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Tao Lin Xia (Hànzì: 陶林夏 Pinyin: Táo Línxià, On'yomi: Tō Rinka) is a chef and waitress at the Ajiichi Chinese Restaurant in Dobuita and the wife of Tao Duo Ji.

Background[]

Lin Xia was born in Hui Zhou, Guangdong, to a family of chefs. When she was 19 years old, she moved to Yokohama to work at the Ma Ming Lou, where her uncle was working. It is here where she met her husband Duo Ji. She often comments on how beautiful she was in her younger days, but strangely enough, this claim is never confirmed by Duo Ji. The success of the Ajiichi can mainly be attributed to Lin Xia. She took the initiative in the restaurant’s early days and added authentic Guangdongese dishes to the menu. She seems to be the head of the family.

Shenmue the Animation[]

Tao Duo Ji and Lin Xia anime

Lin Xia and Duo Ji as they appear in the anime.

Lin Xia along with Duo Ji very briefly appear in Shenmue the Animation Episode 2. When Ryo is looking for someone to translate the Chinese letter that was sent to his father, he asks Lin Xia and Duo Ji at the Ajiichi, and they can't read it.

In Episode 1, Ryo and Nozomi Harasaki eat at the Ajiichi for lunch, but Lin Xia and Duo Ji don't appear.

Etymology[]

  • Tao means "pottery, make pottery, earthenware, mold, cultivate, happy, contended" (陶).
  • Lin means "forest, wood, jungle" (林).
  • Xia means "summer, Xia Dynasty" (夏).

Trivia[]

  • Lin Xia's zodiac sign is Virgo and she has a A blood type.
  • Lin Xia's English voice actress in Shenmue, Lenne Hardt is also the English voice actress for Guixiang Lee in Shenmue II.

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