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Not many people associate China with the great outdoors however the Heilongjiang province is a nature lovers best kept secret and one of the few places you can witness the endangered red crowned cranes. From free mineral water springs and volcanic walks in the Wudalianchi Park, to the beautiful Zhalong Nature Reserve, there are many unspoilt delights that makes a visit to Heilongjiang very special.
Swee Choon Dim Sum Restaurant is an unassuming, little place along Jalan Besar road in Farrer Park. If it wasn’t for the street-facing take away counter displaying row after row of delicious egg tarts, I may have walked passed and completely missed this little gem. Swee Choon has been serving Shanghai and Hong Kong style dumpling and noodle dishes in Singapore for more than fifty years. It is always busy and it stays open until the wee hours of the morning (6am) to feed both dinner and supper cravings. Their signature dish is the Mee Sua Kueh, a deep-fried vermicelli cake however everything from their steamed prawn dumplings to Shanghai chilli dumplings tastes good.