If you use part of your home for business, you may be able to deduct expenses for the business use of your home. The home office deduction is available for homeowners and renters, and applies to all types of homes.
Time-Honored Daoxiangcun Treats. Founded in 1895, Daoxiangcun may be the oldest cake shop in Beijing. Its first location was near Qianmen, where it was the favorite haunt of famous writers such as Lu Xun. Today there are more than 30 Daoxiangcun outlets throughout the city and its treats â especially its Chinese pastries â remain popular.
Yuanxiao is a kind of rice dumpling made of glutinous rice powder and wrapped with various fillings like bean paste, brown sugar and all kinds of fruits and nuts. People eat these on the last day of the Chinese New Year celebration, since they are also named 'tangyuan' or 'tuanyuan' among the Chinese folk, pronounced like 'tuanyuan' (reunion). Zongzi Throughout the country families will eat 'zongzi' to memorize the national hero Qu Yuan (he ended his life by drowning in the Miluo River on hearing his state was defeated.) on the Dragon Boat Festival, the day of Qu Yuan's death.