After many tastings and presentations of Barde wines and Parovel extra virgin olive oils, the last day of Elena's trip to China this spring is dedicated to enjoy the artistic Shanghai.
In this photo there is one of the most despised sculptures in all of China, "The Tree Flowers" , but it is not so bad. It was created by the Chinese-American artist Wendy H. Moy and is based on the concept of the Korean Jeong - Hwa Choi and should represent the harmony and life.
"The city is full of sculptures, gardens, moments of reflections. I spent my last day discovering the hidden corners of the city"
Every so often one needs to take a break: Elena Parovel in these days of work in China devoted herself to discovering the treasures of the territory..
"Suzhou is an ancient city on the beautiful Taihu lake with about 7 million inhabitants 100 km far from Shanghai. It is a town known for tourism but also for the pearl trade. The weather was not ideal, but I have tasted their delicacies together with our Barde wines. "
Travel journal between a Mackè EVO oil tasting and the other.. Elena finished work late at night but..
"As in all Asian cities also in Shanghai there is a great Street Food tradition. Every suitable corner at night is populated by street vendors.
If you one had a little languor you could easily satisfy it!
Elena carries on with her commitments in China where she is presenting the Barde wines and EVO oils by Parovel and tells us that ..
"Every important restaurant in Shanghai has a corner for the blessing. Here for example there is the god Guan Gong propitiator of honor, loyalty , integrity, justice, courage and strength. Similar to our custom to make a prayer at the table before starting to eat, even in China when it is time to eat a thought goes to the spirit before thinking about the belly!"
Elena Parovel is back in Shanghai for presentations, tastings and events. Day after day she tells us the Chinese spring in moments of leisure from work commitments.
"This is a tree-lined avenue on Nanjin Lu, the Shanghai most famous and busy shopping street as well as being the longest for the shopping: 6 km of shops, shopping centers and hotels with the street lighting lights matching the colors of skyscrapers. "
