As you may have noticed from eating Chinese food,
each region of China has its own type of food. For
instance:
Szechuan is hot and spicy...
Beijing cooking is done with a lot of meat and vegetables
(including the most famous Chinese dish of all, Peking
Duck)...
Cantonese traditions include dim sum and delicacies
like shark's fin soup...and
Shanghai cuisine is prepared with plenty of seafood
and oil.
Do you want to know more about Chinese food, overseas
food in China, Restaurants and much more?
http://www.expatsinchina.com/life/food/index.html
Drinks
Soft drinks abound in China, both foreign brands
and local. You can also buy bottled water everywhere,
as well as bizarre-looking cans of Chinese stuff with
suspect-looking and gelatinous things floating inside.
Other than tea, soft drinks or bottled water, beer
is definitely your best bet. Chinese beer is generally
quite good, Qingdao being the best-known brand.
Chinese have long been famous for their tea. If you're
a tea drinker, you won't be disappointed. Coffee addicts
should bring their own. Everywhere you look, you'll
most likely see the ubiquitous jelly jar now converted
into a tea thermos. Fill the jar with tea leaves,
pour in boiling water and let it steep.
For more information about Tea Houses:
http://www.expatsinchina.com/culture/teahouses/index.html
Entertainment
Most Chinese cities close up around 9pm, so you'll
only find entertainment possibilities in the largest
places such as Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou. Outside
eateries, where you can drink beer and nibble on a
cornucopia of stir-fried tidbits, stay open until
late, especially in summer.
Eating is a social activity in China and nine times
out of ten that's what you'll end up doing when someone
invites you out for the evening.
Do you really want to know more about Chinese culture?
Visit the following web site to find out where Traditional
Chinese Theaters are located:
http://www.expatsinchina.com/culture/tradchtheat/index.html
Interested in Museums?
http://www.expatsinchina.com/culture/museums/index.html
Shopping
You'll find department stores in every major city
in China that should have almost everything you need.
From basic clothes and toiletries to cooking equipment
and so forth. Don't expect the merchandise to be the
best quality (even the Chinese make jokes about products
"Made in China"), but it will be inexpensive.
For more information:
http://www.expatsinchina.com/go/shopspots/index.html
