Sandwich from Xiǎo Chī Jiē

Chinese Food / Zhōngguó cài / 中国菜

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November 14th 2009
There are three cafeterias at my university, at one of which you don't need to know Chinese and can just point. The food is pretty good as far as my non-Chinese tongue can tell, though the students understandably have higher standards than I do and complain that it's bland. The one where you can point has the same stuff everyday, but the other two have a huge selection, and I've slowly learned eno ... 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