Savor the bites of spring

On restaurant tables around China, there is a new freshness awaiting diners whether their tastes look to the East or to the West, Mike Peters and Xu Junqian report.

The first warm breezes of the season stir thoughts of romance, of a new wardrobe and of food markets brimming with the earliest strawberries, asparagus, spring onions and tender lamb. China's restaurants and hotels get especially creative at this time of the year - many with special menus for Easter Sunday this weekend - and we've explored a number of their offerings. Anybody's favorite restaurant is likely well worth a look soon, too.

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