Imperial shaomai · Qianmen, Beijing · since 1738
Three centuries
of standing
Origins · 1738
A lantern still
A lantern still
burning in the dark
On New Year's Eve, 1738, every shop in Beijing had shuttered against the cold — except one small tavern in Qianmen, its single lantern still lit. A traveler stepped in from the frozen street to eat.
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Emperor Qianlong
The traveler was
The traveler was
the Emperor
It was Qianlong, returning to the Forbidden City in secret. So moved by the warmth and the dumplings, he bestowed a name that would outlive dynasties — declaring it the one and only place of its kind in all the capital.
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By hand · 24 folds
Folded 24 times
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Folded 24 times
by hand
Fresh Shrimp
Crab Roe
Three Delicacies
Vegetable
Lamb
04 / The Houses
Three houses · Beijing
One name,
Chapter 04 — The Houses
One name,
three tables
都一处 —
The one and
only place.
The one and
only place.
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