That's PRD – April Issue Out Now!

The April issue of That's PRD is out now – paper-and-ink-form citywide and in digital PDF form. Editor-in-Chief Tom Lee introduces the magazine:

Muscles. We’ve all got them, some of us more developed ones than others. A lot more. In an age where our health and fitness are central to how we are viewed by other people, dumbbells and protein shakes are not uncommon items in most houses. But there are those who pursue the body aesthetic to extremes, building themselves into goliaths with abs of steel.

If you haven’t already guessed from the beefcake adorning this month’s cover, this issue is all about bodybuilding and the desire to mold the most impressive physique possible. It’s a world many of us are familiar with solely through Arnold Schwarzenegger and competitions like Mr. Universe. But have you ever wondered what drives someone to become a bodybuilder? Or what goes on behind the tensed slabs of shining muscle? Well, wonder no more, as we look beneath all the bronzer and skimpy underwear to meet the men and women who seek nothing less than physical perfection (p40).

China was a latecomer to bodybuilding, just as it was a latecomer to the world of animal pampering. Where once you’d be pushed to find anyone who would even consider owning a domesticated animal, now the country is home to more pet dogs than any country excluding Brazil and the US and has the second highest number of pet cats in the world. With several fairs leaping up to cater to the obsession with giving pooches and pusses fancy ‘dos and couture apparel, the pet industry is forecast to grow by more than 50 percent by 2019. And you better believe there are companies positively drooling at the potential moola to be made. Turn to p22 to find out more about the Middle Kingdom’s new status symbol and the big bucks at stake.

Also in this issue:

-          How Chinese kids adopted by overseas parents confront questions of identity (p12)

-          A helpful guide to the top car-hailing apps and how to use them (p14)

-          The hottest looks from Shenzhen Fashion Week (p16)

-          Drink deals for every night of the week (p60)

> Guangzhou: Download the April issue of That's PRD here, or view it in your browser with Issuu here. To download previous issues, click here.  

> Shenzhen: Download the April issue of That's PRD here, or view it in your browser with Issuu here. To download previous issues, click here.