Zunyi
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Zunyi (Chinese: 遵義; pinyin: Zūnyì) is a prefecture-level city in Guizhou province in southwestern China (People's Republic of China). The city has a population of around 300,000 people.
It is known for being the location where Mao Zedong was first elected to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, shortly before he led his Long March. Chinese tourists come to take photographs in the meeting hall where this historic election took place (at the Zunyi Conference).
It is also known for being a place where Chinese leaders, including Deng Xiaoping, visited to enjoy its fiery hot local cuisine, including yangrou fen (spicy hot rice noodle soup with lamb and bean curd).
This is made with Lai fen, a kind of thick wide round rice noodle that is made locally (at a factory in the town of Gaoping), and is difficult to find elsewhere.
The rice liquor Maotai is brewed nearby, as is Dongjiu. The local beer Gaoyuan is quite delicious. It is said that the local mountain water accounts for the quality of these locally-brewed beverages.
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