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I went to a place called Qibao Town (Town with 7 treasures) on Saturday. The place is at southwest of Shanghai. It is said that the 7 treasures mean 7 good taste foods. Although Chinese like "10" which means completeness, but "7" is commonly used to represent "many" as well. There is a famous "Gongfu" novel called "Seven Weapons". I am not sure what the 7 treasures are, but people went to Qibao hunting for old style tasty foods
The tower of Qibao
A shop on the Ming Dynasty style lane selling "China Knots"
You can bring your own bottle to buy the rice wine here.
Crowded street with people come to seeking special foods
Jiaohua Chicken (begger's chicken). The origins of jiaohua chicken is quite legendary. It was said a begger stole a chicken, neither cooking nor flavoring, but wraped with mud and lotus leave, baked it into slow fire. After hours, the mud turned hard, and the feather exfilated followed the shell mud. And it was said the chicken smelled so good ...
Small steamer dumplings
Deep fried stinky bean curd - it smells awful, but so many people love it!!!
Junk shop selling pictures of Chairman Mao and 1930's calender girl
Qibao Town is also a pretty place
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