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Hangzhou cuisine is already well-known and loved in China, but in recent years the local government has set out to promote its cuisine outside the Middle Kingdom. As part of this ongoing effort, eight top chefs from Hangzhou, capital of the east Chinese Zhejiang Province, recently visited Norway and Finland.… Continue Reading Hangzhou cuisine comes to Helsinki

An economist once said of the Zhejiang merchants, that they have developed from rascals into gentlemen. In days past, “Wenzhou shoes” — while perhaps not a byword for substandard goods generally — were, one upon a time, substandard footwear; and Zhejiang products of the period were regarded as low-end. This… Continue Reading Explore Zhejiang: Integrity in action, part 2

The rise of the Zhejiang Merchants reads like a fairy tale. 30 years ago, most were…nobodies. Today, they are the somebodies that every businessman wants to emulate. Within these 30 years, the Zhejiang Merchants — modern legend in their own right – racked-up a formidable list of “firsts”. But the… Continue Reading Explore Zhejiang: Zhejiang merchants then and now