Chinese food
Why would a tea have a lake in its name?
A March 2026 report from Hangzhou names a contemporary producer in Longjing village: Fu Xiaoting. Born in the 1990s, she spent three years learning tea…
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History, Arts & Traditions
Why does embroidery belong in a modern city?
Suzhou’s account of Jiangsu Week at the 2025 Osaka Expo names a maker at work: Yu Junyao, demonstrating a goldfish pattern in silk embroidery. The report…
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History, Arts & Traditions
Why would a tea city need stone carvers?
Hangzhou’s creative identity includes tea, silk and stone carving. A city can hold several crafts at once.
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Places & Regions
A walk through Suzhou’s Humble Administrator’s Garden
Ponds, winding corridors and islands explain how one of Suzhou’s best-known gardens reveals a landscape in stages.
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Places & Regions
The engineering inside Hangzhou’s West Lake views
Dredging, causeways and named views helped turn West Lake into a landscape where practical water management and design meet.
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