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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?
The Myriad Visions : The Beauty of Traditional Chinese Colours
Our ancestors refined their pursuit of colour into a unique “five-colour system”—blue, red, yellow, white, and black. These colours notContinue Reading
Declaration of Independence
Behind glass cabinets were the set of documents that proclaim the independence of Singapore.
Casa Vostra @ JEM
When it first opened at Raffles City, the queue went around the block. And when it came to JEM, theContinue Reading
Kau Kee 九记牛腩 @ Hong Kong
I have been eating here since I was working in Hong Kong, and this is the first time I broughtContinue Reading
Legend Concepts @ Hong Kong
The last time I came here with such a big group was 10 years ago with the whole family. ThisContinue Reading
National Treasure – Painted Pottery Jar with Stork, Fish and Stone Axe (Neolithic-Yangshao)
One of the earliest storytelling depicted on a pottery jar from 5000 years ago.
National Treasure – Kangxi Manuscript “Kangyur” in Tibetan Script (Qing Dynasty)
This was a copy of a Ming dynasty version found in the palace when the Qing rulers took over. But instead of making a replica, the artisans created a masterpiece that would not be surpassed.
