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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
Jia Ji 贾记灌肠 @ Taiyuan
This store is very nondescript, but the old Taiyuan people recognise it as value for money. They can have aContinue Reading
Ben Xiao Bo 笨小钵 @ Changsha
It was raining during the evenings I was in Changsha so I had to dine in the mall next toContinue Reading
National Treasures – Bird-shaped Zun of the Marquis of Jin State (Western Zhou)
The owner gave the State of Jin its name, but his grave was raided and nothing was left to identify him except this bird-shaped zun.
Treasures – Revere Bell (1843)
A piece of Singapore history that is tied to the American revolution, even in a small way.
