Un vendeur barbecue à Fenghuang. Barbecue - une rue populaire snack-trouvés dans l'ensemble de la Chine - est cuite au charbon, la chaleur intense tout en étant brossé avec
5380 x 3600 px | 45,6 x 30,5 cm | 17,9 x 12 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
15 juillet 2009
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A barbecue vendor in Fenghuang. Barbecue - a popular street snack found throughout China - is cooked over intense coal heat, while being brushed with oil, chilli and monosodium glutamate. Meaning 'Phoenix' in Chinese, Fenghuang was named after the mythical bird of immortality and invincibility, which was consumed by fire - only to be born again from the ashes. Legend says that when a phoenix flew over this ravine in north-west Hunan Province she was so amazed by the view that she turned into a mountain to stay there. The town, inhabited by ethnic minority Miao people, can be traced back to 770 BC. It served as a transport hub during 16th-19th centuries and attracted a lot of wealth, which people injected into their houses. The well-preserved buildings are in a distinct Qing Dynasty style - wooden and rickety, with cobbled streets and stone bridges, they sprawl either side of the Tou Jiang river. It is known as one of the most beautiful towns in China and is famous among Chinese tourists.