An owner of a malatang stall serves a customer on a snack street in Qinzhou District of Tianshui City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, March 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)
TIANSHUI, March 21 (Xinhua) — At dawn, the bustling snack streets of Tianshui, a city in northwest China’s Gansu Province, were already teeming with activities, with visitors eager to taste the local specialty, malatang, literally meaning a numbingly spicy hotpot.
This simple spicy hotpot delicacy has recently thrust this quaint city into the online spotlight, enchanting tourists with its rich history.
Tourists taste malatang at the ancient city of Tianshui in Qinzhou District of Tianshui City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, March 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)Tourists taste local snacks at the ancient city of Tianshui in Qinzhou District of Tianshui City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, March 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)Tourists visit the ancient city of Tianshui in Qinzhou District of Tianshui City, northwest…
