Eat in Hangzhou

Author: An Feng (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: In the fall of 2002, An Feng's article titled "A Single Leaf on Mount Gu" about Zhou Shuren (Lu Xun) was published in the "Food" section of Hangzhou Daily's "City Week." As an editor, I only had to remind him every week—because whatever he sent was always excellent, requiring no revisions. After that, he became relentless, unstoppable, and truly "ate his way through Hangzhou." To this day, he has written over 60 articles, covering Hangzhou's famous figures from all eras and backgrounds, both modern and ancient, male and female, young and old. He not only knows their biographies and anecdotes about Hangzhou but also deeply understands their personalities, revealing their character through their words and culinary preferences. Yet that wasn't enough. An Feng is equally well-versed in the latest trends in Hangzhou's culinary world. Whenever a new restaurant opens or an old one introduces a new dish, regardless of its prestige or price, he reacts instantly, drawn by the aroma, and connects the latest culinary critiques with the documented eating habits of these famous figures. In this way, he bridges the past and present, transcends the divide between high and low, transforms the static into the dynamic, and manages to accomplish all this within just a thousand words!