Crystalline Candied Haw

Crystalline candied haw is the traditional Chinese cuisine, it is the string of Hawthorn clusters with thin bamboo sticks, then dipping the melted maltose sauce, finally cooling to shape. The crystalline candied haw taste sweet and sour and suitable for all persons no matter children or older. It's not only delicious, but also has the goo-looking that red hawthorns are wear in the thin bamboo sticks and wrapped the crystal juice. The sellers insert them in a special wooden stick, which like a knot of trees full of fruit.

Crystalline candied haw has a long history which can trace back to eight hundreds years ago, south Song dynasty.It's said that the imperial concubine of emperor Zhaoting had a sick with pale and thin and don't willing eating. Court physician used lots of valuable drugs but without effect. For curing the sick, emperor had to seek medical advice by posting. One of empiric taken the task and gave the advices that as long as boiled the hawthorn and rock sugar, eating 5-10 before each meal, the disease would be cured after a half month. The concubine followed the advice and recovered really. Later, this method spread to civil society, people string it to sell and become the crystalline candied haw.

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Shopping in Shanghai

For tourists, Shanghai is a world-famous “commercial city”, with the stores next to stores and eyeful of goods to meet the needs of different levels at home abroad. As the country's commercial center, its goods are well known for good brand, high-quality, various kinds and entire model.

Nanjing Road

Nanjing Road, the first business street of China, is length of 5.5kms from north to south, with the entrance at bund of Huangpu River, exits at Jing'an Temple. Nanjing Road is the earliest commercial street after Shanghai opening the port. Comply with the growing up of five global department stores “Yongan”, ”Xianshi”, “Xinxin”, “Daxin” and “Chinese Products”, it becomes the most bustling comprehensive commercial street in Shanghai.

Huaihai Road

Huaihai road is called the France Champs, also as the shopping paradise be equal to Nanjing Road.Huaihai road, total length of about 6 km, was divided into eastern, central and western three sections. The most prosperous section is about 2.2 km length from Shangxi road to Tibet road. Huaihai road used to be the French concession, on both sides of wide, straight streets, planting the London plane trees, in an extreme European style. It has more then 400 shops, mainly selling middle and high range products and attracting more than 1 million persons per day. In addition, it's an elegant and cultural street, the famous Sun Yat-sen's former residence, Soong Ching Ling's former residence and Zhou Residence are located on this street or adjacent to it.

Yuyuan Commercial City

Yuyuan commercial city is located at the Chenghuang temple market which is at the south of Yuyuan Garden. Form the year of 1991, the original Chenghuang temple market was converted into a modern large-scale tourism and shopping center – Yuyuan commercial city. The road in the commercial city is narrow and most of building built in before 1911, in an ancient Chinese architectural style. The small shops distributed in the mall, merchandise dazzling and bustling with customers, which maintains the outlook of China's ancient cities and towns. It totally has more than 50 stores with professional characteristics and sell over 1200 kinds of commodities in commercial city, certainly the “Commodity Kingdom”. The street of small commodity collects the traditional characteristics shop, fully reflects the operating feature of “small, local, unique, famous and superior”. No matter Chinese or foreigners tourists come to shanghai will have a visiting at Yuyuan Commercial City.

Dongtai Road Antique Street

Dongtai Road Antique Street, located in the interchange of Liuhe road and Dongtai road, is a specialty street engaged in old crafts with high reputation at home and abroad, also known as the “azure stone factory” of Shanghai. The antique market main locates in the section from Chongde road to Fuxing road. At present, the market has more than 100 shops and most of shops are small in shape. However, the decoration of each shop is unique and in their own style. The major commodities are old crafts, including porcelain, jade, bronze, wood, calligraphy and painting, four treasures of study and other miscellaneous pieces. Besides, there are cages, clothing, coins, month card in thirty century, fans, lighters, three inch golden lotus and so on.

New Shanghai Commercial City

New Shanghai Commercial City, with a total construction area of 3.8 million square meters, is the comprehensive business center integrated shopping, dining, tourism, entertainment, leisure and other functions. It's located in the middle of Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone of Pudong, east to Laoshan East road, south to Zhangyang road, west to Pudong South road and north to Shangcheng road. The center part is green square, outside is 600 meters walking street with surrounded by 16 different styles of high buildings. The size, facilities and functions of the commercial city should be the first in Asia, and occupies the same leading position with Nanjing road and the Bund. It's total have 18 commercial buildings in New Shanghai Commercial City, include No,1 Yaohan, Sanxin commercial world, Huacheng commercial, Fuxing building and so on. Now it has formed the four major trades in business, catering, entertainment and finance; four major markets of operating contents in general merchandise, computers, home appliances and building materials; 15 catering industries composed the food heaven. The daily average volume of commuters reach 100 thousand and 200 thousand in weekend, with annual sales revenue reach 2 billion yuan take up 10% of total retail sales of Pudong district.

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The city of Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city in China with over 20 million populations, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Correspondingly, it has an extensive public transport system, largely based on buses, trolleybuses, taxis, and a rapidly expanding metro system. The first commercial Maglev railway in the world is the light spot of Shanghai's transportation.Situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, Shanghai has become the world's biggest and busiest cargo port. The Huangpu River divides the city into two parts- Pudong New District and Puxi District.Shanghai is well-known as the center of finance and trade center with hosts the largest share market in mainland China. And this city has a rich collection of buildings and structures of various architectural styles. Despite modern is the symbol of Shanghai, the traditional old city also coexists well at there. The Bund, combines various style architecture, is the best prove. Yuyuan Garden, a traditional garden in the Jiangnan style and Longtang is the must-see for tourists. For cuisine of Shanghai, is called Hu or Benbang cuisine, character sweet and light in taste. In reason of near the sea and Yangtze River, fresh seafood and freshwater fish are their preference. The crab of Yangchenghu is the delicious food which you never missed.

Fried Bean Sauce Noodle

Fried bean sauce noodles of old Beiing have the reputation that never tired even eat hundreds. The common eating method of local person is: firstly, order kinds of cold dishes as beans, mustard beans, pig's trotters and sauce; then order two plain-frying seasonal vegetables; finally, order a bowel of noodles. The hot noodles are the best, accompanied by small bowl of meat sauce, fat diced meat, muscle diced meat, frying soy green onion, and eight kinds of vegetables in different color, it's quite delicious. The authentic making method is complicated: firstly, stir-fried fat diced meat, muscle diced meat and put the bean sauce boil; then, put into the water when boiled to avoid the paste, the diced meat need to boiled for a long time; finally, plus the diced green onion when the color of sauce become black.The noodle should be man-made noodle which has the good taste, and match the fresh garlic to spice and sterilization. Matched vegetables will supply eight kinds with different color according to the different season, such as celery, cucumber silk, cabbage, bean sprouts, green beans as well as fresh radish. At last, drink a bowl of soup after eating the noodles.

Beijing-The Capital of China

Beijing is the capital of the China and a metropolis in northern China. As the cultural and political center of China, this ancient city has remained a series of historic architecture and relic, a history stretching back over 5000 years which make it becomes one of the ''Four Great Ancient Capitals of China''.Beijing is the second largest city after Shanghai, with more than 17 million people in this city. Meanwhile, this city is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and motorways passing through the city. It is also the destination and transfer-station of many international flights arriving in China. On the cultural side, Beijing opera and Hutong is well-known throughout the nation. Mandarin cuisine is the local style of cooking in Beijing. Among of them, the Peking Roast Duck is perhaps the most well-known dish. And the Manhan Quanxi is a traditional high-level banquet intended for the imperial family of the Qing Dynasty. Refer to travel destination, Beijing have the great attraction to everyone with the countless spots such as: Forbidden City, Tian'anmen Square, Temple of Heaven, Great Wall, Summer Palace, Beihai, etc. After holding the 29th Olympic Games, Beijing already becomes the hottest place to tourist.

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The Old Town of Dali

The impression to Dali is fall in love at the first sight. The old town of Dali was first built in 1383, after the six hundred years, the town is still preserved the ancient houses and customs. Clean streets and fresh air make the city in the sense of serene and amiable. Even if the moving grass in the street will make you feel friendly and welcoming, where is really a good place to live. Near the hotel we live in, there is a street called guardian road. As many foreigners living in the street, also was dubbed the “foreign street”. In the street, there are several good bars, in one of them we have spend a night. In the small rooms, the decoration is log tables and chairs, pieces of batik painting on the wall and the blooming flowers in the corner. The soft folk music filled the entire bar, it’s like the ancient city's style, neat and clean, comfortable and elegant. In the bar, it's not allow loud noisy, but you can enjoy the unique singing quietly, which is the love songs for girl and young men of Bai ethnic. Also, drink the pure beer, chew a few pieces of snack or chat with friends freely. Tour in Dali, it have to say that the local households. The ancient customs of “wind blows into the door sweeping the ground, pebbles piled wall will not fold, affixed the eye with tea is good to eye” still passed down through the many years.Sentimental and gentle girls are the other scenery of the old town. Sweet smile and slightly greeting with shy “Ni Qiu” (Bai ethnic language: hello), it will make you intoxicated. Kind face should be the reason that people feel close to Dali. The memory at there is so beautiful, Dali old town, a city like hometown.
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Dali City

Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture has the long history and splendid national culture, also called the “Literature State”. In the dynasty of Tang, Song, South Zhao and Dali, the city of Dali was the capital. The city is renowned by the natural mountain, beautiful scenery, comfortable climate and honest person. As one of the famous historical cities in the 24 lists of state council and one of the scenic places in 44 state-level places, Cang Mountain and Er lake are the state-level nature protection district. These three reputations make Dali well-known in the world. Dali, located in the join part of Yungui plateau and Hengduan grey mountains, the terrain high in northwest and low in southeast. The landform is complex and diverse, west of Cang Mountain is the high canyon district. The four main rivers include Jinsha river, Lancang river, Nu river and Hong river, as well as distributed the eight lakes: Er lake, Tianchi, Cibi lake, West lake, East lake, Jian lake, Haixi lake and Qinghai lake. Among them, Er lake is the second largest fresh-water lake in Yunnan province, and it's the state level scenic place with the name of “Pearl of Plateau”. Travelling in Dali, the common attractions are: Er lake cruise, three pagoda, butterfly spring and Dali old town.
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