Tuan eating the duck

Peking duck

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August 21st 2007
Let me start by telling you that I'm actually vegetarian. Well, not quite, since I do eat fish, but I say no-no to all the birds and other animals, except of frog. So a duck would be a bad choice for a meal for me. However, I was in Beijing and everyone was talking about the famous Peking duck so I just had to try it. It's not like I have to try every single famous thing on the planet, but being i ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more