By:Wu Qiong |
From:english.eastday.com | 2021-04-25 12:47
On the façade of a popular coffee shop is a big new poster, on which Chinese famed writer Chen Danyan is carrying a handbag with the word “Shanghai”, giving passers-by and customers a vintage feeling.
The bag is a piece of Shanghai cultural identity. Back in 2008, the bag was mentioned in Chen’s book “Images and Legends of the Shanghai Bund” as follows: “The sketch of the skyline along the Bund was printed on the leatherette handbags produced in Shanghai between the 1960s and 1980s. The word ‘Shanghai’ was printed above the skyline.
By:Wu Qiong |
From:english.eastday.com | 2021-04-08 09:50
It is 6:30am and the morning rush hour in Shanghai has not yet started. Police Officer Wu, who is on duty at a crossroads, receives a large cup of coffee from a delivery driver. The coffee order was sent by Tims Coffee House and it is on the house.
Heartwarming moments like this are taking place every day in Shanghai’s streets. Besides traffic policemen, bus drivers, medical workers and teachers across the city have all received free coffee in the morning.
The campaign was launched by the local government of Xuhui district and Meituan (a Chinese food delivery company) early this month. Coffee brands including Tims, Peet’s Coffee, Bear Paw Café, Qiao Coffee, and Lavazza are among the sponsors to send free coffee to the city’s frontline workers, in order to show gratitude and spread the cultural charm of coffee.
Chinese-Western breakfast sets proving to be a hit among locals By HE QI in Shanghai | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-02-17 10:10 Share CLOSE Shanghai Qiao Coffee, which was launched by local time-honored food company Qiaojiashan, offers breakfast sets that combine elements from the East and the West. CHINA DAILY
For many Chinese consumers, a satisfying breakfast is one that includes either hot porridge or steamed buns. Cold sandwiches, which are usually popular with Westerners, are probably one of the last options on their minds.
But that is not to say that consumers, especially those in a cosmopolitan city like Shanghai, would shun everything considered Western for breakfast.
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