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Da hu chun pan fried bun
Food & Drinks, Travel Guide

The best pan-fried bun goes to…

Da Hu Chun 大壶春 Even if you are not a bread lover, these buns (bao) are hard to resist. It has that perfect thickness of a bao with a crispy base. The first bite is a surprise. The savoury soup flows right out and the minced meat inside the bao is tender yet the flavour is not overwhelming. On each table, you will find ceramic teapots which contain their own signature black vinegar and also a jar that contains chilli….

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The Great Wall in Summer
Food & Drinks, Travel Guide

3 days in Beijing

Beijing will always hold a special place in my heart – it’s the first city I ‘really’ solo travelled, it’s the city that made me fall in love with China, it’s the city where I got pickpocketed the first time. And after more than a year, I am back to Beijing. Re-exploring and redefining the experience I had. I would say summer in China is totally different from winter – much more crowded that is. Sad to say that the…

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