China


January 4, 2011

Grocery Shopping in Shenzhen (Plus Hotel Fridge Rant)

by Jessica

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I’ve been in and out of Asia for six months now for my husband’s work, and across from our current hotel in Shenzhen, China is a Carrefour! Not quite like the ones seen dotting the motorways of the French countryside. This is more of a Walmart cracked out on too much MSG.

Where else
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April 2, 2009

Beijing: The Faster the Better

by yoko

All of my food experiences during my two-night stay in Beijing taught me one thing: the faster the food the better the experience. By the end of my stay, I would choose a place by
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October 23, 2008

Daily Ration 4

by Sonja

Razor clams in black bean sauce. Shanghai, China.

January 10, 2008

Must Do in Beijing

by Moto

Forbidden City, Tienanmen Square, The Great Wall. Got ripped off at an antique store, almost got killed by a car when crossing the streets… Yes, I did all the things I was supposed to do in Beijing. Last and the most important thing to do was to go eat Peking
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January 9, 2008

Mysterious Chinese Wine

by Moto

Chinese wine? The thought is kind of odd, don’t you think? I never knew it existed. One day after walking around the new Chinese contemporary art district called 798, I went to a convenience store near my hotel, and found booze section. Refrigerator was not refrigerated, and all the cold stuff
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January 8, 2008

What $10 Can Buy in China

by Moto

China was interesting. As you might know, the air is unbelievably dirty, and everyday when I woke up I appreciated and longed for clean air more and more. It’s hard to explain but my friend in China said, it’s basically smoking 10 packs of cigarettes without smoking it. It was
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