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Herbal tea 凉茶

Herbal tea is a nice choice, regardless of season. The Chinese herbal tea or cold tea is a drink concocted from medicinal herbals to ease the summer heat in human's body or sore throat caused by the dry winter.  

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Cang County Lion Dance 沧县舞狮

According to Annuals of Cang County, records and folklore, Cang County Lion Dance(沧县舞狮Cāng Xiàn wǔshī) goes back to the Ming Dynasty(明朝Míngcháo). And it is very popular all over the country since it is ardent, naughty and vivid. Some of the lions’ heads are pasted by papers, while others’ eyes are made of iron sheets. Whatever the kind is, the lion’s head is an appearance of violence. Their eyes are wide open, their mouths are big and frightening and their tongues are out of the mouth. The lion’s body is woven by the linen that is dyed red, green and yellow and fixed on a piece of yellow cloth with ropes. There is a big cloth ball that is linked with a spring on the back of the lion. So when the lion walk, the cloth ball trembles at the same time. The lion’s tail is also made of linen and upward. There are also a string of bells colored silk on the lion’s head.

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What to Eat in Hong Kong——Fine Dining

While no-nonsense Chinese cuisine can be found on every corner, Hong Kong’s spectacular rise into a major centre of international trade along with its penchant for innovation has enabled the blossoming of a renowned fine dining scene heavily decorated in Michelin stars and other prestigious accolades. 

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The Bun Festival 包山节

The Bun Festival(包山节 Bāoshān jié) also known as Cheung Chau(长洲 Chángzhōu) Bun Festival, takes place on the island of Cheung Chau of Hong Kong, and is also a major program recommended by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. This festival is held on the April 6 in traditional Chinese calendar, two days later the street procession will be held. During this period, all the residents on the island only eat vegetables as well as the tourists, even the McDonald’s near the wharf choose to use mushrooms instead of beef.

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What to Eat in Hong Kong——Fusion

For a city that has been a crossroads of cultures since its inception, it is no wonder that Hong Kong’s kitchens fuse the flavours of different countries and regions. In the colonial period, people arrived in Hong Kong from all over China bringing their regional styles of cooking with them and later blending them together. Then Chinese chefs started adding soy sauce to European dishes, creating a new discipline known as Soy Sauce Western. From here the innovations multiplied and created the culinary capital of Asia, where you can taste fusion flavours everywhere from street market stalls to the molecular cuisine of creative chefs.

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Winter Fish-catching Festival 冬季捕鱼节

The festival features activities such as the ancestor-worship celebration of the Liao Dynasty, the lake-worshipping to ensure an ample first batch of fish, the hooking of the fish in nabo (an iced wooden house and a temporary camp used by the Liao emperors during their nomadic lives) and the tasting of fish heads. These activities are the remainders the Liao Dynasty fishing activities, which have in modern times again become a phenomenon of the winter tour of northern China.

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What to Eat in Hong Kong——Chinese Barbecue

Barbecue might conjure up images of steaks and salad in a backyard, and while this is also common in Hong Kong it comes nowhere near the popularity of Chinese barbecue. Known as siu mei, restaurants serving these barbecued meats — they also usually serve a delicious type of steamed chicken – are your window into traditional Chinese roasts.

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