Seasonal Guides

When the sun sets and the heat breaks, China's night markets come alive with sizzling skewers, icy desserts, and cold beers.

Steaming hot pots, hearty stews, and soul-warming soups to fight the winter chill across northern China.

Lunar New Year traditions: dumplings for wealth, fish for abundance, and sticky rice cakes for a sweet year ahead.

Mid-Autumn mooncakes, hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake, and harvest-season street snacks across China.

From Tianjin's jianbing to Wuhan's hot dry noodles — the most important meal of the day, street-style.

Sichuan, Hunan, Guizhou — a tour through China's spice belt, from numbing mala to sour-spicy hot pots.