SEPTEMBER 2015

JOANNA'S
GUIDE
SEPTEMBER 2015
Lifestyle & Community News & Tips Properties
JOANNA'S GUIDE SEPTEMBER 2015
CONTENTS
ABOUT US
Established in 1993, JRE has become one of China’s largest destination service providers
and luxury residential real estate companies. Covering all of China’s major cities, JRE’s 450
professional local and expatriate agents are able to provide a stress free and efficient relocation
service for our clients.
Moving abroad and finding a home represents a real challenge that can be a difficult and stressful
experience for many people. At JRE, we have built a great reputation through service capability
and industry knowledge by providing customized services to both individual and corporate clients.
We want to make our clients move as easy and painless as possible.
Our focus is on helping our clients’ transition into their new lifestyle in China with friendly and
knowledgeable advice, combined with efficient and professional services. We have been the
recipient of numerous awards throughout the years, gaining recognition within the industry for our
customer service and strong work
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for taking the time to have a look at our magazine. Contained within we have an array
of information that we believe will be helpful for you during your time living in Shanghai.
We have a collection of Shanghai news and tips, recommendations of bars & restaurants, things
to do and places to see. Alongside our fantastic property listings and compound information, we
also have market reports keeping you informed and up to date with the ever changing housing
market news. Happy reading!
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Lifestyle & Community
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News & Tips
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Properties
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LIFESTYLE &
COMMUNITY
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LIFESTYLE &COMMUNITY
DRINK
L’Etage
L’Etage is a specialty cocktail bar with a
specializing in creative variations on the mojito,
like the "Martini Mojito” or the “Cointrito”.
They also mix a variety of classic and creative
cocktails with names like “Spice Wars” and
“Bourbon Espresso”. Food selections come
from the kitchen of Le Petit Canard, L'Etage's
sister bistro downstairs. Cocktails start at
45rmb and one-liter mojito jugs are available for
70rmb.
EAT
Pistacchio
Pistacchio is a Taiwanese-owned bistro with a
focus on Northern Italian cuisine with accents
of Provence. Menu offerings are simple and
traditional dishes like oxtail ravioli, homemade
parpadelle with tomato fresh mozzarella and
veal ossobucco over toasted polenta. There is
also an impressive selection of imported Italian
cheeses and an extensive wine list.
Address: 1/F, 378 Wukang Lu,near Tai'an Lu
CAPO
Issimo and Matto executive chef Enzo Carbone
has developed a sterling reputation in Shanghai
for his authentic Neapolitan style pizzas. Now
he's applying that expertise to steaks and
chops at Capo. Cuts of meat are placed on
small cast iron grills, shoved into the oven, and
come out with a layer of smoky char that seals
in the juices. In addition to steaks and pizzas
there is a crudo bar serving freshly-shucked
oysters and other premium shelfish. The menu
also offers a vast selection unique antipasti like
roasted bone marrow as well as homemade
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Drei Kronen 1308
This Bavar ian brewhouse honors seven
centuries of German beer culture with fresh
Bavarian style beers brewed on the premises,
authentic German cuisine, whimsical decor,
and live music six nights a week.
Address: 1929 Ar t Space Building, 687
Dongdaming Lu
Vue Bar
VUE Bar atop the Hyatt on the Bund is a great
place to sip on some after work cocktails,
or lounge after a long Sunday Brunch. With
pastas.
Address: Yifeng Galleria 5/F, 99 Beijing Dong Lu
Emperor Jin
Italian fusion restaurant do dishes like risotto,
pasta, and entrées like steak and chicken
dishes. It's a big space, complete with a multifunctional KTV room in the back. Lots of vino
on the list as well. The patio is a standout,
and could make a good spot for happy hour
cocktails and people watching after-work.
Address: 1 Xiangyang Bei Lu, near Julu Lu
D.O.C. Gastronomia Italiana
D.O.C. is an Italian restaurant and artisan
pizzeria with a focus on imported ingredients
like San Daniele prosciutto and jet fresh buffalo
mozzarella from Campania. Pizzas feature
a unique range of toppings like pear and
gorgonzola or preserved fruit, pork belly and
radicchio. They also offer a few homemade
pastas and simple grilled items like Australian
beef tenderloin.
Address: 5 Dongping Lu, Xuhui
Address: 2/F, 167 Yanping Lu,near Wuding Lu
Dr. Beer
Dr. Beer is the latest specialist to join the Dr.
Wine practice just up the street. On offer is a
selection of five beers brewed on the premises.
A particularly unique feature is its several
private tables equipped with private beer taps,
which you can reserve and have equipped with
the beer of your choice.
Address: 83 Fumin Lu, near Yan'an Lu
amazing views of the Bund, wood interior and
jacuzzi on the outdoor terrace, it's a beautiful
and equipped place to enjoy a mellow night
out.
Address: Hyatt on the Bund, 32-33/F, 199
Huangpu Lu, Bund Area
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LIFESTYLE &COMMUNITY
THEATRES
Shanghai Grand Theatre
Shanghai Center Theater is home to one of
they city's biggest tourist attractions, the
acrobat show, which goes on almost every
evening. Despite its excellence, the show is
rarely sold out and tickets can be purchased
at the concierge downstairs. The venue itself is
a polished testament to Shanghai's increasing
encouragement of the arts.
Address: 1/F, Shanghai Center, Jing’An
Shanghai Poly Theater
It certainly is Grand. This modern hub for
Shanghai's premier performance acts including
ballet, drama and classical music embraces its
prime location in the midst of People's Square.
The Grand Theater is where you will go to see
the Broadway shows that visit, such as Mamma
Mia! and Hairspray.
Address: 300 Renmin Da Dao, People’s Square
Shanghai Oriental Art Center
French Architect Paul Andreu's 40,000 sqm
blossoming five-petal flower constructed
from glass, wood and steel is a new
Pudong landmark for concerts and classical
performances. Each petal marks a separate
space: entrance hall, performance hall, concert
hall, exhibition gallery and opera hall.
Address: 425 Dingxiang Lu, Pudong
Shanghai Centre Theatre
Shanghai PolyTheatre built in 2014, is located
in the Jiading District of Shanghai Jiading
New City, adjacent to Shanghai International
Circuit. The total construction area of 56,000
square meters, with a total investment of about
700 million yuan. Ballet theater can meet,
opera, drama, symphony concerts, opera and
variety extravaganza and other performances
requirements, which build sound effect to the
country's top level of architectural acoustics
and stage equipment function configuration.
Address: 159 Baiyin Road, Jiading District,
Shanghai
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Shanghai 123
Shanghai 123 is a grassroots program designed
to help new families and expats that have just
moved to Shanghai. They have a free halfday event at the Community Center Hongqiao
on September 12 with talks and lectures on
resources and tips to help you integrate into
Shanghai and it's community. Breakfast, lunch,
and childcare for children ages 2-12 is offered
for free. Goes from 9am-12:30pm.Might be
worth checking out if you are new in town.
Check out their website for details.
Website : www.communitycenter.cn
Back to School
Shanghai Creatives has organized a back
to school market at Shanghai Centre that's
happening on September 17. They'll have over
80 vendors selling school-related gifts and
accessories. Entrance to the event is free. Goes
from 10am-5pm.
Address: 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu,near Xikang Lu
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Pet Adoption Day
Best Friends China has a pet adoption day the
second Sunday of every month. They've placed
over 400 rescued pets since 2011 and are
looking to do more. All of their pets have been
vaccinated, neutered, and dewormed. The free
event goes from 11am-3pm on Sunday the 13th
of September.
Address: 3585 Yindu Lu,near Humin Highway.
JZ Festival
“The 11th annual JZ Festival happens in the
lush Expo Park this October 16-18, featuring
nine stages and areas showcasing jazz and all
its manifestations. This year's big names are
Earth, Wind, & Fire, Joss Stone, Victor Wooten,
Crowd Lu, and Shunza.Should be great. Get
your tickets asap!
Website : www.jzmg.net/en/jzfestival
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NEWS & TIPS
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NEWS & TIPS
Peace and quiet near Shanghai
The Buddhist temple Yuanjin has stood for
600 years at the junction of the Caogang River
and the Pearl River. The impressive structure
is also known as the 'Empresses Temple' – a
reference to the sculpture of the Holy Mother of
Chenzhou that is found here. If the magnificent
artwork in the temple inspires you, then visit the
2,000-square-metre Shanghai Y-Art Gallery in
the village. Other highlights include the old Tong
Tian He pharmacy and post office which dates
back to the Qing dynasty.
Getting there: Shanghai South Railway Station
on Metro Line 1, then take a bus that cats
around 15RMB. Alternatively, a taxi takes
around 45 minutes to 1 hour depending on
traffic, and costs around 100RMB.
Google coming back to China?
T
he water village of Zhujiajiao is just an
hour's drive from the busy modern centre
of Shanghai, but it feels as if you are entering
a whole other world, going 1700 years back
in time. The many canals and rivers make
this 'Venice of Shanghai' a popular day trip
destination. Visitors come to enjoy a boat ride
as well as to admire the picturesque traditional
architecture.
There are 3 more similar water villages around
Shanghai, but Zhujiajiao is the best preserved
one. Here you will see some unique bridges
with high arches spanning across the gently
flowing water. The rivers are the main roads as
transportation is predominantly by boat. Relax
as you take a trip down the waterways and
float among willows, temples and gardens. The
hectic city life of Shanghai seems much more
than an hour’s drive away.
refined architecture, made of wood, stone and
marble. The Fangsheng Bridge from 1571 is by
far the largest. It spans the water with 5 arches
and is richly decorated with dragon and lion
ornaments.
However, there is a lot more to see than just
water and bridges: the simple, historical
architecture along the many alleyways is also
worth a visit. Lined with shops, restaurants
and houses, these alleyways also reveal
temples and special gardens. The Kezhi Garden
consists of 3 parts: the garden itself, an artificial
hill and a hall. This is also where you will find
the village’s tallest building: 4 storeys with a
pavilion on top. The garden, built in 1912, is also
known as the Ma Family Garden.
G
oogle left China five years ago after
disputes over censorship with the Chinese
government, and its search engine and other
services including Gmailwas completely
blocked last year. But according to a recent
report, the California based giants will be
returning to the Chinese mainland shortly.
According to the report, “As early as this fall,
the company hopes to get Chinese government
approval to distribute a special China version
of its Google Play mobile app store for Android
smartphones in the country.”
Google is creating a “special” app store for
China to sell apps for Android devices and
otherwearable gadgets. “The moves will reestablish Google as an Internet services
provider in mainland China that stores user
data locally and complies with government
censorship requirements,” According to the
Information.
Back in February, Google senior vice president
of products SundarPichai told Forbes, “I see
it (China) as a huge opportunity in which we
are playing as an enabling platform today
and hopefully we have a chance to offer other
services in the future.” And now, just four
months later, Wang Yanhui, director of Mobile
China Alliance, has told Chinese outlets that he
expects the search engine to soon be making
an appearance in overseas markets, offering
its sizable bevy of apps and games to eager
consumers.
Zhujiajiao is also known as the Pearl Stream.
This is first of all a reference to the glistening
water. You will also find other pearls of beauty:
the village boasts 36 bridges with wonderful
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NEWS & TIPS
Joanna Real Estate rewarded as Number
One Top Agency &Second Sales Performer
We are delighted to announce that we also won
the Ascar Sales Performer 2nd Prize, an honor
rewarding outstanding sales performances on
a global level. Thishuge achievement rewards
the hard work we put into making Joanna Real
Estate the China’s #1 Real Estate Agency and
role model in terms of customer relationship
management.
What exactly is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
M
id-Autumn Festival is an inherited custom
of moon sacrificial ceremonies. The
ancient Chinese observed that the movement of
the moon had a close relationship with changes
of the seasons and agricultural production.
Hence, to express their thanks to the moon
and celebrate the harvest, they offered a
sacrifice to the moon on autumn days. Chinese
Moon Festival is traditionally celebrated on
the fifteenth day of the eighth lunisolar month
which is in September or October. This year,
the Mid-Autumn Festival 2015 is on September
27th. Chinese people will have a two-day
holiday from September 26th to 27th.
The Mid-autumn festival is the second most
important festival after the Spring Festival to
Chinese people. Every year, when the festival
comes people go home from every corner of
the country and the world to meet their family.
They would then have dinner with them, admire
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the full moon and eat moon-cakes.
The Moon Cake is the special food of MidAutumn Festival. On that day, people sacrifice
moon cakes to the moon as an offering and
eat them for celebration. Moon cakes come
in various flavours according to the region.
Chinese people believe a full moon is a symbol
of peace, prosperity, and family reunion.
On Mid-Autumn Festival night the moon is
supposed to be the brightest and fullest, which
is why the festival is also known as the "Day of
Reunion" and the "Moon Festival".
I
n appreciation to our suppor t to Shana
Serviced Apartments, we had the pleasure
to be invited to the 2015 Onyx Award Agents
Dinner, an event hosting anannual international
c o m p e t i t i o n a i m e d a t re c o g n i z i n g a n d
rewarding talented individual and team efforts.
We are proud to announce that thanks to the
professionalism of our agents and our wide
property portfolio, we have won the Top Agency
1st Prize. Onyx Hospitality Group isa leading
hotel management company combining the
expertise of a truly global executive team with
the hospitality excellence for which Asia is
renowned.
Previous distinction winners benefited from a
better exposure, having been able to promote
their f ir m and proper ties to attract new
business listings, investors, and buyers from a
global audience.
At Joanna Real Estate, we know hard work
a l way s p ay s a n d t h i s m o s t p re s t i g i o u s
accolade is not to be taken for granted. Thus,
we continuously strive to improve our services
and being rewarded motivates us even more to
keep up with the same vision and high quality
standards that we love to set for the Real Estate
market.
The Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of over
3,000 years, dating back to moon worship in
the ancient Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC).
Nowadays, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a family
celebration and usually many outdoor activities
are arranged especially for the event. On the
evening of a Mid-Autumn Festival, families stay
up late and get together eating moon cakes
and gazing at the moon. In Shanghai, the Bund
is probably the most popular place to celebrate
the Mid-Autumn Festival, partly due to its
relatively tranquil atmosphere, and partly due to
the many restaurants and tea houses along it.
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PROPERTIES
PROPERTIES
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Apartments
PROPERTIES
The Bay
国信世纪海景
Property ID: GXSJ1-002
District: Pudong
Layout: 3 bedrooms
Business Center: Century Park
and Lianyang
Size: 200 Sqm
Metro Line: ~
Rental: ¥ 30000
City Castle
远中风华
Property ID: YZFH1027
District: Jingan
Layout: 2 bedroom
Business Center:Jingan
Temple
Size: 116 Sqm
Metro Line: line1,line2,line7,
Rental: ¥ 19000
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Oriental Manhattan
东方曼哈顿
Jing An Four Seasons
静安四季
Property ID: DFMH9-003
District: Xuhui
Layout: 3 bedrooms
Business Center: Xu Jia Hui
Size: 145 Sqm
Metro Line:line1,line3,line4,
line9,line10
Rental: ¥ 20900
Property ID: JASJ9018
District: Jingan
Layout: 4 bedrooms
Business Center: Jingan
Temple
Size: 180 Sqm
Metro Line:line1,line2,line7,
line8,
Rental: ¥ 32000
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Lane Houses
PROPERTIES
Old House on West Yan
an Road
延安西路老洋房
Property ID: YAXL688-0001
District: Jingan
Layout: 3 bedrooms
Business Center:~
Size: 171 Sqm
Metro Line:~
Rental: ¥ 35000
Chong Qing Apartment
重庆路老洋房
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Property ID: CQGY1-0001
District: Huangpu
Layout: 1 bedrooms
Business Center: Xintiandi
Size: 70Sqm
Metro Line:~
Rental: ¥ 15000
Middle Fu Xing Road
复兴中路老洋房
Property ID: FXZL408-0001
District: Xuhui
Layout: 2 bedrooms
Business Center: Former
French Concession
Size: 80 Sqm
Metro Line:~
Rental: ¥ 11500
Tian Ping Rd
天平路老洋房
Property ID: TPL51-0001
District: Xuhui
Layout: 3 bedrooms
Business Center: Former
French Concession
Size: 148 Sqm
Metro Line:~
Rental: ¥ 26800
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Serviced Apartments
PROPERTIES
Shanghai Expo
InterContinental Hotel
Villa
上海世博洲际服务式酒
店别墅
Shanghai Expo
InterContinental Hotel
Villa
上海世博洲际服务式酒
店别墅
Property ID: SBZJ1-002
District: Pudong
Layout: 1 bedrooms
Business Center:~
Size: 109 Sqm
Metro Line: ~
Rental: ¥ 45000
Property ID: SBZJ1-0001
District: Pudong
Layout: 2 bedrooms
Business Center: ~
Size: 242 Sqm
Metro Line: ~
Rental: ¥ 65000
Nan Yan Si Ji
南阳四季苑
Property ID: NYSI1-003
District: Jingan
Layout: 3 bedrooms
Business Center: Jingan
Temple
Size: 230 Sqm
Metro Line: ~
Rental: ¥ 42000
Central view suites
Junhao International
骏豪国际
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Property ID: CVS1-0001
District: Jing'an
Layout: 1 bedrooms
Business Center: ~
Size: 68 Sqm
Metro Line: ~
Rental: ¥ 13500
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Villas
Vizcaya Villa
维诗凯亚
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PROPERTIES
Property ID: WSKY1-0001
District: Pudong
Layout: 5 bedrooms
Business Center: Green City
San Marino Bridge
圣马力诺桥
Rancho Santa Fe
兰乔圣菲
Property ID: SMLN105001
District: Pudong
Layout: 4 bedrooms
Business Center: Green City
and Jinqiao
Size: 310 Sqm
Metro Line: ~
Rental: ¥ 42000
Property ID: LQSF25-0001
District: Minhang
Layout: 5 bedrooms
Business Center: Minhang
Size: 316 Sqm
Metro Line: ~
Rental: ¥ 68000
and Jinqiao
Size: 350Sqm
Metro Line: ~
Rental: ¥ 35000
Green Valley Villas
绿谷别墅
Property ID: LGBS504001
District: Changning
Layout: 4 bedrooms
Business Center: Hongqiao
Size: 340 Sqm
Metro Line: Line 10
Rental: ¥ 36000
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Joanna Real Estate Shanghai
CONTACT US
Annie Xu
General Manager (Shanghai Office)
+86 138 1707 3152
[email protected]
Daryl Kellie
Marketing Manager
+86 139-1693-5731
[email protected]
http://www.joannarealestate.com.cn