Independent Cambridge - Chinese culture

The colourful and informative book, Independent Cambridge, celebrates the fantastic range of independent retailers we have on our doorstep. Read this week about Dreams of Eastwind.

Sometimes translation from one language to another, particularly if it’s a cultural reference, can be difficult.

Owner Liliana LiReal describes her shop as containing ‘dreams’. This sounds strange until you hear the story of a customer for whom she made 900 large, white origami Japanese paper cranes for her wedding day. The customer had wanted white lanterns but Liliana explained these would traditionally have been exclusively used at funerals and not for weddings, so the birds were suggested and painstakingly hand-created instead.This story sums up Dreams of Eastwind. Not only is it a place where you can find unique and often handmade items, but also a place where you can discover the real culture of the Orient and receive incredible service too.

Dreams of Eastwind started in 2001, selling antique pieces of furniture and other items imported from China as well as all over Asia.

Now the shop stocks an incredible range of the most beautifully crafted and decorated Chinese boxes that come in all sizes, shapes and colours, pretty teapots, dolls, jade and other types of handmade jewellery, traditional games, calligraphy and painting sets and handmade cards. There is also  a fabulous and very interesting collection of old traditional musical instruments – from around the world and unique in Cambridge.

With some of the lovely gift items costing from as little as 50 pence, you just really need to walk over the bridge on Mill Road to see for yourself what Dreams of Eastwind will have in store for you.

Open 7 days a week

Dreams of Eastwind
224 Mill Road
Cambridge CB1 3NS

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The latest edition of Independent Cambridge is now available from Waterstones, Heffers, many of the independent shops and online at www.independent-cambridge.co.uk.

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