The launch ceremony for The Porcelain Maker's Daughter took place in Shanghai. The novel is a work of historical fiction that tells a poignant love story set in a real shipwreck.
The typical Shanghai tour includes the Bund and Oriental Pearl Tower, Nanjing Road, Zhujiajiao Water Town, Disneyland Park and Yuyuan Garden.
The use of sugar is common in the Shanghai cuisine, especially when used in combination with soy sauce, it effuses foods and sauces with a taste.