French luxury brand Louis Vuitton has long wanted to offer more than just fashion and leather goods: jewelry, watches, perfume. Since the merger with spirits manufacturer Moët Hennessy in the 1980s, LVMH has also offered champagne and brandy. So why not chocolate?Consequently, the company has opened its first chocolate boutique in Shanghai. The chocolates and […]
It’s not hard to tell which event is being celebrated here: The 34th Qingdao Beer Festival has begun. More than 2,200 types of beer are on tap, some of which are brewed locally, while others find their way to the Chinese port city from all over the world these days. Bottoms up!
Steaming soon: the Taiwanese dumpling chain Din Tai Fung used this smart slogan to advertise the opening of its first branch in New York City in spring. The Taiwanese restaurant chain is famed for its filled steamed dumplings called xiaolongbao (small dragon dumplings). This month, the wait was finally over – and the tables are […]
Nothing is hanging here, but that’s what they’re called anyway: the Hanging Gardens at the Hangzhou International Expo Center. The top floor of the exhibition building is home to a green area of around 65,000 square meters, including watercourses and trees. Perfect for a short break after an hour-long visit to the trade fair. The […]
Although there is still a dispute between China and Nepal over which side the peak of Mount Everest belongs to, and the two countries also disagree on its height, the best view of the highest mountain in the world is from China – at least at sunrise.
As can be seen in this picture, the line between shaomai and xiaolongbao (small dragon pocket) is blurred. Shaomai, which can originally be translated as “sold as a sideline,” comes with dumplings that are open at the top. Xiaolongbao, on the other hand, are closed. The filling can vary for both. Glutinous rice is often […]
Just a quick snap of this unknown company. Google is blocked in China. Nevertheless, the US company has a booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai.
When China began to open up to the West in the late 1980s, subcultural trends also found their way into the People’s Republic. To this day, punk rock has remained a fairly vibrant niche, which, depending on the founding legend, originated either in Beijing or Wuhan. Today, it even evolved into a small cultural export. […]
Watching the big screen in collective suspense is something Europe is very familiar with at the moment. However, the residents of the small village of Huaying in Sichuan are watching a movie and not a European Championship match. With temperatures above 30 degrees, they have quickly converted the village square into an open-air cinema. There […]
Amid media buzz, artifacts for the exhibition “On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt” are gradually arriving in China. The exhibition will take place at the Shanghai Museum from July 19, 2024, to Aug. 17, 2025. All online tickets are already sold out through September. The exhibition, created in collaboration with Egypt’s […]