{"id":1012,"date":"2023-10-24T03:59:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/chinas-sugar-king-on-a-high-as-cakes-win-international-prize\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T17:08:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T09:08:29","slug":"chinas-sugar-king-on-a-high-as-cakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinas-sugar-king-on-a-high-as-cakes\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Sugar King On A High As Cakes Win International Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

China\u2019s \u201cSugar King\u201d has been crowned as the winner of an international baking contest for his elaborate creations inspired by ancient\u00a0 Chinese history and myths<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Understanding the China\u2019s Sugar King On A High As Cakes<\/h2>\n

China\u2019s \u201cSugar King\u201d has been crowned as the winner of an international baking contest for his elaborate creations inspired by ancient Chinese history and myths.<\/p>\n

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One of the winning creations shows the Empress Zu Wetian as a young woman. Photo: Weibo<\/span><\/p>\n

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Zhou Yi became the first Chinese winner of the International Best in Show competition held in Birmingham in Britain last weekend.<\/p>\n

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The prize-winning creations featured a model of the Empress Wu Zetian, the only female ruler in China\u2019s history, as a young woman. It shows her sitting in front of a Chinese floor screen and wearing delicate turquoise green silk clothing.<\/p>\n

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Another one shows the Monkey King, a mythological character who plays a leading role in the Ming-era classic Journey to the West.<\/p>\n

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The Monkey King takes the cake at the competition in Birmingham. Photo: Weibo<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 34-year-old baker, who uses the alias \u201cSugar King\u201d on social media, received a big welcome \u2013 more than 44,000 retweets and 72,000 likes \u2013 after he posted photos of his award-winning cakes on Weibo, China\u2019s equivalent of Twitter.<\/p>\n

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Photo:ifeng<\/span><\/p>\n

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Web users are amazed by the delicate, sweet sculptures. \u201cYou showed the beauty of Chinese arts to the world!\u201d one exclaimed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s too beautiful to eat,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n

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Zhou Yi\u2019s cakes were hailed by web users as \u2018too beautiful to eat\u2019. Photo: Weibo<\/span><\/p>\n

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Zhou graduated from a cooking school in Sichuan and learned his art from Chinese master craftsman Wang Long. He specialises<\/a> in fondant icing, an edible coating used to sculpt cakes and pastries, and founded a school to teach the art, according to a report from Chinese website Liaoyi.com.<\/p>\n

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Photo:ifeng<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo:zcool.com.cn<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo:wang<\/span><\/p>\n

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The courses were booked to capacity within half an hour this April, as fans were fascinated by his ancient Chinese style sculptures.<\/p>\n

Zhou\u2019s prize-winning cakes are now on sale for around 10,000 yuan (US $1,500), according to a report by Beijing Youth Daily. Zhou said he will keep them in his workshop in Suzhou, near Shanghai if they do not find a buyer.<\/p>\n

Source: SCMP<\/p>\n

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