As a busy resort for local tourists, Hangzhou
has plenty of good
places to eat , though
there is nothing like the cosmopolitan range of
either Shanghai or Nanjing. Cheap Yangzi and
Northern Zhejiang cuisine abounds along Wushan
Lu, one block east of and parallel to Yan'an Lu;
as well as on Huabin Lu and Pinghai Lu, both on
the eastern edge of the lake. Many Chinese
tourists make it a point to visit one of the
famous historical restaurants in town. Both
Louwailou
(
Tower Beyond Tower), on Gu Shan Island,
or
Tianwaitian (
Sky Beyond Sky),
near Lingyin Si, serve local specialities at
reasonable prices. A third,
Shanwaishan (
Mountain Beyond Mountain), has garnered a
bad reputation over the years. All three
restaurants were named after a line in Southern
Song poet Lin Hejin's most famous poem,
"Mountain beyond mountain and tower beyond
tower/ Could song and dance by West Lake be
ended anyhow?"
Restaurants
Bafangyuan , Pinghai Lu. In the middle of town,
two blocks east of Yan'an Lu, this is a popular,
clean and efficient Taiwanese-owned snack bar
serving a slew of drinks (including the
delicious Taiwanese naizhu cha (milk pearl
tea),...
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