Fun of the ancient in Beijing's winter

Last post, we knew how the ancient spend cold winter in China. This post, we will talk what they prefer to do in winter.

- The most popular of Beijing's traditional food in winter is hotpot. Especially in cold days. A table of persons are around a hot pot.

There are some famous hotpot restaurants such as Donglaishun, Jubaoyuan, Yangfangshuanrou with long history.

Now it is not hard to take hotpot, however in past it is difficult. There lined quite long outside the gate of the hotpot restaurant. It go to late, there is no meat at all.

Why? Now we have refrigerator. After frozen and then cut. But in ancient times, lamb is fresh. Freshly slaughtered is to eat. It is said that famous hotpot restaurant has its own sheepfold around restaurant.

However one question: if you eat hotpot healthly?

There is one vegetable is perfact with lamb. That is Chinese cabbage. Almost everybody choose it. The nature of Chinese cabbage is cold. The nature of lamb is hot. So that it is balance and won't feel uncomfortable!

- What is suitable to eat in winter?

In China, prefer to eat beef, lamb in winter. There is a famous Muslim restaurant - Hongbinlou. Cook different halal dishes with a whole lamb.

- Play on ice.

It is one of most interesting activity in winter in Qing dynasty.

Now it is famous ice, such as Shichahai, Houhai Park, Taoranting Park.