Elizabeth dies and goes to Chocolate Wonderland January 27, 2012

An article in the Shanghai Daily had jumped out at me:

Shanghai's World Chocolate Wonderland  Exhibition opened in Shanghai, showcasing chocolate representations of famous Chinese scenic sites and Shanghai landmarks. The exhibit also offers information on the history of chocolate and a handicraft studio where visitors can make their own chocolate product as a souvenir.

I know! I got so excited just reading that ! You know I had to go.

We'll start off slowly... these were mascots of various chocolate brands with which I was not familiar. It didn't matter. They looked delicious anyway.

So cute!

And the mascot wasn't bad either!

A nearby promotional wall.

Insert scatological joke here. You know I mean you, Philip!

The exhibit was held in the Himalayas Centre, an odd, Gaudi-esque type building.

In I went!

Woo hoo!

The princess (Why a princess? I have no idea) was in charge of handing out 

the first of our free chocolate samples. 

Recognize this?

The Customs House on the Bund

Oh! To save repeating myself, everything photographed, if it
wasn't live, was made from chocolate.

Another Bund landmark, the HSBC building.

Now this is what I call a sweet ride!
Booo, but how could I resist?

Pudong with its chocolate futuristic skyscrapers

The Huangpu River was liquid chocolate.
I can almost hear Dad making a joke now.

The Oriental Pearl Tower



There was a whole section of old-timey articles; I don't know why.

I guess no one told the installation crew that English is not read up
and down like this, at least not easily.

A part of the famous hand scroll by Chinese painter
Huang Gongwang, "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", rendered in chocolate.

Yes, a chocolate headdress.

Up closer...

...closest.

On to accessories

The detail!
I liked these pieces the best.

Dress, not chocolate, horned helmet, chocolate.



Yes, chocolate.
Didn't you read what I typed near the beginning?

O.K. Who remembers those walls of niched Buddhas you've seen before on my blog? Please say, "Yes", I don't care if you're lying. Humour me. Good. Have a look at this.

The coolness of the hall offset the heat from the lamps.

Another famous Chinese scroll painting done in chocolate, the Riverside Scene at the Qing Ming Festival, aka Tomb Sweeping Festival. Truly amazing.

Fantastic detail of everyday life...in chocolate!

More clothes



This is usually where chocolate goes on me when I eat it.

"Pottery"

This being the Year of the Dragon, why not one crafted from chocolate?

Once more, I found the level of detail genuinely incredible.

Again with the sideways-up-and-down writing!

Yes, that's right! The Terra Cotta Warriors!

Even the "dirt" was chocolate. Cool!

It wouldn't be a Chinese exhibition if there weren't pandas.

Awwww...

Toys

More clothes

Accessories

Beautiful!

A creator in action

Moving on to the sections sponsored by various countries

Sculptures from Italy

Italy, of course.

Cartman from the U.S. of A.
This one was for you, Hare.

Switzerland

This one is for you, Wendy!

Who knew you could make chocolate from camels' milk?

Now we all know.
Sumthin' kinda eeee though about chocolate made from camels milk.

While not completely chocolate, these cupcakes with their chocolate
decorations still qualified for the exhibit, in my opinion.

Bigger cakes

For all you cat people out there.

After a few more samples and an obligatory trip through the gift shop,
it was time to head out.
A delicious way to spend an afternoon!