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Liuzhou has (nearly) lost one of its favourite shops. In their efforts to clear space for what is promised to be Guangxi's tallest building, they have been tearing down and blowing up buildings all along the northern side of the city square. The hospital has all gone and for the last few weeks they have been pulling apart the Ying Binguan (hotel).
Attached to the hotel was this tiny shop selling steamed buns. It was very, very popular and early in the morning there were huge crowds waiting at the windows for their bun fix. People travelled from all over Liuzhou to buy their buns here.
As the building was torn down around them they went straight on dishing up the dough.
However, last week, they finally gave up and now all that is left of the shop is this.
The end of an era. Or so I thought.
Yesterday I discovered that they are still battling on and have set up shop in a tent further along the road! Good on them!
UPDATE 27th June
They have now moved into a slightly more permanent home. A sort of prefabricated hut. It is still situated in the NW corner of the square at the corner of Guang Chang Lu and Ba Yi Lu. (广场路， 八一路. 广雅路 十字路口)
UPDATE AGAIN: 17th August 2009
They have now moved back to their original site! As soon as the major demolition was over, and the ground flat enough, they picked up their Portakabin and walked! Good on 'em!
They DO have excellent buns! And I mean that in the best way. :) I found
them a few years ago, and it has been entirely too long since I have been.
Maybe on my way back through Liuzhou these next few days.
The bun tent is in the NW corner at the 广场路， 八一路 广雅路 十字路口
I'm surprised you were able to get a shot of the place with only four
customers -- it was usually much more crowded. And only one customer at the
tent? I guess people haven't found it yet.
Well, like I said, I don't do mornings. Certainly not early mornings.
Unless I'm on the way home from the night before.