Doing business from a restored building alongside Changpu River Park, this civilized and refined traditional Chinese courtyard-style restaurant is decked out with traditional furniture, water features and side rooms for snug hotpot dinners come winter. Further rooms upstairs include a banquet room and a balcony overlooking the Imperial Archives (p77). The expensive dishes - from Beijing, Shandong, Zhejiang and beyond -include shark's fin and abalone. Cantonese dim sum (11am-2pm & 5-9.30pm) is also served. The elegantly presented menus (manufactured from traditional Chinese paper; English version available) may be delivered to your table.