The Lakeville Regency, Shanghai, China

At the heart of the bustling city, by the side of a tranquil lake.
Where the successful resides,
where sophistication reigns.
With the subways and highways in the vicinity,
you can go anywhere you want.
With the nearby trendy stores, grand theatre,
international clinic, five-star hotels,
international school, and parks --
your needs are satisfied, your wants fulfilled.

Painstakingly planned, sublimely designed, and artfully embellished with greenery. The Lakeville Regency makes sophisticated living an everyday reality.

• 17 Art Deco style luxury residences
• About 7,000 sqm private club
• About 10,000 sqm elegant French landscaped gardens
• Man-made lake, adorned with fountains

Blessed with first-rate exercise facilities, the 7,000 sqm luxury private club, helps enhance the physical well-being of The Lakeville Regency residents. Multi-function sports hall (basketball or volleyball court, or badminton courts.....), indoor tennis court, 25-metre indoor heated swimming pool, indoor rock climbing, golf simulator, massage pool, sauna, steam, function room/banquet room, private cinema, music room, children's play room, billiards, dance room, roof-top tea house and cafe, business centre and internet room, fitness centre, spa, lounge.

Developer: Shanghai Jing Fu Property Co.

Unit Size: Range from 92 sqm to 576 sqm (1 room to 5 rooms duplex)

Sales Price: RMB 45000 to RMb 49000/sqm

Location: No 168, Shun Chang Road, Lu Wan District, Shanghai, China

Tel: +86-21 6386 8881

Chu Shui Japanese Restaurant, Shanghai China

Ox tongue



Wagyu refers to several breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat. Also known as Kobe-style beef, the meat from Wagyu cattle is known worldwide for its marbling characteristics, increased eating quality through a naturally enhanced flavour, tenderness and juiceness. Because of the Wagyu cattle's genetic predisposition and special diet including beer and sake, wagyu yields a beef that contains a higher percentage of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids than typical beef. The increased marbling also improves the ratio of monounsaturated fats to saturated fats.

There are four major breeds of Wagyu (wa means Japanese, and gyu means cattle, or simply "Japanese cow"): Japanese Black, Japanese Brown, Japanese Polled, and Japanese Shorthorn. Japanese breed names include: Tajima, Tottori, Kochi and Kumamoto.

Most Kobe Beef today is bred and raised in California and Australia. For example, Harris Ranch in California is contracted with beef producers in Kobe to breed and raise their cattle in California, where land and grain is relatively inexpensive. The cattle is raised and fed under the exacting specifications for Kobe Beef. When the cattle is almost ready for slaughter, it is shipped to Kobe, Japan, where its feeding is completed, and the cattle is slaughtered.

On the other hand, the Japanese Blacks (in particular the Tajima strain) are noted for their capacity to produce beef with a high degree of fat marbling (or sashi). It is this characteristic more than any other which accounts for the steady increase in the popularity of the Japanese Black breed.

The Japanese grading system was devised in the early 1960's. At that time, cattle had traditionally been fattened when fully mature after years of work in the fields or, in the case of diary cows, after several lactations. As Wagyu cattle have always been prized for their highly marbled meat, it was only natural that the grading system should place great emphasis on the degree of marbling, or sashi. Over the past three decades there has been a conscious effort to deemphasize sashi in grading. Nevertheless, the degree of marbling still dominates meat evaluation in the minds of traditional producers and wholesalers.

There are six grade categories:

• Special Selection or Super Grade (Tokusen)
• Choice (Gokujo)
• First Grade (Jo)
• Second Grade (Chu)
• Third Grade (Nami)
• Under-regular Grades (Togai)

From "Beef in Japan" by Prof. John W. Longworth, University of Queensland Press

Cu Shui Japanese Restaurant served Imported Japanese Wagyu, Dalian Japanese Black breeds crossed with native cattle, local native cattle.

Chu Shui Japanese Restaurant

L605, Shanghai Times Square, No 99, Huai Hai Zhong Road, Shanghai, ROC

Tel: +86-21-6385 3078

Max Mara New Store Opening in Shanghai Times Square

Founded in 1951 as the first fashion collection by the founder Archille Maramotti, Max Mara is the best-known name of a number of lines produced by the Maramotti family which is one of the largest manufacturers of women's clothes in Italy. Max Mara new store on the 1st floor at Shanghai Times Square just opened in May 2007.

Max Mara

Shop No L111-112, Shanghai Times Square

No 99 huai Hai Zhong Road, Shanghai

Tel: 86-21-5351 3578

Gu Yuan (Hometown) Antique Tea House, Shanghai, China

Kuo Jiaxin, born in 1949, nickname "Shanxi Kuo", also known as Charlie Kuo. The 53rd direct descendent of Kuo Ziyi, the Great General of Tang Dynasty. The family has been in business for generations. Due to the family influence, Kuo fell in love with antiques when he was very young. When active as a commander of Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution, Kuo had generated stronger passion for antiques after participating in the movement of eliminating the socalled "four types of old stuff - the old ideology, old culture, old customs and old practice". From then on, he started to learn, study and collect the ancient cultural heritage, specializing in Shanxi antique furniture. For 30 some years, he has traveled through the whole province. Kuo has always kept in touch with the academic circle and has published several academic articles in various magazines. He has interviewed many times by domestic and overseas TV stations. Currently he is preparing building a museum for Shanxi traditional furniture. As a tea and traditional Chinese music lover. Kuo opened the Gu Yuan (Hometown) Tea House in Shanghai, where has hosted several times Mr. Deng Shihai, Chairman of Taiwan Puer Tea Association, also the professor of Taiwan University, who acclaims it as the No. 1 tea house in China. As a celebrity of the China tea circle, Kuo is an expert in both antique furniture from Shanxi and tea culture.

Every time, I open the Lady's Cabinet, A. D. 1820 Pingyao Shanxi, I think of her...............

Gu Yuan Antique Tea House

1315, Central Fuxing Road, by Fenyang Road, 200030 Shanghai, ROC

Tel: 86-21-6445 4625

Fax: 86-21-6406 9269