Chinese poeple value their way of dining very much. Delicious and nutritious food has been regarded the basics of ordinary life. In general, people in North China favor noodles, dumplings and other staple food made from flour while the majority in the South almost consume rice daily. Despite the difference, people throughout the country adopt the traditional way of cooking prevalent in their respective regions. They are Beijing Food , Guangdong Food , Sichuan Food , Jiangsu Food , Zhejiang Food , Hunan Food , Anhui Food and Fujian Food .
China is known as the home town of tea .
People throughout the country drink tea daily. Because of the geographic location and climate, different places grow vaious kinds of tea. In general, there are five kinds of tea classifed according to different technique involved in the making of tea. They are Longjing of Hangzhou, Wulong of Fujian, Jasmine tea, Black tea and compressed tea. In Hangzhou, there is a tea museum, the only national museum of its kind.