Livin' In The Chonx

Quan Shui Ji 泉水鸡 (Nanping Map)
• 40-50 RMB/person

Here’s another local specialty for those who like it HOT. Running between the Post & Telecom University and Nanshan Scenic Area is a street that has been aptly named Spring Water Chicken Street. Several restaurants have set up shop along this street to serve up this spicy chicken dish. The key ingredient is not just any ordinary chicken, but the Chinese Silkies. These chickens are so named because they have white down-like feathers. Both their skin and bones are black and they are raised for the gourmet meat market. Fortunately, you don’t get to see the birds before they are prepared for supper, because you just might find them too precious to eat.

Bus Tip: 南山泉水鸡一条街 or 南坪东路 and change buses
Alternate route: Take the Yangtze River cableway across the river and then taxi up the mountain.