My name is Araf Montaser. I'm from England and I've been living in Jiangyin for five years. I try to visit the heart of Wuxi as much as I can as it's so beautiful.
The arrival of spring brings a bounty of fresh vegetables every year to tables across Wuxi, Jiangsu province, offering a burst of seasonal flavors and culinary delights.
The delicacies of Wuxi in Jiangsu province took the spotlight in a recent episode of the popular gourmet program Home for Dinner, aired on China Central Television, or CCTV.
The craft of making mijiu, or rice wine, in Mashan town has been passed down from generation to generation.
We have entered the coldest days of the year, which is a good news for wine makers in Youwang village as the season of making fermented rice wine has arrived.
For some picky Wuxi natives, they would regret the entire following year if they didn't tuck into a meal of delicious hairy crabs.
The weather is getting cold after the autumnal equinox which falls on Sept 23 this year and the delicacies exclusive for autumn also come with the cooling air.
Eighteen traditional cultural items in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province, recently made the provincial intangible cultural heritage list.