Chinese food
Is dim sum a single dish?
In Guangzhou, morning tea can mean choosing from a table of small dishes. The question is not just what to eat, but what to share.
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How do you eat soup inside a dumpling?
Xiaolongbao are little steamed parcels with hot broth inside. There is a reason people pause before the first bite.
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A rice parcel with a leaf wrapper
Zongzi look like little leaf parcels. Inside, a cook might put pork, egg yolk or something sweet.
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What would you put in a wonton?
A Shanghai wonton can carry pork, greens and a bit of local history inside its wrapper.
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Can you collect stamps at a science park?
A Beijing programme turned technology parks into a trail with activities and stamps. The best question is what visitors learn between the checkpoints.
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Would you try a citywide navigation game?
A Shanghai sports programme included orienteering through the city. It makes a familiar street feel different when finding your way is the challenge.
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What would you ask at a friendship camp?
A Shanghai youth camp brought students from many countries together. The most interesting part might have been the questions they asked one another.
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Why would a panda keeper make a toy?
At the Chengdu panda base, keepers use enrichment objects to give pandas more interesting things to do.
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Can tea have six different families?
Tea is not one flavour in six packets. Chinese tea makers work with different leaves, methods and places, producing far more variety than a single mug suggests.
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What happens when a bus joins a fandom?
A Shanghai shopping event turned a sightseeing bus into a moving fan attraction. Suddenly, a journey between places became part of the event.
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When a video game meets an orchestra
In Shanghai, an orchestra played the music of a video game. You did not need a controller to hear what the game was trying to make you feel.
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What is a blind box hiding?
With a blind box, the mystery is part of the purchase. That can be fun, but a collection should not become a race you never meant to enter.
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