In recent years Western influence has crept eastward and cafes have sprung up everywhere.
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In classical Chinese poetry the west wind is a stock symbol of autumn, decline and melancholy - most famously in Ma Zhiyuan's 《天净沙·秋思》 'Autumn Thoughts'. The phrase 西风东渐 'west wind drifts east' refers to Western culture entering China since the late Qing.
