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C4鈥?Jing鈥檃n Monday 25 December 2017鈥?Shanghai Daily

1. New coffee experience

The world鈥檚 second Starbucks Reserve Roastery and
Tasting Room opened in the HKRI Taikoo Hui shopping
mall on December 6.

That follows the opening of the coffee chain鈥檚 flag-
ship roastery in the company鈥檚 hometown of Seattle
three years ago.

The new shop is Starbucks鈥?biggest global outlet,
signaling the company鈥檚 commitment to its fastest
growing market, where a new Starbucks opens in China
almost every day.

The roastery is an immersive hybrid of coffee retail-
ing, bean roasting, tasting and education, creating a
tourist attraction where people can watch and learn
about the roasting and brewing of premium coffees.

2. Autumn ambience

The melodic sound of the guqin, a traditional seven-
string zither, floated through Jing鈥檃n Sculpture Park
earlier this month, blending with the crunch of people
walking through fallen golden ginkgo leaves. Many
people sat in the park reading, and there was even a
place where people could make postcards utilizing the
fallen autumn leaves.

1 3. Spanish art exhibition

Moments of the month The largest Antoni Gaudi exhibition ever held in Asia
is being staged at Joy City in Jing鈥檃n.

Gaudi, who died in 1926, is best known as a example
of Catalan modernism, with works described as highly
individualistic and distinctive.

The exhibition features more than 40 works on
loan from the Gaudi House Museum in Barcelona and
from personal collectors. It also includes a maze, a
Gaudi-themed Christmas tree and replicas of Gaudi鈥檚
chimneys.

At a pre-launch event held on December 2, more
than 80 people formed a two-story-high human tower
typical of festivals in Spain鈥檚 Catalonia.

4. Islander folkart

A South Pacific display of traditional art from island
communities will be held through Sunday at Jing鈥檃n
Shangri-La. It includes wooden carvings, necklaces
made from shells, bowls made from palm trees and a
Fijian war club.

Organizer Dahvida Falanitule, executive of the EIC
Media Group, said the exhibition is designed to improve
cultural awareness.

Foreign consuls-general in Shanghai, including
Guergana Guermanoff from New Zealand and Yok Yee
Chan from Fiji, were present at the pre-launch in late
November.

4 5. Community center

2 A cultural venue that is part of the district鈥檚 鈥渕icro-
renovation鈥?campaign to improve the environment
and foster community ties reopened this month after
a year of renovation.
The two-story exhibition and information center on
600 Shaanxi Road N. formerly was a site only showcas-
ing the history and culture of a neighborhood dotted
with historic buildings and the former residences of
notables.
The renovated center has been expanded to a multi-
purpose cultural facility where people can enjoy coffee
or tea, read books, learn about the city鈥檚 history, make

5 handicrafts and attend lectures.

6. Neighborhood fruit

The pomelo, a citrus fruit similar to a grapefruit,
was at the center of the annual festival in the Baohua
Modern City neighborhood, where pomelo trees grow
in abundance. Every autumn, residents pick the large
fruits and celebrate the harvest.

The fruit or its peel are often used in candymaking,
desserts, liquers and decoration. It is also said to help
boost the immune system, improve digestion, ease
cramps and lower blood pressure.

3 6 Photo 1 by Dong Jun, photos 2-4 by Jiang Xiaowei,
photos 5-6 by Ti Gong