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Before leaving Xining for the train to Lhasa we stopped by the city’s food market to partly stock up and just to have a look at what turned out to be one of the better food market’s I’ve been to in China. It was clean, organised and the produce looked fresh. We also found the vendors to be friendly and helpful. Altogether an unexpected and pleasant surprise. The next entry will be the train to Lhasa – an unforgettable journey….

For those interested in Communist kitsch Beijing has several themed restaurants designed for tourists or locals with a sense of nostalgia. The Beijinger has a run down of them here.

They do miss my favourite though – The Red Capital Club – which has a wonderful setting full or memorabilia from the 50s and 60s. I did a photo shoot there a few years back for a guidebook an of the many I took this one below is still my favourite.