Took us ages to decide on a cake to welcome Tom’s family to China (“No Charlotte we are not buying the bright purple one”). We finally settled on this monster from a bakery on TiYuChang road. The red decorations are cherry tomatoes!
I have generally found that when you tell someone about your plans to move to China the following conversation will contain at least one concerned comment about the cuisine. “Real Chinese food isn’t the same as a Chinese takeaway y’know!” (Well, yes, I should hope not if my local in London is anything to go by.) So as a result of all this unfounded fear, I decided I would write a blog about all our foody adventures in Hangzhou, from the local street food to swanky restaurant meals, enjoy!... full info
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A...more info