JESSIE J CRAYFISH HENRIK VIBSKOV The British Pop Star Six Ways to Eat This On Scandinavian and Returns to China Summertime Favorite Asian Designs RED COUNTRY How a Desert Region in Western China Built a Wine Industry From Scratch 城市漫步上海 英文版 8 月份 国内统一刊号: CN 11-5233/GO China Intercontinental Press AUGUST 2018 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: 付平 Fu Ping 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 Erica Martin, Cristina Ng Production Manager Ivy Zhang Designer Joan Dai, Nuo Shen Contributors Mia Li, Logan Brouse, Noelle Mateer, Matthew Bossons, Dominique Wong, Iris Wang, Valerie Osipov, Tess Humphrys, Yannick Faillard, Samantha Kennedy, Molly Jett, Grace Mulamba Copy Editor Betty Richardson 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 Sales & Marketing Director Doris Dong BD Manager Tina Zhou Sales & Advertising Jessica Ying, Linda Chen, Celia Chen, Nikki Zhou, Jacki Wang, Jessie Zhu BD & Marketing Falaer Zhao, Peggy Zhu HR/Admin Sharon Sun Accounting Emily Xu Distribution Zac Wang National Operation CEO Leo Zhou National Communication Director Ned Kelly National Digital Business Director Vickie Guo National Digital Content Manager Bridget O'Donnell Digital Miller Yue, Amanda Bao, Orange Wang, Yu Sun, Elsa Yang, Kane Zhu, Ben Yu 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: August 2018 定价 : 25.00 元 Print run: 60,000 邮发代号 : 4-845 2 | AUGUST 2018 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM Editor's Note AUGUST hinese wines have always and gives us a taste of what to sheds light on the history behind had a poor reputation on expect in her upcoming multi- Shanghai’s newest F&B and life- Cthe market, but in recent city tour around China. style complex, Columbia Circle. years, winemakers around the Meanwhile, Danish de- Turn to p10 to learn about its country have made great efforts signer and artist Henrik Vibskov storied past. Hourly updates on news, current affairs to change that perception. In (p20) discusses his show- and general weirdness from around this month’s cover story (p38), piece at Powerlong Museum’s Until next month, Shanghai and China. Noelle Mateer from That’s Beijing WAVELENGTH: RESET exhi- visits a few wineries in Ningxia bition, and highlights a few FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Chinese fashion labels he’s been whole industry from scratch in keeping an eye on. facebook.com/ThatsShanghai theto find middle out howof a desert.they built up a In the Eat & Drink sec- Elsewhere in the mag, British tion, Cristina Ng eats her way twitter.com/ThatsShanghai pop star Jessie J (p30) speaks through six different versions of Dominic Ngai youtube.com/thatsonline to Bridget O’Donnell about her Shanghai’s favorite summertime Editor-in-Chief experiences on the hit Chinese seafood: xiaolongxia (p52). Last #THATSSHANGHAI reality TV singing contest, Singer, but not least, our City feature WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | AUGUST 2018 | 3 P A 10 20 R 6 CITY 12 LIFE & STYLE 7 LET IT RIDE 15 JEN HAU Report environmental violations with this JOVA Health cofounder shares her wellness WeChat hotline secrets 10 COLUMBIA CirclE 20 HENRIK VIBSKOV W How Shanghai’s former American social hub The Danish designer on his Shanghai installation came back to life 24 LIFESTYLE AWARDS Winners from our 10th annual celebration of all things Shanghai E H T 36 52 28 ARTS 48 EAT & DRINK 30 JESSIE J 49 ERIC PRAS Chatting with the reality TV winner ahead of The three-Michelin star chef on bringing Maison her latest China tour Lameloise to Shanghai 32 WOLF ALICE 52 CRAYFISH ADVENTURES The UK rock band subverting the indie The most addictive xiaolongxia dishes for every status quo palate 36 RENT 56 NEW RESTAURANTS The show that revolutionized musical theater French pastries, Spanish tapas, reasonably priced hits Shanghai 20 years on omakase and a roasted meat-focused wine bar 4 | AUGUST 2018 | WWW.THATSMAGS.COM 38 COVER STORY RED COUNTRY How Ningxia built a wine industry from scratch P67 63 EVENTS AUG 3 FRI AUG 14 SAT Forests Mike Shinoda AUG 21 TUE AUG 29 WED Why Don't We B-Land WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | AUGUST 2018 | 5 CIty Coming Full Circle The Transformation of Columbia Country Club, P10 Makeup Removal Yao's Graduation P8 P8 TALES OF THE CITY TALES ALONG FOR THE RIDE Fewer Shared Bikes on the Streets of Shanghai By Yannick Faillard icycle graveyards are a common sight in GPS transponders to make the technology and already paid deposits can be returned China’s biggest cities, and when they’re work on a larger scale. within seven days to respective bank ac- B That’s not the only reason why you might counts upon request. Contrary to Mobike, them blocking your way on sidewalks. But hope see fewer shared bikes on the streets. Steel Ofo introduced its deposit policy at around has arrivednot lying in the in formsome of dumpsite, new policies you’ll that find and rubber barriers might soon be a thing of the same time with a base fee of RMB199. could reduce your shared bike woes. the past thanks to so called ‘electronic fences.’ The deposits on shared bikes remain con- Last month, Mobike kicked off plans to The technology, pioneered by Mobike, sets a troversial after several smaller companies replace old and broken bikes around the city parking perimeter around certain locations were unable to issue refunds when they went by unveiling a bright new model that is both in Shanghai. Users can turn to Mobike’s app bankrupt after a massive crackdown on the lighter and causes less friction. Since April, as reference to check for designated parking industry last year. the big dog in the shared bike business has spots, which are marked on the map with a Nonetheless, shared bike companies been slowly replacing older models with ‘P’ icon. If users fail to follow the strict park- continue to expand their services. Mobike is the newer ones, while retired bikes will be ing code, points from their account credit will in the spotlight once again with their newly scheduled for recycling or restoration. Ofo, Mobike’s biggest competitor, has also begun such a system. Users start at 270 points and and Guizhou, with the company planning on making similar efforts. getbe deducted. either an increaseOfo was theor a first downgrade to introduce ac- expandinglaunched fleets their of offer electric to Beijing bikes andin Sichuan Shanghai. Meanwhile, the government issued a cou- cording to their biking behavior. All in all, shared bikes have come a long ple of regulations such as an obligatory num- way and we’re not quite sure where the road bering system and database in order to dras- free services was Mobike, and the original will lead them, but one thing is for certain: tically reduce the number of bikes allowed RMB299The first deposit company fee was to waivedintroduce in Junedeposit- for the shared bike saga will contin- on the streets by half, according to Shanghai 100 cities across China, and such policy was ue. Scan the QR code to see what Daily. In addition, bike sharing companies are extended to the whole country in July. The the new Mobikes look like. now are required to equip their bicycles with regulation applies to new and old users alike, WWW.THATSMAGS.COM | AUGUST 2018 | 7 See the QR codes on this page? Scan them with the That's App when you see it on an article to find more multimedia, photos and videos related to the feature you are reading. Genius, eh? 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