楼外楼

樓外樓

Lóuwàilóu

noun

Meanings

1 Louwailou — historic Hangzhou restaurant founded 1848
2 lit. 'tower beyond a tower'

Characters

tower; multi-story building

outside; beyond

tower; multi-story building

Examples

去杭州一定要去楼外楼尝尝西湖醋鱼。

Qù Hángzhōu yīdìng yào qù Lóuwàilóu chángchang Xīhú cùyú.

When in Hangzhou, you have to try West Lake sour fish at Louwailou.

楼外楼就坐落在西湖边上。

Lóuwàilóu jiù zuòluò zài Xīhú biān shàng.

Louwailou sits right on the shore of West Lake.

Tips

history

Founded in 1848 (清道光二十八年) on Hangzhou's West Lake, named after Lin Sheng's Song poem 《题临安邸》 — 山外青山楼外楼 ('beyond green mountains there are more mountains, beyond towers more towers'). Famous for 西湖醋鱼 (West Lake sour fish), 东坡肉 (Dongpo pork), and 龙井虾仁 (Longjing tea shrimp).

In Pop Culture

楼外楼 Lóuwàilóu

Louwailou (TV series)

A 2018 historical drama on CCTV-1 traced the restaurant's family saga across the late Qing and Republican eras.

Stroke Order

楼 lóu

外 wài