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Through the steam coming out of stacks of bamboo baskets, cooks were seen busily moving about to make their signature dumplings - thousands of them a day, I'm sure, to meet a huge demand.  They had no time to rest as a long line of hungry people waiting eagerly to get the authentic Shanghai-style Xiaolongbao didn't seem to get short any time soon.

Xiaolongbao, steamed dumplings filled with meat and scrumptious soup, is what many people actually travel to this corner of the Old Shanghai for.  I very much enjoyed not only my first taste of this delicacy but also the sight of a busy kitchen where it was made.  Just as I knew I had to try it the minute I smelled this famous food, I knew I had to paint this interior scene the instant I saw it.

Yuyuan, Shanghai, China III

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Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 8.25 x 11.5 inches (21 x 29 cm)
Mat/Frame: No
Purchase: Sold