Both Xinhua and Channel News Asia have run stories about the Beijing delicacy Peking duck as a favorite amongst athletes staying in the Olympic Village. A spokeswoman for the Olympic Village reported at a press conference that the supply of the duck dish... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Fri, Aug 15 2008
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