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Louwailou is the restaurant of best reputation in Zhejiang Province. Louwailou, means “a house sets outside another building” in Chinese, has more than 150 years history. It located at the foot of Gushan (Solitary Hill) near the beautiful West Lake, Hangzhou and is famous for its “enjoying delicious dish and beautiful scenery together”.
The restaurant has served many famous people in history including Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a Chinese revolutionary, first president and founding father of the Republic of China; the first Premier of the People’s Republic of China Zhou Enlai; and Lu Xun, one of the major Chinese writer of 20th century. It has many well-known traditional Hangzhou dishes and some famous dishes are:
West Lake Vinegar Fish (Before cooking, a grass carp is kept hungry in clear water for one to two days to rinse it well and get rid of the smell of mud. It is cut in half from head to tail but not separated, then delicately poached. It is topped with a sharp sweet and sour, vinegar-based sauce.)
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Dragon Well Tea Shrimp (This dish is prepared with the shelled fresh water shrimps and the well-know Drangon-Well green tea leaves It is beautiful in colour with , special tastes.)
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And also Beggar’s Chicken, Lady Song’s Fish Soup, Dongpo Pork.