Editor's Note: China is divided into as many culinary regions as there are different ethnic groups. Its geographical diversity and kaleidoscopic cultural profiles contribute to the unending banquet of ...

TAIYUAN, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Although winter is a slow season for most farmers in north China, villagers in Jiangxian County, Shanxi Province, are busy fertilizing and pruning hawthorn trees on farms ...

Haw, or shanzha in Chinese, comes from the hawthorn tree, which has white and red blossoms and small dark red berries. Haw is widely believed to speed up metabolism and aid in weight loss. Some ...