Mao Jia Restaurant Chengdu
Chengdu, ChinaA Hunanese restaurant in Chengdu that serves the personal favorite dishes of Chairman Mao Zedong - red-braised pork belly, steamed fish head with chili, and spicy dried tofu - in a restaurant filled with Cultural Revolution memorabilia and posters. The most politically and gastronomically interesting meal in Chengdu.
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Chengdu
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