As the media center of the G20 Summit opened its doors on Sept 1, 2016, Hangzhou, the host city, gave every registered reporter a backpack containing three of the city's most popular souvenirs: an umbrella, a silk scarf and a folding fan. As the media center of the G20 Summit opened its doors on Thursday, Hangzhou, the host city, gave every registered reporter a backpack containing three of the city's most popular souvenirs: an umbrella, a silk scarf and a folding fan. The umbrella brand��Paradise��has been around for more than three decades and is well known in China. Produced by Hangzhou Paradise Umbrella Group Co, one of the largest umbrella manufacturers in China, the gift sports a "G20 2016 CHINA" logo and promises protection against the ample rain and strong late-summer sunshine characteristic of Hangzhou. Reporters were also surprised to find a silk scarf, a Hangzhou trademark for thousands of years. Its climate is ideal for the growth of mulberries and silkworms which lead to high-quality silk products.

The folding fan, created by Hangzhou Wangxingji Fan Co, represents the literary culture and graceful lifestyle of the city. burton 12l backpackSince the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) when the imperial family settled in Hangzhou, craftsmen and artists also moved there and brought the art of fan making.backpack romero britto The backpack itself is branded Hedgren, a bag and suitcase maker formerly from Belgium that was acquired in 2011 by League Co in Hangzhou's Tonglu county.lv bosphore backpack price Also inside, reporters found stationery, souvenirs and other small items, all made in Zhejiang.backpack sluice plans

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Lantern fair held in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Premier Li stresses poverty relief Crystal ball photography reveals busy police Restricted items displayed at airport Chinese Lunar New Year celebrated in Myanmar Rime scenery near Kiran River in Altay, XinjiangMaking your own chilli sauce may seem like effort expended for something relatively inexpensive and easy to buy. But my mother's chilli sauce recipe is really something delicious. We go through jars of this quickly as it is so good. Make the most of this season's sun ripened chillies to make your own for Chinese New Year coming up! Before I met Mr NQN I had a boyfriend that I had been seeing for several years. I really liked his parents and he mine so when we parted ways and I met Mr NQN and my parents met him, they took a little bit of time to get warm up to him. I think they may have regarded his casual nature a little dismissively. You see he comes from the Mid North Coast of NSW from hippy parents and he is just that little more laid back than people that they are used to.

Mr NQN looks are what my mother calls "rugged" with his casual nature and approach to vanity. He is totally fine with that description. He looks like a younger version of his father, albeit a neater one. His father used to dress ...interestingly. He was once at the beach sorting through his backpack when a well meaning stranger handed him $10 and walked off before he could correct him that he wasn't homeless! It's one of Mr NQN's favourite stories to tell about his somewhat disheveled dad. But Mr NQN had his own moment like that recently. We were in an ice cream shop on a sweltering summer's day. I was busy ordering when he, Viggo and Nick went to sit down. Mr NQN lay down on a couch and before we knew it, a staff member looked over, saw him with his eyes closed and strode over. "This isn't a hotel you know!" he said to Mr NQN. Shocked, he explained that I was buying ice cream and they apologised for jumping to conclusions. "We have a problem with street people," the manager said by way of explanation.

Anyway, my parents now adore him. He is their go to person to do things over me because he is much more patient and easy going. And even though he is Finnish/Australian they say with some pride that he is Northern Chinese at heart because he loves to eat dumplings so much. I can cook him a 600g bag of dumplings and he will finish them within 10 minutes ending with a contented pat of his stomach. And do you know what goes best with dumplings? My mother's chilli sauce! I know chilli sauce is inexpensive but making your own and knowing what goes into it has got to be better than what you can buy (and given the scare with imported frozen berries lately, timely too). I love the intense flavour and balance of my mother's chilli sauce. In fact we go through jars of it very quickly. Did you know that eating hot chillies can produce a rush of endorphins? Your body reacts to the heat of the capsaicin in chillies releasing your body's own painkillers aka endorphins. It's why eating it can be addictive (or perhaps in this case, it is the flavour of the chilli sauce).

Chillies are in season at the moment as they grow in full sunlight and this sauce is a great gift to give to someone although you may just want to keep it for yourself. It's also almost Chinese New Year (February 19th!) so if you are having a special dinner, serving this delicious sauce may take your dumplings and dishes to another level! So tell me Dear Reader, what are your favourite types of dumplings? What do you eat them with (soy, chilli sauce, black vinegar or plain?). And what cuisine do you have an affinity with? For me, it's Japanese! An Original Recipe by My Mother Step 1 - Wear latex gloves (trust me, I even wore two pairs just in case!). Wash and slice the chillies in half lengthways. Remove the seeds and the tops from the chillies (this is where you may want to team up with someone because there are a lot of chillies!). Roughly chop the deseeded chillies. Step 2 - Place the chillies in the food processor along with the garlic. Blend until you get a fine paste.