These restaurants are perfect for the diner who wants pure vegetarian cuisine, or for someone who wants to sample meatless versions of the amazing variety of Chinese dishes. Vegetarian restaurants in China are predominately run by Buddhist monks, so a trip to one of these establishments can be a very enlightening experience! Read More...

With decades or even centuries of history, these time-honored restaurants not only provide delicious food, they can also give you new insights into traditional Chinese culture. Enrich your appetite as well as your cultural awareness!Famous Bejing's Time-honored Restaurants： Kao Rou JiHai Wan JuKao Rou WanHong Bin LouDong Lai ShunFeng Ze YuanJin Yang RestaurantGe Ge FuTai Feng LouQu Yuan RestaurantJiang Gui Ren RestaurantZhi Mei ZhaiKao Rou JiIn the north end of Beiiing's Shichahai, there is a Read More...

If you are looking for Seafood, these restaurants will fit the bill, serving up fresh fish, lobster, shrimp, sea cucumber and much more. Experience the flavor of Guangdong and other regional styles as you savor these fresh delicacies. Kanglong TaiziKanglong Taizi serves, mainly Hubei cuisine, and they stick to authentic preparation methods, using exquisite taste, and moderate portions. This is especially true for their Wuhan specialty, "rice cakes"-soft, luscious treatment covered with raisons- Read More...

In times gone by, imperial cuisine was truly fit for an emperor. Nowadays, you can sample a wide range of dishes that have been carefully prepared and use the finest ingredients. Original Ming and Qing Dynasty preparation methods are employed when making this delicious fare, and you will no doubt feel like a "king for a day" at any of these classic Imperial restaurants.Fangshan Restaurant In its former life, Fangshan Restaurant was known as Qing Dynasty's imperial kitchen, preparing meals exclus Read More...

These snacks are as numerous as they are tasty, and a trip to one of Beijing's many "Snack Streets" will start you on a delicious culinary odyssey. From porridge to stuffed sausage, you will undoubtedly find several of your own personal favorites as you eat your way through this multitude of scrumptious delights!The following are the famous snack stores:Huntun Hou Read More...

A saying is often heard that "there are two things you must do in Beijing, to eat the Beijing Roast duck and to see the ten thousands miles long Great wall." Therefore, you may see that how essential a taste of the Beijing Roast Duck is in a Beijing tour. The Beijing Duck is even dubbed as "the No. 1 Delicious Food In the world. Read More...

The hot pot (huoguo) has a long history in China. It originated in the north, where people have to fend off the chill early in the year. It spread to the south during the Tang dynasty (A.D. 618-906). Later, northern nomads who settled in China enhanced the pot with beef and mutton, and southerners did the same with seafood. In the Qing dynasty, the hot pot became popular throughout the whole area of China.Hot Pot used to be favored only in winter, but recently Hot Pot also appears on tables in o Read More...

Chinese dishes have many schools in cooking. Of them, the most influential and representative and acknowleged by the society are the culinary schools of Lu, Chuan, Yue, Min, Su, Zhe, Xiang and Hui, namely, what people often says "the eight culinary schools" of China.The formation of a culinary school is inseparable with its long history and original cooking characteristics. It is also under the influences such as natural geography, climatic conditions, resources, specialties and dieting habits o Read More...

Medicinal food is food with the function of dietetic therapy, which is made by taking medicine and food as materials and processing them through cooking. It is the product of the combination of Chinese traditional medical knowledge and cooking experience. It "has medicine amid food". It not only takes drugs as food, but also endows food with medical use. Medicine borrows the power of food while food supports the power of medicine and turns "good medicine with bitter taste" into "good medicine wi Read More...

Chinese cooking embodies the dining culture tradition of Chinese nation. Compared with the cooking of all other nations in the world, it has many distinctive features. Firstly, it has varied flavor. Since our country has a vast territory and abundant resources with differences in climate, products, customs and habits in all parts, it has developed many flavors in diet over a long period of time. There has been the saying of rice in the south and noodles in the north in our country all the time. Read More...