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
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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
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.
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
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.
Tianjin Museum 天津博物馆
Just 30min by HSR from Beijing, Tianjin is a coastal city that is the weekend getaway for Beijingers. However, TianjinContinue Reading
Rantei 蘭亭 @ Shanghai
Last meal before leaving for the airport and Princess picked this Japanese restaurant that just opened below our hotel inContinue Reading