My favorite Chinese meal is a Beijing masterpiece: Peking Duck.
This is a complete duck that is cut into 120 pieces (yes EXACTLY 120) and eaten wrapped in pancakes. The duck is smothered in a plum sauce and rolled in crepe like pancakes. Cucumber and onion is also added to the roll.
Markets are a great place to find good eats. In addition to random ingredients, they also provide a chance to practice my Chinese bartering skills and in general are wildly educational and entertaining!
This is Wanfujing snack street. It is an avenue filled with stalls selling a variety of treats. The smells of frying foods combined with the vendors shouting in Chinese makes this quite an experience. Just for the record, all I have ever eaten on this strip are the veggie dumplings! 
Squid, Snake, Salamander, Seahorse, Spider, Worms, Crickets. Just a few options. Scorpion is a known specialty.
Chose what you would like to try and watch as they fry or grill it then put a seasoning on it and give it to you on a stick. An interesting experience. I have heard mixed reviews about the culinary delights, personally I was not brave enough to sample.
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