Linglan: Founder of Jingdu Caotang and Practitioner of Mindful Vegetarianism

Biography

Linglan is the founder of Jingdu Caotang, a vegetarian space in Shanghai, and a vegetarian nutritionist with nearly three decades of experience in natural plant-based eating. Over the years, she has extended vegetarianism beyond "what to eat" into "how to live," focusing on promoting the holistic wellbeing of body, mind, and spirit.

Jingdu Caotang

Jingdu Caotang is guided by the philosophy of "pure vegetarianism, true awareness," using seasonal, natural ingredients to make vegetarian feasts refined and warm. Here, each meal is more than sustenance — it is a practice that quiets the body and mind.

Vegetarian Philosophy

• Purity: Simplify, from ingredients to state of mind
• Awareness: Attentively sense food's true flavor and the body's real needs
• Holistic beauty: Vegetarianism as a path to the integrated health of body, mind, and spirit

To savor the finest things in life is to find quiet, simple joy.

For many people new to vegetarianism, Jingdu Caotang and Linglan's teaching open a window onto the idea that "vegetarian food can be beautiful too."