I recently attended a cooking class at Shanghai’s Chinese Cooking Workshop, which has been teaching expats to cook since 2003. The nondescript entrance, on Dongping Lu, would be easy to miss without knowing what to look for. Our class was held in a glass-enclosed room in the courtyard, hidden behind the thick stone walls. The […]
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Shanghai’s Jade Buddha Temple
Founded in 1882 and rebuilt in 1912, Shanghai’s Jade Buddha Temple is an active place of worship for Shanghai’s practicing Buddhists and one of the city’s premier historical attractions. The temple was built to house two Buddhist relics that were bestowed on a Chinese abbot when he visited Burma centuries ago. The centerpiece of the temple is […]
Macanese Please: Enjoying the Flavors of Macau
One of the greatest legacies the Portuguese left in the former colony of Macau was their cuisine. Portuguese sailors picked up spices from Africa and Latin America as they sailed east which their wives then blended with the local ingredients in attempt to recreate dishes from home. The delicious hybrid is now known as Macanese. The […]
A Walk in a Shanghai Sculpture Park
I recently read about the Jing’an Sculpture Park in Shanghai, and though it wasn’t mentioned in my guidebook or shown on any map, I had to try to find it and the two dozen sculptures housed within. The magazine article thoughtfully included the address (128 Shimen Er Lu) so it was relatively easy to find. We […]