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Nanning Travel Guide: Green City, Old Friend Noodles and the Gateway to ASEAN
A first-time introduction to Nanning: Guangxi’s “Green City” and capital, its old friend noodles, Qingxiu Mountain, and its role as China’s gateway to the ASEAN region.
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Wuchuan La Ji Fen: The Spicy Chicken Noodles of Zhanjiang
A clay pot of rice noodles under a heap of peanuts, with chilli-red chicken, quail eggs and pickled long beans — what Zhanjiang’s best cheap bowl is, and why the Wuchuan version beats the one next door.
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Zhanjiang Travel Guide: Seafood, a Maar Lake and a French Past
Guangdong’s seafood capital sits at the top of the Leizhou Peninsula: a working port with a French colonial past, a volcanic crater lake nearby, the country’s largest mangrove reserve down the road, and very good noodles.
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Beyond Luosifen: What Liuzhou Locals Actually Order for a Big Meal
Locals rarely stop at luosifen. Over two real meals we ate duck-foot hot pot, a full Guangxi-style spread at Gui Xiao Chu, and the street-corner sweet soups that follow a big dinner.
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Liuzhou Luosifen: The Bowl That Took Us Back to 18
Liuzhou smells like luosifen before you even find a bowl. This firsthand guide covers what is in it, how to order at Pingjie, which toppings are worth adding, and why eating it with friends I met at 18…