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Bamboo Tube RiceBamboo Tube Rice He split the green bamboo with one stroke of a cleaver and the smell came out before the …
Coconut Sticky RiceCoconut Sticky Rice The woman at the stall handed me a coconut the size of my two fists, still warm, its top …
Xinglong Tropical Botanical GardenXinglong Tropical Botanical Garden The first thing you notice is that nothing here is tidy in the way a …
Seven Star Crags (Zhaoqing)Seven Star Crags (Zhaoqing) You come out of the south gate and the first thing that happens is that the city …
Xueba Ya (Xiangxi Blood Cake Duck)Xueba Ya (Xiangxi Blood Cake Duck) It looks, frankly, like something that has been cooking since morning — and …
Old-Fire SoupOld-Fire Soup It arrives without ceremony, usually somewhere near the end of the meal when you have already …
Hailing IslandHailing Island At dawn the fishing boats come back into 闸坡 harbour in a line, and by eight the whole …
Tianmen Mountain CablewayTianmen Mountain Cableway There are longer cable cars in the world, but none that climb so hard or disappear …
Luhuitou ParkLuhuitou Park From the top of the hill the whole of Sanya bends around you — the bay, the city, the sea on …
White Swan HotelWhite Swan Hotel The ferry horn from the Pearl River slips under the arcade of Shamian Island just as the …
Birds Nest ResortBirds Nest Resort The pool sits on the edge of a cliff, and beyond the edge there is nothing but air and then, …
Yuelu Mountain LodgeYuelu Mountain Lodge On the western flank of 岳麓山 (Yuelu Mountain), above the university sprawl that crowds its …
Chaoshan Beef HotpotChaoshan Beef Hotpot The broth was barely a broth, clear and faintly beefy, and the plate in front of me held …
Duck Blood & Vermicelli SoupDuck Blood & Vermicelli Soup Some foods are built for cheering; others are built for evenings. 鸭血粉丝汤 — ya …
Sanya Authentic Baoluo NoodlesSanya Authentic Baoluo Noodles The kitchen is no wider than a wardrobe and the first thing to reach you is not …
Foshan Lingnan TiandiFoshan Lingnan Tiandi By nine at night the arcades are strung with lanterns, the restaurants have spilled …
Dinghu MountainDinghu Mountain The path up follows a stream the whole way, and the sound of that water — falling over …
Chimelong Safari ParkChimelong Safari Park A giraffe leans over the rail of the truck and takes the branch out of your hand so …
Danxia MountainDanxia Mountain The rock is the colour of a struck match. It rises out of the green in cliffs and pillars and …
Kaiping DiaolouKaiping Diaolou You turn off the main road into a village of rice fields and banana trees, and there, standing …
Shamian IslandShamian Island Ten minutes from one of the busiest shopping streets in Guangzhou there is a small island where …
Chen Clan Ancestral HallChen Clan Ancestral Hall Stand under the entrance and look up, and you stop talking. The roof ridge above your …
Baiyun MountainBaiyun Mountain You hear it before you see anything: the clatter of a hundred morning walkers, the flat slap …
Canton TowerCanton Tower The lift climbs so fast your ears pop twice, and then the doors slide open onto a wall of glass …
Boat CongeeBoat Congee The bowl was so thick the spoon stood up in it, and a fog of scallion and sesame rose as the …
Char SiuChar Siu The red lantern of the roast shop glowed on the corner, and behind the glass the pork hung in …
Claypot RiceClaypot Rice The pot came to the table hissing, a little chimney of steam off the lid, and the smell of …
Double-Skin MilkDouble-Skin Milk The spoon tapped a skin so fine it wobbled like a held breath, and beneath it a second, …
Har GowHar Gow The lid came off the bamboo basket and a puff of steam carried the smell of the sea, sweet and clean. …
Rice Noodle RollsRice Noodle Rolls The cart stopped at our table with a small brass drum of steam, and the cook lifted a tray …