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Crystal BBQ Korean Restaurant – Chaoyang, Beijing, China

July 16, 2010 0 steve

There are over 800,000 Koreans in Beijing, which seems high until you realise that Seoul is only 598 miles away – considerably closer than Shanghai. They are mostly ensconced in a large area in the Chaoyang district, imaginatively called Korean Town. A happy by-product of this mass influx is the number of high quality Korean restaurants all over town, so…

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DaDong Peking Duck Review – Beijing, China

July 10, 2010 0 steve

Review of the DaDong Peking Duck in Beijing, China. Aside from the exquisite duck, not that great

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Flattery I suppose – Beijing, China

July 4, 2010 0 steve

It had to happen eventually - my first case of content theft

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Chinese Vegetables – Jinan, China

June 28, 2010 0 steve

A short guide to some of the many vegetables in China, and their differences from those in the West

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Porcelain City – Jingdezhen, China

June 27, 2010 0 steve

For the last 1700 years Jingdezhen has been known as the porcelain capital of China, and therefore the world. It describes its own product "as thin as paper, as white as jade, as bright as a mirror, and as sound as a bell".

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Nanking – Nanjing, China

June 25, 2010 0 steve

Nanjing (meaning ‘Southern Capital’) has traded roles with Beijing (‘Northern Capital’) as the capital of China for the rule of several dynasties, the last and probably final time being from 1927-1949

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Relaxing Foot Massage – Huangshan, China

June 19, 2010 0 steve

Exhausted after climbing Mount Huangshan we went for a traditional Chinese foot massage.

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Avatar Country – Huangshan, China

June 19, 2010 0 steve

The tops of the mountains are above the clouds and the spectacular views have inspired art and literature throughout Chinese history.

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Crouching Fly, Hidden Village – Hongcun, China

June 18, 2010 0 steve

Hongcun is a small village dating back a thousand years to the Ming and Qing dynasties. The 140 houses are perfect examples of the Anhui province style architecture with oversized white walls topped by grey tiles.

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West Lake – Hangzhou, China

June 17, 2010 0 steve

About two hours by car or 75 minutes by train from Shanghai lies the town of Hangzhou, a city described by Marco Polo as "beyond dispute the finest and the noblest in the world".

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