The Chinese Farmer's Market
After our interesting lecture given by Professor Zhou Wei, the group went to the dinning center on campus. The food was really good and not that expensive but our Chinese peers/helpers informed us that they consider the dinning center expensive. After lunch we went to the Dynasty winery where we saw the entire bottling process. The wine cellar was incredible! We even got a chance to taste test a few bottles of their wine during our tour. In the afternoon we went to the market and had Professor Li show us the ins and outs of the market. He showed us what to try and what to stay away from and when dishes would be good. He informed us that hot meals were best to be eaten in the afternoon and that by dinner time they would be bad as they have been out all day. That is unless they were freshly cooked in front of you. I went with some fried chicken, cherries, and two exotic fruits I had never tired before today. My purchases came to 18 Yuan which is equivalent to $3 US dollars. That is a great price! The amount of choices that were at the market surprised me. I look forward to shopping there for the next two weeks while we are in Tianjin and becoming accustomed with the different Chinese food at the market.
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