Julie Wan, Drift back in time in China's picture-perfect canal towns.
Washington Post, Feb 11, 2011. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn
/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021103321.html
Note:
(a) Xitang 浙江省嘉兴市嘉善县 西塘 镇 http://www.xitang.com.cn/
(i) Shipi Lane 石皮弄
(b) Zhouzhuang 江苏省苏州市昆山市 周庄 镇 http://www.zhouzhuang.net/
(c) The article says that in Xitang "centuries-old homes have been turned
into guesthouses with back terraces overlooking the canal.
terrace (n): "a level ordinarily narrow plain usually with steep front
bordering a river, lake, or sea"
www.m-w.com
(d) For broad bean, see Vicia faba http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicia_faba
broad bean/fava bean 蠶豆
(e) dragon's beard candy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%27s_beard_candy
It is not known in Taiwan.
(f) smidgen (n): "a small amount : BIT"
(g) Tongli 江苏省苏州市吴江市 同里镇 (位于太湖之畔) http://www.tongli.net/
