The February issue of That's PRD is out now, in both paper-and-ink form citywide and digital PDF form on our website. Here, Senior Digital Editor Matthew Bossons introduces the magazine:
I’m sure it is difficult for some of our readers to get into the winter sports ‘mood’ while living in South China. Let’s face it: it’s stinking hot 80 percent of the year.
Growing up in western Canada, snowboarding, snowshoeing and reckless toboggan rides through the streets (roped to the back of a Ford Explorer) were all activities I proudly partook in.
My hometown’s place in the winter sports world was secured back in 2010, when Vancouver and Whistler – one of North America’s largest ski resorts – hosted the Winter Olympic Games. It was 16 days of sporting glory, cultural festivities and illegal, albeit unenforced, street boozing.
Needless to say, I haven’t seen snow (proper snow, that light dusting Guangzhou received in January 2016 does not count) since moving to the PRD three years ago. But, with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang quickly approaching, it seems as good a time as any to get hyped about sub-zero sports.
That’s why we’ve decided to examine China’s growing ski and snowboard scene for this month’s cover story. On pages 36-43, That’s Beijing Editor-in-Chief Noelle Mateer introduces the rural Chinese town that's set to become a global skiing hotspot.
In our City section, we explore the fate of Guangzhou’s abandoned railways (pages 12-15) and share the story of Ho Chi Minh’s secret Canton bride (pages 16-17).
For those that enjoy our regular Daytripper column, we disclose a number of noteworthy sights in Guangzhou’s Huangpu and Zengcheng districts – now easily accessible with the recent opening of Guangzhou Metro Line 13 (page 21).
Elsewhere in this issue, we take a look at the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (page 30), divulge three new Middle Kingdom discs worth checking out (page 34) and share some quirky date ideas for Valentine’s Day (page 47).
From all of us at That’s PRD, xinnian kuaile!
Matthew Bossons
Senior Digital Editor
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