TEA DRINKING IN CHINA AND THE CEREMONIAL ART OF TEA PREPARATION: Our morning visit to the Terracotta Museum was a rather wet experience, so a pleasant surprise at lunchtime is a sandwich lunch at the Tian Lai Teahouse. The prospect of a sandwich lunch is a very exciting one for some of my fellow travellers. […]
Xi’an’s Fascinating Muslim Snack Street
AS ITS NAME IMPLIES, MUSLIM SNACK STREET IS PACKED WITH VENDORS SELLING SNACK FOODS: Xi’an has a large Muslim community with many of its members living around the Muslim Quarter which is in the vicinity of the Drum Tower. The vibrant Muslim Quarter is home to several mosques, the largest and oldest of which is […]
The Crispy and Aromatic Peking Duck
PEKING DUCK IS A BEIJING DELICACY AND CHINA’S FAVOURITE DUCK DISH: A highlight of our dinner tonight is a treat of Peking Duck, China’s favourite duck dish. Named after after its capital city, this crispy and aromatic specialty has been served on Chinese meal tables since the Southern and Northern Dynasties and it was recorded […]
