Here lion's head is a shaped meatball. It can be braised in a clear soup, or be red-cooked. A seasoning of crab power can enrich the flavor.

It is a traditional delicacy of Hangzhou with sweet and sour flavor. It is said that the fish was originally cooked by Song's sister-in-law. She wanted to inspire Song the essence of the true life by the sweet - sour flavor.

The Longjing Tea is recognized as the best tea in Hangzhou for its green color, fragrance, pure taste and elegant appearance. When the living shrimps are stir-fried in the Longjing Tea, an artistic unique aroma would come out.

The dish was invented by a thief in Hangzhou . The story goes that because the hungry thief had no stove, so he wrapped the stolen bird in clay and baked it in a hole in the ground. By this way, the aroma and flavor of the bird were well kept.

When taking the post as an official in Hangzhou , Su Dongpo( 1037A .D. -1101A .D.) did three excellent things for the city. The first one was building Su Causeway on the West Lake . The second was writing a poem about the beauty of the West Lake . The poem has became the No.1 poem of the West Lake, and remained the most classical advertising word of the West Lake . The third was dong-po-rou (Dongpo Pork), which must be eaten when you are in Hangzhou . The people in Hangzhou all respected Su Dongpo very much. Su Dongpo liked eating the pork, so everybody presented him the pork on New Year's Day. Su Dongpo couldn't decline. His family cooked all the pork with wine, soy sauce, ginger and sugar. Then, according to Su Dongpo's instruction, the pork was sent to every civilian. The people were very glad and called it ‘dong-po-rou (Dongpo Pork)'. Hereafter, ‘dong-po-rou' has became one of the local delicacies.