[Photo/SHEN BOHAN/XINHUA] CHENGDU — Tucked away in the snowy valley of Maisu township, Dege county in the Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, the Khyenle Guesthouse on the scenic Sichuan-Xizang ...

People immediately think of Sichuan food as being hot, sour, sweet, and salty; using fish sauce; or having a strange taste. Actually, these flavors were introduced only in the last 100 years ...