China’s Sugar King on a high as cakes celebrating myth and history win international prize
Master baker is the toast of Chinese social media after scooping top prize at British contest with models of Monkey King and country’s only female ruler
China’s “Sugar King” has been crowned as the winner of an international baking contest for his elaborate creations inspired by ancient Chinese history and myths.
Zhou Yi became the first Chinese winner of the International Best in Show competition held in Birmingham in Britain last weekend.
The prize-winning creations featured a model of the Empress Wu Zetian, the only female ruler in China’s history, as a young woman. It shows her sitting in front of a Chinese floor screen and wearing delicate turquoise green silk clothing.
Another one shows the Monkey King, a mythological character who plays a leading role in the Ming-era classic Journey to the West.
The 34-year-old baker, who uses the alias “Sugar King” on social media, received a big welcome – more than 44,000 retweets and 72,000 likes – after he posted photos of his award-winning cakes on Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter.
