Hangzhou is located in the southeast coastal area of China, geographically far from inland and fertile farmland and fishing grounds.
This leads to the relative lack of raw material resources in Hangzhou, especially seafood ingredients. In contrast, places like Shanghai and Fujian are close to the sea and rich in seafood resources, thus forming a unique local food culture.
Hangzhou's food culture is relatively elegant and light, focusing on originality and pursuing natural and harmonious taste.
However, some people think that this traditional style of pursuing original flavor may be relatively conservative, lacking some bold and innovative food elements, resulting in a relatively single and "conservative" taste level.
Hangzhou is a big city in China with a large population. However, due to historical reasons, Hangzhou's population structure is relatively simple, lacking rich multi-ethnic and multi-cultural integration, which affects the diversity of Hangzhou's food culture to some extent.
In contrast, Beijing, Shanghai and other international metropolises attract a large number of people from all over the country and all over the world, forming a rich and diverse food culture.