CHINA

Country Overview:

“Love the food, hate the government”

I arrived in China in May 2013 and left August 2020. I taught English for awhile, did my master’s of politics & foreign policy at Tsinghua University, worked for a year at China Today, and then two years at Xinhua News Agency. I spent most of my time in Beijing, but also traveled to Shanghai, Wuhan, Inner Mongolia, Shenzhen, Panjin, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xi’an, Sanya, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

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Hainan Food

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Life After Beijing

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Last Dinner In Beijing

Headed to Sanya tomorrow morning for at least 2 weeks. Have to wait and see what countries open in June. Chinese visa expires June 10, so I’ve got about 3 weeks to hangout until I’m forced to leave.

Spicy wontons. Sichuan cold noodles. Sichuan potatoes shaped like French fried but not fried. Chinese croquettes with egg custard filling.

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Chinese Salad

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Spicy Seafood

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Thanksgiving #2

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Dumpy Dumplings

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Peruvian Food In China

Frozen Prisco sour, lomo saltado, and ceviche. Overall, the food was ok, but what really stood out to me were the prices. Lomo saltado, a staple of Peruvian food, was more than $20 in China when it would be no more than $3 in Peru. Would I go here again? Probably not. Hard to justify the prices and quality of the food compared to the real thing during my time in Arequipa. Had good interior design and good salsa music - although I wish it had more of a grittier style restaurant feel instead of trying to be “high-class” Peruvian food.