Originally published on SmartBeijing.com, Jan 21st, 2013 | In Dining Huguosi Jie is an ancient street named after the no-longer-existing Huguosi Temple in Xicheng District. During the Qing dynasty, the Huguosi Temple Fair was held on the eighth day of every month of the lunar calendar. Today, the fair no longer occurs, [...]
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Beijing, China — No more than two months may pass before another friend visits Beijing and we urge them to try what is in my opinion the best Beijing cuisine can offer. Skip the cow-belly lining, [...]
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Posted: Jan 2011 | Last update: 22 Mar 2011
Baoyuan Jiaozi Wu is a charming place for groups of any size to eat cheaply. Located behind the Great Wall Sheraton Hotel and Hard Rock Café on Maizidian Jie, it’s an unassuming venue that seats both foreigners and locals alike. Cheerful wait staff, [...]
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在中国过日子和在美国不一样。在北京，我想做一顿饭，比起在旧金山必须要准备得早一些。这种差异是买菜的地方不一样决定的。在美国，如果我需要什么菜，去商店就可以，任何时候都能买到看起来很新鲜的蔬菜；而在这里，我也去过商店买菜，但是菜的质量总是让人很失望：就像丰收过后的田野上蔫蔫的破烂的菜叶子散落在那里。在北京要想买到新鲜的菜，必须得在一大早去菜市场。
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“If you want to have Liver Beijing style, Make a turn at the Drum Tower.” Perhaps this phrase only echoes in the hearts of old Beijinger’s or those who really [...]
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