I’ve had the chance to try the contemporary Chinese Restaurant – Le Chinois in Sofitel Macau At Ponte 16 where innovative dim sum is delicately prepared, and classic Chinese dishes come with a twist. Continue reading
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Macau Food Festival
The annual Food Festival in Macau draws more crowd than ever, celebrating the diversity of food in Macau. It gets even better than that because international restaurateurs are invited to participate in this event, presenting authentic flavors from their home countries. Last year, it was restaurateurs from Thailand and this year, it’s restaurateurs from Kasai of Japan. Continue reading
Duolun Cultural Street @ Shanghai, China
Duolun Cultural Street (多伦路名人街) is lined with rows of beautifully manicured trees that has exquisite fusion of architectural styles combining Chinese, South East Asian, European and Islamic influences all in one street. It is quiet and does not have the busy vibe nor the crowd like the rest of Shanghai and it’s the ideal place for those that like to go off the beaten path. Statues of famous writers and activists such as Lu Xun and Mao Dun, are erected on this road not by coincidence as these were the people that resided on this street, or in the vicinity of Hongkou district where Duolun Street is situated. Each statue has a placard that gives a brief explanation about the person. Continue reading
Yu Yuan Garden & Bazaar @ Shanghai China
Yu Yuan Garden (豫园) was constructed during the Ming Dynasty in 1559. The Chinese garden took 16 years to complete and it is a typical Ming garden with pavilions, lakes and rockeries. Continue reading
Nanxiang Xiaolongbao @ Shanghai, China
Xiaolongbao is one of the most representative delicacy of Shanghai. Nanxiang Xialongbao (南翔小笼包) is thought to be one of the best places to eat them. With many branches in Shanghai, we went to the one in Yu Garden (Yuyuan 豫园) as it was convenient for us. Continue reading
Tianzifang @ Shanghai, China
Creativity, individualistic and artsy atmosphere brim in the narrow lanes of Tianzifang (田子坊). Built in traditional shikumen architecture, the neighborhood in the French Concession exudes a charming nostalgia and it is the perfect place to get lost in the small lanes. Continue reading
Qibao Water Town @ Shanghai, China
Shanghai has many water towns in the vicinity. Qibao Water Town is one of the closest ones and easily accessible by MRT. If you don’t have a whole day to spare to go to the bigger ones that are further away, visiting Qibao Water Town that’s just 30 minutes away would not be a bad idea. Continue reading
10 Places to Experience 10 Different Kinds of Shanghai
Shanghai is a city full of contrasts where the new and the old have their distinctive beauty, yet sometimes the two elements amalgamate, giving you a different taste of Shanghai . Having gone through its times of turmoil, not only through the warring period among the states within China itself, and also through the times when foreign powers took over Shanghai, such as the French, Japanese, Americans and the British, Shanghai has thrived and blossomed into one of China’s most important economic hubs. Today, Shanghai is the most populous city in the world with more than 24 million people, where locals, visitors and expats from all over the world live in this melting pot of cultures. Continue reading
Beijing Itinerary – Best of Beijing
During our trip to Beijing, we visited some of Beijing’s most magnificent and iconic places. Beijing being the capital city where emperors and imperial families resided for the past 600 years, it is no surprise that everything in Beijing is grand and lavish. Some of the attractions are so huge and involve lots of walking; we could only visit 2 attractions daily before calling it a day. Here is our itinerary for Beijing. Continue reading
Best of Food @ Ghost Street (Gui Jie), Beijing
“Gui Jie (簋街)” or “Ghost Street” is a popular food street in Beijing with more than 100 restaurants offering a plethora of cuisines from different parts of China, spanning across 2 subway stations of Dongzhimen and Beixinqiao. So what does a food street has anything to do with ghosts? During the Qing Dynasty, the gate at Dongzhimen was used for the transportation of corpses to outskirts of Beijing for burial. Naturally, Dongzhimen became a hub for mortary businesses. With the coffins, blurred and dim lighting and shadows from the oil lamps back then, the eery street was dubbed as “Ghost Street”. Continue reading