A Bite of China:Top 10 Snack Streets to Make Your Tour Tasty

China has more than 960 thousand square kilome- ters. There are several tens provinces and municipalities in China and so many different kinds of native specialties， snacks， local cuisines in every region. Chinese cuisine is one of the greatest methods of cooking. Here we introduce you to the ten most renowned snack streets in China.

1. Zhongshan Road， Nanning

A famous street not more than 100 meters long but with over 200 cookshops and stalls， Zhongshan Road of Nanning is a genuine food paradise where you can find almost all China flavors that you may expected， from local snacks taro cake， rice starch rolls， dumplings made of rice powder， barbecue， vivipara， seafood， pickled vegetables and fruits， herbal tea， dessert and kinds of rice noodles to famous dishes nationwide， Wuhan’s flavored duck necks， Hong Kong’s Chinese Pudding， Beijing’ fried chestnuts， Yunnan’s steam chicken…

2. Hubu Lane， Wuhan

Hubu Lane of Wuhan city has a long history and is known for various kinds of Hubei local breakfast. The small lane， 150 meters long and three meters wide， is visited by over 1000 customers per day all the year round. Hubu Lane snacks have become a synonym for Hankou style breakfast services. Wuhan has a popular saying， which is to “have breakfast snacks in Hubu Lane in the morning and dinner at Jiqing Street at night.”

The lane， adjoining wharfs， was permeated with an endless stream of vehicles and noisy passengers. Hardworking residents of the lane cooked delicious snacks featuring fresh， fragrant， fast and hot food， to serve crowds.

3. Fuzimiao， Nanjing

The cuisine of Nanjing， capital of Jiangsu province，is more famous for its snacks than its main courses. These streetside snacks are about as famous as the city itself， which was the center of government for six ancient dynasties， the earliest dating back to the Three Kingdoms from AD 220-280.

Fuzimiao， also known as the Confucius Temple in Nanjing， is a large ancient architectural complex. It is also the birthplace of Nanjing snacks. It has been the snack center of the city since the Six Dynasties （220 or 222C589）， which carry more than 1000 years of history. The small area owns more than 20 restaurants， including many well-known restaurants like Gui Guang Ge， Jiang You Ji and Yong He Yuan. Besides， it has two gourmet festivals every year， attracting numerous visitors.

4. Pichaiyuan of Zhongshan road， Qingdao

Pichaiyuan， or Jiangning Lane， is a food street lives up to its reputation. For first-time visitors， Pichaiyuan is the snack area where they can taste all kinds of traditional Qingdao snacks such as fried dumplings， tofu jelly and shrimp wontons. Situated in Zhongshan Road， Shinan district， the courtyard has about 40 restaurants.

Another street for food is the Qingdao Beer Street， which lies in Dengzhou Road of Shibei district. There are more than 50 bars and eateries on the street. You can’t miss it - the road’s painted green. The popular bar area， Zhonglian Creative Square， lies in Nanjing Road. There is a group of about 10 bars sited on the tops of buildings and connected by bridges and clear-glass lifts.

5. Moslem Snack Street， Xi’an

Muslim Street （Huiminjie） is an old street paved with bluestone plate， both sides of which stand a row of muslin restaurants decorated in Ming （1368-1644） and Qing （1644-1911） Dynasties’ styles. Located in the city center， Muslim Street has been enjoyed a big reputation since over 1000 years ago； various mouthwatering halal foods and typical Xi’an snacks are sold here.

This is the right place to taste Xian snacks， and maybe you can have a chance to visit a local family to experience locals’ life on the street.

6. Pedestrian Street， Xiamen

The Pedestrian Street of Xiamen is located on the most prosperous Zhongshan Road and shows various kinds of Taiwan commodities. It is a street well known among domestic tourists. People are attracted here for dazzling beautiful petty commodities and more important， on the street they can catch nearly all Taiwan specialties.

7. Jinli Old Street， Chengdu

Jinli Old Street is one of the oldest and busiest streets in the history of West China. As early as the Qin， Han and Three Kingdoms periods， it was known throughout the country.

This street， which is only 350 meters long， is a stage for life in Chengdu and showcases its features. You can taste the flavor of old Chengdu by seeing the age-old street， official residences， folk residences， teahouses， inns， wine bars， stages and handiwork； you can get a taste of authentic Chengdu flavor by trying local snacks and specialties. Tea， dishes， wine， play and brocades with local features appear before your eyes one after another， creating quite a feast for the eyes.

8. Square Market， Lijiang

The Square Market is the center of Lijiang Ancient Town and a must-stop for all visitors to Lijiang. The market is also a famous snack street. Dozens of chophouses are standing on both sides of the narrow road， and each sells the famous Yunan rice noodles， though in kinds of styles； therefore， it is also known as Lijiang Rice Noodles Street.

9. Town God’s Temple， Shanghai

Just as the popular saying goes， “one in Shanghai must visit the Town’s God of Temple to get to know Shanghai well” as except the vigorous joss sticks， the temple and the busy streets around as well as the adjacent beautiful Yuyuan Garden are simple the life reflections of local people as well as the traditional folk culture of Shanghai.

Also， it is definitely a good stop for renowned snacks and delicacies of local Shanghai as well as a souvenir shopping site for boutiques， specialties and jewelry. The food street there is hailed as a snack kingdom， specialty of Lvbolang Restaurant， vegetarian buns of Songyue Building， eight-treasure rice pudding of Songyun Building， Nanxiang’s small steamed buns， Ningbo style dumplings and glutinous rice dumpling in sweet rice.

10. Guijie Street， Beijing

Guijie Street， capital Beijing’s famous eating street， is also known to locals as “Ghost Street”.

Guijie’s speciality dish “spicy little thing” is what first comes to many people’s mind when they think of Ghost Street. “Spicy little things”， short for “spicy peppery little lobster”， is a dish of lobsters fried with a lot peppers and chilies. Besides “spicy little things”， spicy crabs， scorpions and stewed red mutton are all specialties first invented and popularized in Guijie Street.

the most famous food street in capital Beijing， is a complex emotion for Beijing people to taste pungent and spicy snacks at night. Hot and spicy crayfish and spicy fresh crab meat are characteristic dishes on Gui Street. However， on this less than 1.5 kilometers long street， nearly 200 restaurants operating various styles food， and you have the chance to taste authentic Chinese Eight Famous Cuisines here.