Capturing the True Life in Beijing
On my way to dinner I stumbled upon a food stall selling various roast food. I was pretty hungry at the time but had absolutely no gut or appetite to try these:
Cicada Pupas (I searched a lot on the web to find its English name).
Scorpions in assorted sizes and colors.
Actually you can find more of [...]
Shanxi province, located at the middle-west part of China, is famous for their wheat food, such as noodles and stuffed steamed bread.
I stumbled across this nice little restaurant on Bei Xinqiao Street and my stomach refused to go on without tasting some of their delicious western China cuisine.
Stepping inside the restaurant you are immediately surrounded [...]
Mayor and Party Secretary of Shi Jiazhuang City (where the poisonous milk manufacturer Sanlu Group is located) removed from office.
Head of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the PRC resigned.
Number of infected children exceeds 50,000. Some expects more.
Children’s hospitals around the country flooded with parents and their babies.
A great number of people [...]
1,253 babies poisoned, among which 2 died from kidney failure. 873,000 business administration personnels deployed. 2,497,000 tons of poisonous milk products taken off the shelves. 78 suspects detained. Astounding figures and terrifying truth.
What’s on the manufacturers’ mind? They make billions each year if not each month. They can afford to use the biggest sport stars [...]
Roast chicken wing has become extremely popular in Beijing, especially during this summer. Restaurants offering various tastes and flavors of roast chicken wings can be found everywhere in the city. However, the best and the most original roast chicken wings can only be found in a few restaurants located in various parts of the city.
Hidding [...]
I can’t remember when was the last time I had any anticipation for Mid-Autumn Festival, nor any other traditional festivals. Things have changed a lot. We no longer live in the era of scarce supplies, where people had to buy food, drink, and almost everything they needed using government issued coupons (which has a limit [...]
