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Mishi Laorenke 觅食老仁客 @ Shanghai
First night back in Shanghai, and my friends treated me to a wonderful Shanghainese meal in a neighbourhood restaurant thatContinue Reading
National Treasure -Jade Yue (Battle-Axe) (Neolithic – Liangzhu)
Found in elite tombs, often placed in the deceased’s hand, indicating its importance as an attribute of power.
Jiangsu Ancient Civilization 江苏古代文明
Jiangsu was an important Neolithic region in China with its abundant cultural remains discovered at more than 300 heritage sitesContinue Reading
Liu’s Family and Restaurant 刘宅食府 @ Beijing (2026)
Welcome to our “family” restaurant, a place where my Beijing friends and I shared many meals together. This is Princess’Continue Reading
Yanagi Chaya 柳茶屋 @ Nara
Nara, Japan’s first permanent capital, is considered the cradle of Japanese food culture. The city is famous for its temple-perfected vegetarian shojinContinue Reading
V-Day: Victory over Japan
Victory over Japan Day, surrender of Japan, signifies the end of World War II (August 14 in the Americas due to the time zone difference)
Nanxiang 南翔馒头店 @ Shanghai (2026)
This is where it all started – the origin of the Xiaolongbao soup dumpling with the lip-burning meat jus stillContinue Reading
Palace Garden Hot Pot 京通南门涮肉 @ Beijing
What a difference a signboard makes. This is one specialty of Beijing that I would go to every time IContinue Reading
National Treasure – Goddess Head (Neolithic – Hongshan)
This mask hails from a 5,000-year-old painted clay goddess that was found in the 1983 at the apex of the important Chinese archaeological site known as Niuheliang.
Best Chiu Chow 正潮樓 @ Hong Kong
What can you expect when the name of your restaurant is the Best Chiuchow?
