[Shanghai] - Yuyuan Garden & City God Temple

 
Attractive ancient architectures intermingle with futuristic ultra-modern skyscrapers
at Yuyuan Garden's background.

Built in 1855, the Huxinting Teahouse at the Yu Garden pond remains in use in 2018

Love this classical Chinese Garden with pavilion and pond.
No wonder it's known as "the crown of beauty in Southeast China"

 

Yu Yuan Gardens Bazaar

It was like stepping into the ancient China portrayed in Chinese movies.

Here really "people mountain people sea"

 

Tea House on the second floor of the building.

You might want to take a rest after strolling and treat yourself with some local snacks here.

Famous Shanghai Soup Dumpling.

 

You can order foods that lining on the long tables...

 

There are also lots of variety of dim-sum... 

We ordered xiaolongbao instead of giant soup dumpling.

 

 It is also one of the Four National Cultural Markets, along with Panjiayuan Garden (潘家园) and Liulichang Street (琉璃厂大街) in Beijing, as well as the Confucius Temple in Nanjing.

City God Temple (城隍庙) is a Taoist temple located beside Yuyuan Garden.

Fuyou Lu Market

This garden is accessible from the Shanghai Metro's

Line 10 and Line 14 Yuyuan Garden station. 

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Hanguk Jip Jeonju Bibimbap (한국집 전주 전통 비빔밥)

Do you know what is specialty food in Jeonju? Yes, you're right. It's Jeonju Bibimbap! 

Jeonju bibimbap owes its popularity to perfectly steamed rice topped with different vegetables, such as beansprout, carrot, spinach, mushroom, zucchini along with meat, sunny side up egg, gochujang, special soybean sauce, ginkgo, pine nuts, and other ingredients. 

Bibimbap is a wellness food that contains the wisdom and philosophy of ancient Korea, which offering a balance of proteins, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and fat.

According to records, Bibimbap was first served at the royal table, then passed down and spread to common people. People started to eat bibimbap in Jeonju two hundred years ago. 

My hubby told me that he saw a restaurant selling traditional Bibimbap since 1952 when guided by kind Ajusshi on our way to the hotel. I told my husband to just find anything to eat, as I might be fainting anytime because of hunger. It's already 3 pm (4 pm Singapore time) added that I was so exhausted after dragged heavy luggage and handbag earlier. I just followed him because he's confident to arrive at the restaurant before I fainted... 

Hangukgjip, a Michelin star restaurant...

The first Bibimbap restaurant in Korea, has contributed Bibimbap as 

the representative food in Jeonju. 

There are 3 types of bibimbap in the menu: Korean Beef Tartare Bibimbap,

Dolsot bibimbap, and Brassware Pot Bibimbap.

We ordered Korean Beef Tartare Bibimbap (육희비빔밥) - 13,000 Won

and Beansprout soup with rice (콩나물국밥) - 6,000 Won

Great harmony not only visually in appearance but also in taste...

It's because all the ingredients chosen based on the Ying and Yang, 

and Five Colors and Five Flavors Principle. 

Yummy Kongnamul Gukbap especially I was extremely hungry

and the weather was so cold outside...

Good that they're not closing for resting in between lunch and dinner hour.

While waiting for our food, we saw Ahjumma and chef carefully 

selecting soya beans and washing them. I think they're going to make 

and ferment special soy paste (doenjang).

한국집 전주 전통 비빔밥

Add: Wansan-gu 2-1, 2Ga, Jeondong, Jeonju

Ph: 82-63-284-2224