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Xi’an Beilin Museum 西安碑林博物馆
I visited it in Mar 2024, about a year before it completed its latest renovation and expansion. What a pityContinue Reading
Seongwon 성연 @ Seoul
Finally you can also get Hanwoo in Singapore but it’s still better to eat it in Korea. This KBBQ placeContinue Reading
Ba Xian 八仙 @ Raffles Place (2026)
A family gathering for a cousin that we have not met for years, a wonderful lunch ensued.
Via Dolorosa
As we approach Easter, I would like to share a Catholic/Christian tradition that is more symbolic than biblical. Via Dolorosa,Continue Reading
Tubaozi 土包滋 @ Taiyuan
I joined a tour of Shanxi and got to know a group of like-minded friends during the trip. On theContinue Reading
Treasures – The Drawing Of “Taiyizhu” (Western Han)
The devil is in the details.
Nanjing‘s Jiming Soup Dumpling 鸡鸣汤包
Because of a recent historical TV series, I got to know about Jiming Temple 鸡鸣寺 in Nanjing, which was theContinue Reading
Treasures – Marriage Certificate (ROC)
We have played alongside millions of lovers, shared in the same shy sweetness of meeting, the same distressful tears of farewell –
Old love but in shapes that renew and renew forever.
– Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), “Unending Love”
Ju Bao Yuan 聚宝源 @ Beijing
There are three things I always eat whenever I am in Beijing, one of them is the traditional lamb hotpotContinue Reading
Lawry’s @ Orchard (2026)
Brought some friends in town for a nice lunch, and the service is still top notch and something very preciousContinue Reading
