Shaoxing is a tier 2 city about 2 hours south of Shanghai. It's famous for being the birth place of Lu Xun, the father of modern Chinese literature. Shaoxing is also known for its waterways, it's a beautiful water 'town'!
Hangzhou is most famous for its tea, the best being Dragon Well Tea. Dragon Well tea is popular for its flavor and the use of dragon well water from you guessed it, the Dragon Well! The story surrounding this well has been passed down for generations and is more of a myth. So the story is that there was an old blind monk who lived on top of the Tiger Mountain and had to descend every day for water and carry his buckets back up. He did this everyday without fail, even though he was blind and did not once complain. One night, he dreamt of a white tiger showing him a spring at the top of the mountain as a result of his hard work and good deeds. The next morning, he found the spring, took a sip of water and recovered his sight. He never had to descend the mountain for water again. The morale of the story is that hard work pays. Chinese stories are almost always didactic you see.
So the water from the dragon well is known for its healing and soothing powers and combined with tea from Hangzhou, can make you hear angels with every sip!
Zhuhai is a small city located in south east China. It's quite famous for its pearls but we went to visit the Zhongshan Hot Springs Resort, where we spent the night. It was absolutely amazing. We also saw the lady of Zhuhai and went on the highest peak.
4. Totale - Shanghai
Totale is a food processing company made popular by its famous chicken stock that Chinese women swear by. It is also a distributor of Nestle products. The company owns a Rolls Royce Phantom, kept in the company basement to give their VIP guests a treat. We paid a company visit and were taught to cook a few Chinese dishes by their chef.
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