摘要
Before coming to China I, like most of my friends and relatives back in the United States, assumed it was one huge,homogenous chunk of land where everyone spoke＂Chinese,＂ looked ＂Chinese,＂ and shared a common culture and history. Living on-and-off in China since 2007 and traveling throughout much of the country, I can resolutely say that notion is false. Just like in the United States, each geographic region of China is distinct with its own cuisine, culture and in many cases, dialect.
Before coming to China I, like most of my friends and relatives back in the United States, assumed it was one huge,homogenous chunk of land where
