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I definitely wanted us to stay in one of the courtyard mansion with their wooden rooms, gorgeous courtyards and traditional furniture. 阆中 Lángzhōng is famous for them after all ( Read more... )

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I've mentioned before that I tend to be scarily obsessive about certain things. I have a weird obsession with beautiful old, Chinese roof-tops. One of the main motivations whenever I go to a purportedly 'ancient town' in China, is that the roof-tops have entranced me. 阆中 Lángzhōng was no different ... ( Read more... )

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I always like doorways in old Chinese towns and 阆中 Lángzhōng was no exception. ( Read more... )

In 阆中 Lángzhōng, 保宁醋 (Baoning Vinegar) (also called 保健醋 Health Care Vinegar) is very, very famous ... Baoning was another name for 阆中 Lángzhōng used during the Yuan and Ming dynasties. Baoning vinegar functions as a drink, as well as a seasoning. Apparently, at the dinner table, each place setting has two cups, one for liquor and the other for ( Read more... )

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The waterfront section of 阆中 Lángzhōng is clearly ear-marked as being the touristy strip.( Read more... )