China, a country with a long and profound history, is also known to the world for its delicate culinary arts. If you ever have a chance to travel to Beijingor any other parts of China, you¡¯ll be impressed with all the delicious food that China has to offer.

Actually, many Beijing tour operators offer special travel route for those who come to taste the delicious Chinese cuisine, like Beijing ducks, spring rolls and Kung Pao Chicken.

But as we all know that China has a long and brilliant history as well as rich and profound culture. Many food has special symbolization.

Take fish for example, because the Chinese word for fish ¡°Yu¡± sounds like the homophonic words both for wish and abundance. So fish is a indispensable dish in Chinese New Year Eve dinner. Another famous Chinese dish is Spring Roll. It looks like a piece of gold when its done after deep-fried in boiled oil, so people like to have them on the table to symbolize the prosperity of the coming year.

Another great chance to see the comprehensive culture behind food is wedding. We all know there must be something special for special occasions. So chickens are very popular in Chinese wedding banquet. Similar to fish, the reason why chickens are popular is also because of its homophonic to ¡°Ji¡± which means auspicious.

Of course, there are some other special occasions like birthdays or important anniversaries which will also require special foods.

If you want to know more about this mysterious country, there is no better way than coming to a China tourpersonally.