Hangzhou Travel Notes

This year’s Chinese New Year came unusually early. The pandemic had ended, and everyone had already recovered. I signed up my child for the Chunshan Fang Winter Camp after the holiday, a five-day learning experience in Liangzhu.

A shortened version of “Osmanthus is the Soul of Hangzhou Pastries!” originally published in Yong Dian Xin: Chinese Dim Sum is Wonderful! edited by Li Shu, CITIC Press.

In November 2023, a business trip took me to Foshan. On the 7th, I flew from Xi'an to Guangzhou; at Baiyun Airport there are

[ Dinner-mate ] Eating pickled greens with a show, they crunch. An electronic pickled dish—its resonance is its life. The start of the year,

This abridged version of 'Jiangnan Yuge | A Diplomat's Ningbo Cuisine You Must Try in Hangzhou' originally published on 'BlueDish Blue Plate'

Love at first sight happens at Qiandao Lake. Winter travel, step into my beloved Qiandao Lake. They say Qiandao Lake has a thousand shades of blue, Qiandao elegance.

[ Bistro in Song Dynasty ] Song Dynasty Bistro, French sinologist Jacques

This article is purely the personal view of the foodie Shenpo. [Michelin Values] Like everyone, I have no connection to the Michelin rating system—just a passionate food lover.

[ Home ] Anyone who has spent time away from home understands. Compared with home, spring’s beauty is nothing. Once you arrive in a city…

As China's accommodation sector upgrades and the middle class expands, the upper-midscale hotel market has entered a high-speed growth phase. Leading brands like Vienna International Hotel and Atour Hotel have each surpassed 1,000 properties, while smaller players push for scale. Yet, under the trend of quality-focused growth, scaling up in this segment is far slower than it seems.

[ Good Local Food ] Rustic fare at 6 a.m. in Jingshan, home of a world intangible cultural heritage tea ceremony, on a rare sunny morning.

【Introduction】Tonglu, a hidden paradise in Zhejiang, boasts clear waters and lush mountains. When the weather is good, you can even see the mist swirling around you.

Someone said, “Traveling with children is the most romantic form of parenting.” When traveling with my dear Miaoman babies, I always do it in a way they love.

Inscription: Spring has its flowers, autumn its moon—truly the best seasons in the human world. The ancients all said spring and autumn are the finest times on earth. So in this sweltering summer heat…

[Travel Musings] Autumn is the best season for ginkgo trees. The leaves begin yellow with hints of green, then turn yellow-green, and by late autumn

Time always gets stranded by the passing years. Before we know it, footsteps bring us to late autumn, the most emotionally rich season of the year. Time polishes the sentiments deep in our hearts—the more it stirs us, the more we refuse to let go.

Preface: Yunbao has traveled with us everywhere since she was three months old. She has seen the sea of Sanya, heard the spring rain of Xitang, tasted Man...

On a hot summer day, nothing beats playing with water – swimming, splashing around, and water fights are the ultimate way to embrace the season.

When towering mountains sank into the lake, they became 1,078 islands scattered on the water, creating the lake with the most islands in the world—Qiandao Lake.

Written before the journey: City life is a frantic spinning top, whirling about with no purpose; occasionally darting through the thickets of towering...