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C2-3 Jing’an Tuesday 31 March 2020 Shanghai Daily

seasonal delicacies
Jing’an Sculpture Park — Jiang Xiaowei

The Qingming Festival on April Five employees maintain order Foreign
4 is several days away, and the in the queue, and everyone is re-
venerable Wangjiasha eatery is quired to stand at least 1 meter business
now busy making the traditional away from other people.
festival food qingtuan, or green The venerable Xinzhenjiang optimism
glutinous rice balls. Restaurant on Nanjing Road W.
In recent days, people have launched the new flavor “kalim-
been lining up outside the popu- eris indica and bamboo shoots.”
lar Shanghai dim sum shop’s Kalimeris indica is a popular wild Foreign company
flagship store on Nanjing Road herb found on the lower reaches representatives meet
W. to buy qingtuan. of the Yangtze River with Jing’an officials
It looks like a normal year, Also, the restaurant’s seasonal
to exchange ideas
except that everyone is wearing knifefish banquet has returned. on the resumption
mask and standing apart from Knifefish is a pricey seasonal of business after the
others. specialty. Knifefish dishes are COVID-19 battle.
Qingtuan is made with mug- normally available only in March
wort juice, glutinous rice and and early April.
sweetened bean paste. In recent Xinzhenjiang offers a variety of Foreign businesses in Jing’an remain upbeat Essential oil company doTERRA and beauty
years, Wangjiasha has invented knifefish dishes. The most popu- on the Chinese market despite the coronavirus giant L’Oreal said they are busy preparing for
new flavors and fillings, such as lar is dumplings with knifefish epidemic, according to a meeting held recently the third China International Import Expo in
salted yolk and meat floss, meat filling. by public officials. November.
and shepherd’s purse, and cus- “Every year, I come to buy knife- Jing’an is home to more than 80 regional L’Oreal China has more than 12,000 employ-
tard and shredded coconut. fish dumplings. We just can’t headquarters of multinational companies, who ees. Its headquarters in Park Place has partly
“This year, we didn’t concoct miss it,” said a loyal customer contribute nearly 55 percent of the district’s reopened, and more than 70 percent of opera-
anything new, but our business is surnamed Wang. tax revenues. tions at its Suzhou factory have resumed.
still good,” said Kong Jun, office Chef Fei Zhen has dealt with So far, foreign businesses in Jing’an have do- “We have tried our best to ensure every
head of Wangjiasha. “In recent knifefish for more than 40 nated hundreds of millions of yuan in cash and front-line worker, especially sales people, have
days, sales have risen to 10,000 years. goods to aid Wuhan and other places in China. enough masks, and we have had no confirmed
per day.” “It’s best to eat knifefish before Many said they plan to increase local invest- cases of coronavirus,” said Vice President Lan
To prevent cross-infection, the the Qingming Festival, when it is ment now that the pandemic is abating. Zhenzhen.
eatery encourages take-away and at its freshest and tastiest,” he TÜV Rheinland from Germany is an industry She said online sales of personal care and
allows a maximum of 60 custom- said. “Our knifefish dumplings leader in providing testing, inspection and cer- beauty products this month have increased
ers at any one time. are totally handmade. The skin tification services. Its office in Jing’an has just from February.
Customers enter the eatery from is made with spinach or carrot, been recognized as its regional headquarters. Owen Masseick, president of doTERRA China,
the gate on Nanjing Road W. and which makes the dumplings Lutz Frankholz, director of the China branch, also said online sales have been positive.
exit via the gate on Wujiang Road. look so tantalizing.” said the company will increase investment in “We have felt the impact of the epidemic,”
Shanghai to build the first third-party intel- he said, “but we’re confident in the future of
ligent unmanned lab and virtual reality testing China and looking forward to fully resuming
lab. Biopharmaceutical company Pfizer opened business.”
the global headquarters for its Pfizer Upjohn Kohler China, which runs more than 10 facto-
Knifefish unit in Jing’an last year. This month, Pfizer ries in China, said it didn’t cut jobs during the
Upjohn’s two new drugs, Revatio, used to treat epidemic and helped franchise outlets through
pulmonary hypertension, and Vyndaqel, used the hard times. Philips China supplied medical
parks reopen to stabilize transthyretin, were approved by the devices to hospitals in the epidemic epicenter
National Medical Products Administration.
of Wuhan during the crisis.
The winter of our discontent cherry trees line a 100-meter
has ended, and spring has offi- path in the park, creating a pink, Springtime bringS
cially arrived. As parks reopen, romantic aura. shops resume operation
more people are going outdoors Jing’an Park opposite Jing’an
to breathe in the fresh spring Temple is a popular outdoor
air and enjoy seasonal flower oasis in downtown Shanghai, Qingtuan, or green Jing’an is home to some of Shanghai’s busiest
displays. and a favorite of expats. promiSe of renewal glutinous rice balls commercial zones, including the Jing’an Temple
Daning Park, one of the best Tall Chinese parasol trees area and Nanjing Road W. Nearly one-third of
places in the city to enjoy and an expansive lawn area the district’s 11,000 stores have reopened.
tulips, has been holding an give the impression of walking Time-honored brands along Shaanxi Road N.,
annual tulip festival for five in a French garden, while wind- White-collar canteens such as Harbin Foodstuff Factory and the Xin-
years. Millions of tulip blooms ing paths, a lotus pond and the As the city continues to slowly emerge from the coronavirus outbreak, zhenjiang Restaurant, are welcoming returning
attract millions of visitors pavilion in its center represent customers.
every year. the traditional Chinese style. In Jing’an businesses are resuming work and public venues are reopening. As office buildings resume Senior citizens especially are coming out to
This year, there are 1.7 mil- their turn, magnolias, peonies Let’s follow Shanghai Daily reporter Li Qian to have a look. work, Jing’an’s “white-collar can- sample the array of beautiful snacks and deli-
lion tulips, all imported from the and camellias add color to the teens” are cooking up a storm cious food. But everyone continues to wear a
Netherlands, on display. They park. again. Initiated in 2005, the proj- mask and keep a distance from others.
are framed by Dutch-themed in- Zhabei Park, the oldest park ect has introduced inexpensive “I feel like a vegetable after being stuck at
stallations and designs, such as in the district, features a tra- lunches to office workers. So far, home for so many days,” said an elderly cus-
cows, windmills and clogs. ditional Chinese garden, with the canteens have served nearly tomer named Wang, who lives in the nearby
Besides flowers, the park, riverside corridors and pavil- 500,000 white-collar workers Huaye Apartments. “I miss the butter cookies
one of the largest in downtown ions, and structures with white in 13 subdistricts and Pengpu I like so much. But I know that we have to con- ensure that all tables are a meter apart.
Shanghai, also features beau- walls and black tiles. Town. tinue to protect ourselves, so I am wearing a People queuing up outside must stand 1 meter
tiful landscaping and artistic Plants in the park are beau- “To attract good businesses to mask and gloves.” apart, and the service inside is contact-free.
rockery. Its iconic landmark is a tifully landscaped. Flowers come and stay in Jing’an, we need Starbucks’ Reserve Roastery on Nanjing Road In Linfen Road Subdistrict, about 300 of the
2,596-square-meter beach made include peonies, cherry and not only great office space but W. — the company’s biggest global outlet — had area’s 700 stores have reopened, after thorough
with thousands of tons of white Chinese crabapple blossoms, good employee services,” said Lin queues of customers lining up every day before disinfection.
sand that has been hauled in. and coreopsis bushes. Xiaojue, director of the district’s the COVID-19 outbreak. It reopened recently. The subdistrict has a new function on its
Jing’an Sculpture Park, Nan- Tall maples and sycamores, commerce commission. In Daning Subdistrict, the “We all want to stay on the right track,” said “Community Brain” urban management system,
jing Road W., Metro stations once in full leaf, will offer She added, “It’s of vital im- “white-collar canteen” project Chen Ping, director of Jing’an Market Regu- allowing shopkeepers to register and update
and roadside gardens are also shelter on days of scorching portance to reopen white-collar is working with a dozen lation. “It’s of vital importance to maintain a health information of their employees. The
ablaze with tulips and other sunshine. worker canteens as businesses restaurants to provide lunches balance between epidemic control and resump- system can automatically detect when stores
early bloomers. Currently, all parks in Jing’an resume operations. We’ve worked for employees. tion of business.” are crowded or something else is amiss, and
Sculpture Park is famous for have reopened. with different departments and Through an online Q&A system and WeChat, officials are dispatched to the scene.
its seasonal floral displays set Daning Park is open from office buildings to take proper “We hadn’t expected to receive regulators have explained the rules related to Subdistrict officials have helped wet markets,
against sculptures designed by 7am to 5pm, while the rest of precautions, such as reducing so many orders,” said the man resumption of operations and helped busi- grocery stores and fruit shops lay out “shopping
renowned artists. the parks are open from 8am seats to keep diners apart.” who runs the Nice e-Spots restau- nesses protect staff and customers. routes” to prevent cross-infection and have told
In autumn, visitors are en- to 5pm. Precautions are still in The Daning Road Subdistrict, rant. “We provide five different There is only one door open to the roastery eateries to accept only diners who have made
chanted by an autumn palette of place related to the coronavirus Zhabei Park Daning Park Jing’an Sculpture Park home to more than 25,000 work- sets, and today we’ve received on Nanjing Road W. Masks must be worn and reservations.
golden ginkgoes and red maples. epidemic. Visitor numbers are ers, collaborated with Shaoxing more than 100 orders. temperatures checked. Xinwang Meishilin, a popular eatery, has de-
This month, the park is awash limited at any one time, and Restaurant, Xibei Restaurant and “Also, two companies have The air-conditioning is off, but the roastery’s cided to stick to takeaways for the time being.
with pink cherry blossoms and those entering the parks must 10 other eateries to provide lunch signed contracts with us to de- ventilation system is on to keep fresh air circu- Deliverymen are not allowed to enter the prem-
crabapple flowers. Rows of have their temperature taken. boxes for employees. liver lunches to their workers.” lating. Only half of usual seating is available to ises, and all deliveries are sealed.