Zhang Jinjie, the owner of Ziyunxuan, was originally named Jin Er. She is a dulcimer and guzheng player, and she is also good at interior design and decoration. The decoration of Ziyunxuan, the selection and collocation of furniture, tableware and various furnishings all came from her handwriting.
Ziyunxuan's appearance is unique. Painted with silver bamboo poles, purple palace lanterns and glass curtain walls, it gives people a very tasteful feeling. Pushing through the door, facing our small courtyard full of flowers and plants, goldfish and parrots in their proper places are comfortable there, which is quite artistic and reveals the unique taste of their owners.
Ziyunxuan 1997 was originally a teahouse when it opened. Later, snacks and vegetarian food, together with meat and seafood, became the current business model. The table of Ziyunxuan can hold 30 people in total and is full every day. Diners and tea drinkers must make an appointment by phone to get seats. The guest's name is written in gold on the ginkgo leaf, which reminds people of Li Qingzhao's maple leaf inscription. There are more countertops here than usual. All kinds of utensils and tableware are brought back by Zhang Jiner every time she travels around the world. There is no certain series to follow, but they are harmonious. Who said that all the furnishings on the table should be matched?
Standing outside the white hidden wall, pressing the white doorbell and passing through the black curtain, my eyes suddenly opened up. Super-large doors, red sofas, upward branches, beautiful and low-hanging curtains, brocade, soft feathers and rough concrete and stones jointly create such a unique space. Tables and chairs, lights, utensils, dishes and furnishings are all designed by the owner.
"Ziyunxuan" under the night is very romantic. I saw the table covered with fragrant red rose petals, and candles with different shapes dotted the table, which set off the "Ziyunxuan" more and more elegant and quiet.
Ziyunxuan is the name of a kind of tea. A friend said that Zhao Wei's "Green Tea" was shot in Ziyunxuan, which produced this kind of tea. It really fits.
Ziyunxuan, Bai Yin wall door is an idea. Although westerners are frequent visitors here, what attracts them is the mysterious taste of China culture. There is a telephone appointment, and the leaves picked here have golden handwriting. Sit down with the desire to find Suzhou Biluochun picked before Qingming Festival, and gently open a folding fan or a picture book to find this ink fragrance.
The master worships nature and appreciates China literati. Frequent customers or visitors are mostly bosom friends. They are used to using curved twigs instead of bamboo leaves in the spoon mixing cup. Imagine floating among gorgeous rose petals, smelling tea and rice, and dreaming of the mist in Jiangnan water town. How can it not be full?
"Ziyunxuan" has its own characteristics, from furniture, lighting, utensils and tableware to tea, drinks, dish names and menu design, all of which reflect Master Zhang's personal style and vision. Both Chinese and English cookbooks are written by her brush on folding fans and special photo album pages.
Here, the culture of color and diet can't tell each other apart, only knowing that the concept of food is being subverted. Some people say that you can't eat enough in Ziyunxuan, and the food can only be eye-catching. In fact, delicious food is not only nourishing the stomach and eyes, but also needs food to play with the environment.
Ziyunxuan, purple is a gesture, representing dignity, peace, understanding and uniqueness, and it is an elegant and noble pride; Clouds, on the other hand, are ever-changing and never-ending, and they are endless strange things. It is said that the former Ziyunxuan was black and the new Ziyunxuan was white. Its hue is the owner's mood and his view of the world. Now white is that kind of peace and tranquility, but it is sensitive to reality.
Menus, tea lists and wine lists are more like prose collections. Just open it and you can read a few scattered words: roasted eggplant with fallen leaves in that autumn, just white mushrooms, old Yunnan story, Pak Lei walnut mustard, jasmine ribs, black tea and cheese mushroom rice, I love fresh strawberries in summer and green tea.
Ziyunxuan's food is new Chinese style, Ziyunxuan's tea is exquisite fragrant tea, and Ziyunxuan's shop is creative.
I still remember Ziyunxuan, which serves tea, snacks, vegetarian food, meat and seafood, and the exquisite mind of an elegant woman, Zhang Jiner.