This photo, published by zjol.com.cn on Thursday, December 13, 2007, shows a Hefang Street vendor, dressed in traditional Chinese costume, learning English under the instruction of a foreign tutor. [Photo: zjol.com.cn]

A Hefang Street vendor presents his tutor with a gift of shaobing, a traditional Chinese pastry, after English class. [Photo: zjol.com.cn]

This photo, published by zjol.com.cn on Thursday, December 13, 2007, shows vendors from Hefang Street in Hangzhou attending an English class. [Photo: zjol.com.cn]

Vendors along Hefang Street, a famous tourist area in Hangzhou, capital of eastern China's Zhejiang Province, have joined a regular class to learn English, local news web site zjol.com.cn reported on Wednesday.

Organized by the street's administration office, the course utilizes foreign tutors in teaching the businessmen English.

Over 50 vendors have signed up for the course.

Hefang Street is the must-go place for tourists from China and abroad, featuring ancient Chinese food and craftsmanship. The street is one of China's National AAAA Tourism Attractions.