris Dong BD Manager Tina Zhou Sales & Advertising Jessica Ying, Linda Chen, Celia Chen, Eric Song, Cynthia Chew, Jessie Zhu BD & Marketing Falaer Zhao, Leah Li, Peggy Zhu HR/Admin Sharon Sun Accounting Emily Xu Distribution Zac Wang National Operation CEO Leo Zhou Head of Communication Ned Kelly National Digital Business Director Vickie Guo Digital Content Manager Bridget O'Donnell Digital Miller Yue, Amanda Bao, Orange Wang, Yu Sun, Elsa Yang, Jimmy Mi Financial Manager Laura Lu General enquiries and switchboard (021) 8023 2199 [email protected] Editorial (021) 8023 2199*5807 [email protected] Distribution (021) 8023 2199*2802 [email protected] Marketing/Subscription (021) 8023 2199*2806 [email protected] Advertising (021) 8023 2199*8802 [email protected] Web & IT (021) 8023 2199*7803 Fax (021) 8023 2190 www.thatsmags.com 广告经营许可证 : 京海工商广字第 8069 号 法律顾问 : 大成律师事务所 魏君贤律师 Legal Advisor: Wei Junxian, Dacheng Law Firm 国际标准刊号 ISSN 1672-8033 That’s Shanghai has been audited by ABC. 国内统一刊号 CN 11-5233/GO Publisher’s statement: December 2017 定价 : 25.00 元 Print run: 60,000 邮发代号 : 4-845 2 | DECEMBER 2017 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM GOT A NOMInee FOR Editor's Note DECEMBER THE SPORTS AWARds? s an annual tradition, That’s our cover story for the ahead of his exhibition at the Shanghai ADecember issue is the The 8th Annual Camel and SCoP. Find out what he has to say ‘Year in Review,’ and while re- - Sports Awards will take place on Thursday, February about working with his longtime - 8, and we're accepting nominations until December 22. Once a collaborator, legendary film rable events of the year in social year, we gather to recognize those who have truly made their flecting upon the most memo maker Wong Kar-wai. mark on the city’s amateur sports scene, with 16 awards across Elsewhere in the magazine, six categories in the adult selection, plus three school media, arts, sports, fashion and I speak to a few advocates of they are, how to submit nominees and more details of that 2017 was actually quite a categories with six awards to be won. Find out what funnyfood, we one. couldn’t Remember help butKris think Wu’s veganism in China (p26-28) to understand the challenges they famous quote, “Do you even toward the mainstream, and the event by scanning the QR code. freestyle? (你有freestyle 吗？)” face in pushing their agenda what they’re doing to change THAT’S SUZHOU LAUncHed! show?The model Or the who new took Chinese a tumble name on Richardson’sthis. If a plant-based reviews diet of the isn’t new - the stage of the Victoria’s Secret estyour bars thing, and then restaurants check out (start Betty- Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing, Tianjin … and now of McDonald’s? Turn to p42-53 That’s Suzhou Christmas is just around the section. Suzhou. We’re proud to announce that we are adding a Suzhou for a good laugh. ing on p56) in the Eat & Drink - section to website and app, as well as launching a - WeChat account. News, events, listings, guides and giveaways – corner so we’ve prepared a spe codes below to follow us on we’ve got the lot. Scan the QR cial festive guide in the City sec WeChat and download That’s tion. See where you can get your- fix of holiday meals, shows and App, and visit Thatsmags.com/ events, gifts and Christmas mar In her section, Arts Editor Erica Dominic Ngai Suzhou. kets around Shanghai on p10-17. Editor-in-chief Martin speaks to Hong Kong photographer Wing Shya (p38) WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | DECEMBER 2017 | 3 10 24 6 CITY 18 LIFE & STYLE 7 FUNNY MOMENTS 22 KNIT PICKING The Instagrammer tracking Shanghai’s most Knitwear items from our favorite brands hilarious things and people 24 BLENDING IN 10 SHANGHAI CHRISTMAS GUIDE San Bao Peng Museum mirrors the natural Eat, drink, shop and be merry scenery of Jingdezhen WRAP 26 VEGANIZING CHINA Advocates on the challenges of spreading a plant-based lifestyle in the Middle Kingdom E H T 38 56 30 ARTS 54 EAT & DRINK 34 THE COUNTDOWN 56 NEW RESTAURANTS Our list of the best Chinese albums of 2017 Korean soul, and creative cocktails with barebones food 36 BOMBINO Saharan inventor of Tuareggae on his China 60 NEW BARS debut Barraco brings Brazilian spirit to cold winter nights 38 WING SHYA The Hong Kong photo icon on his SCoP 61 LOGAN SAYS retrospective A bartender's guide to hangovers 4 | DECEMBER 2017 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM 42 COVER STORY YEAR IN REVIEW Recounting the most memorable stories of 2017 P68 64 EVENTS DEC 8 FRI DEC 9 SAT Carlton Palmer Charity Fundraiser DJ Mitsu DEC 23 SAT DEC 31 SUN Sugarland James Bond New Year’s Eve @ The Peninsula WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | DECEMBER 2017 | 5 CITY Christmas Guide Eat, Drink, Shop and Be Merry, P10 Fake Wine Trump in Beijing P8 P8 TALES OF THE CITY TALES made sure I took a photo a day or more. My favorite made the cut. Today the focus is a lit- tle different. I have lived here for three years I have noticed not much phases the locals. The stuff that doesn’t phase them, the stuff that goes overlooked grabs my attention is what I post now. I think juxtaposition plays a big Isrole the in account what makes collaborative the cut as well.or do you run it on your own? oving to a new country and adjusting Tee’D Off Mfor anyone. Moving to a new country I run the account on my own but I do get to the cuisine and customs is difficult a lot of submissions and am always find- The Instagrammer Tracking ing weird stuff in WeChat groups. Also my and suddenly seeing people wearing shirts friends are always sharing photos. Shout out Shanghai’s Most Ridiculous that say things like “Fart Sexy Style”... well, to [Instagram users] @ry_try, @itsjustlifejay nobody ever warns you about that, do they? What’sand @misterjusten. your favorite They’re slogan serious T-shirt snappers. picture Things Shanghai-based American photographer that you’ve put on the account? Alex Greenberg certainly wasn’t expecting By Emily Guzman that particular kind of culture shock, so he created the @ShanghaiObserved Instagram My favorite so far is the “Sometimes the s*** account to document all the “ridiculous breaks you” T-shirt. For me, it’s more than things” he saw in China. Now with over just what the T-shirt says, it also has to do 20,000 Instagram followers, his account with facial expressions or what’s going on in has become a viral sensation — and is one What’sthe photo your in relation favorite to picture what the or T-shirt video says.that of the most entertainingThat’s accounts about we’vehow @ seen covering the city’s everyday oddities. you’ve put on the account? Here, Greenberg tells WhenShanghaiObserved and why did came you startto be. the account? It’s probably also the photo I just menioned, but a close second would be the one with the little kid giving me the finger. I started the account in November 2016 be- Would you actually wear any of the cause I had just gotten a new iPhone 7, and it T-shirts you’ve seen? took surprisingly great photos. I also wanted to start a daily photo project, which pushed me to shoot more street photography and theseNot really. shirts. I’m more into keeping a low pro- photos that depict the daily life in Shanghai, file. But I hope other people want to wear stuff my friends and family [back home] Purchase real-life versions of @ShanghaiObserved’s Howwould do be you interested choose in which seeing. pictures to favorite shirts online at shanghaiobserved.bigcartel.