Wuxi Opera faces the threat of extinction! Wuxi opera is one of the three most popular types of opera in the East of China; representing stories, local history, legends, among other topics. Lamentably, at the moment it is going through a difficult situation. Over the years, young people have lost the interest on this influential, priceless and valuable cultural legacy.

Yummy! The Best Pork Ribs in Town .... San Feng Qiao is a famous and well-known brand of pork ribs in Wuxi; it is recognized for its delicious and unique taste. San Feng Qiao pork ribs are very popular among the local people, but its reputation goes further, people from all China comes to this restaurant in order to eat and enjoy this exquisite dish.

The Wonton (a type of Dumplings) from Wang Xing Ji Restaurant is one of the most delicious, flavorful and distinctive snacks of Wuxi, at the southern of Jiangsu province, in China. They are famous because of the thin skin, delicious meat, and soup. Wang Xing Ji Restaurant was founded in 1913 and it is the first member of a famous Chinese Restaurant Brand.

This museum in Jiangnan was an important manufacturing and trading base for bricks and roof tiles during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now, the Wuxi Museum of Kiln Cluster group is still silently recounting the popular “brick-tile culture” beside the canal. China is the birthplace of sintering bricks. During the neolithic period, the Chinese invented the world’s first piece of baked brick in the Yangtze River Basin.

Since the beginning of time, rice dumplings have been a quintessential element at the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Each year, Chinese across the country make rice dumplings to honor Qu Yuan. He is a patriotic poet whose sacrifice was the impetus for this famous festival. Rice dumplings vary in shapes and flavors -- with Quanzhou famous for its special version. Dong Jie Zhong Lou's Rice Dumpling Restaurant is located in Quanzhou. The family-owned business has weathered more than a century of economic ups and downs.

An expedition through Anxi's tea history. The Tie Guan Yin (铁观音) is a world’s well-known tea, which by the way means "Iron Goddess of Mercy". Likewise, Anxi county is recognized for having one of the TOP 10 best teas in China, the Anxi Tie Guan Yin. It is defined as a tea between the green and black tea, with a unique flavor and taste. 

Delicatessen in Quanzhou, Fujian province, China. Rouzong(肉粽) is a special type of zongzi (粽子), a popular and traditional snack in Quanzhou. It is a pyramid-shaped made of glutinous rice, filled with chicken, mushrooms, eggs, among other ingredients, wrapped-all-up by hand in reed leaves.

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