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Early Summer Seasonal Vegetables in Kunming

The Bai ethnic restaurant at the end of our street caught my attention when I first moved into the neighborhood. Called “Baizu Fandian“, or the “Bai Ethnic Restaurant” it looked like one of the more interesting restaurants on the block. This evening’s meal there ...

Mmmmm ... Silver Ear Fungus

“Are you feeling nauseated while you’re eating this?”, my roommate asked solicitously. “I bet it feels like you’re eating someone’s saliva!”, she continued. I wasn’t going to be deterred though, because this treat that she had been preparing for a day ...

Good People, A Good Cause: Wokai.org

Regular Chinabites visitors might have noticed a new addition to many pages, a dynamic ad for a group called wokai.org in the upper right hand portion of your screen.

Each ad features a picture of a rural Chinese entrepreneur, the dollar amount of a ...