China Travel Guide

Do you know how to greet a Chinese in the past? You must ask: "have you eaten?" Chinese people take food as the paramount necessity, and their long history justifies it. Food has evolved from merely a survival necessity to a unique culture bearing Chinese philosophy and thinking. The history of Chinese food culture can be roughly divided into five phases.  Hotpot Embryonic Stage (primitive times) In primitive society, eating was for survival . There was no such thing as food culture. People had what they could get until the discovery of fire. Five Grains Suiren made a significant discovery that fire could be made by rubbing sticks . Primitives began to cook food. With no sophisticated utensils, meats were either directly roasted on fire or boiled with water. The food supply was severely unstable. Starvation was common. Fuxi , a respected leader of ancient Chinese tribes, taught commons to fish . He also invented the primordial eight trigrams to guide people through the bad we...

I love food, especially noodles. I always look for the special noodles when I visit a new place. My friends consider me a noodle expert. Today, I’m making a list of the top ten noodles I’ve ever had in China. I highly recommend them to you. It’s known that noodles are mostly consumed in northern China, where wheat crops are more suitable. However, noodles are not exclusive to northerners but the delicacy for all Chinese people.  No.1: Lanzhou Lamian (Lanzhou Hand-pulled Noodles ) Lanzhou Lamian is the best noodles I’ve ever had. It’s characterized by plain soup, beefy aroma, and the long, thin noodles. There are five standards to judge if a bowl of Lanzhou Lamian is good, namely, plain soup, white radish, red capsicol, green coriander and garlic bolt, and yellow and oily noodles. The noodles are chewy, and the soup is tasty. It’s no wonder Lanzhou Lamian is regarded as the No.1 noodles in China. Lanzhou Lamian No.2: Biang Biang Noodles  Biang Biang Noodles are my second favori...

Today I wanna would like to share with you the Chinese specialties. Muslim Quarter Hidden behind the Drum Tower in the west street, Muslim Quarter is one of the cultural token of Xian. Mainly composed of Hui people who believe Islamism, it also integrated some custom elements from Han people, making it an unique place for leisure seeking, food exploring and folk culture retrospecting. As early as 7th century AD, Muslims had lived in this neighborhood and ever since. They formed their own unique culture and customs and changed little since then. Accessing the area, you will notice that it’s not just one street, it is a large quarter with a few lanes interlacing with each other. Back in the alleys, you will find a dozen of mosques, some of which are great manifesto of integration of Hui and Han architectures. Nowadays, Muslim Quarter is more like a site than a community. Tons of tourists come to hunt for food, or just satisfy their nose. Muslim Quarter is formed in around 1248 and...