The manager of the Qing Feng Steamed Dumpling Shop in Beijing serves customers on Monday. People flocked to the shop after President Xi Jinping dined there on Saturday. [Photo by Cheng Liang / for China Daily]

Qing-Feng Steamed Dumpling Shop's Yuetan branch was surprised with a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping in late December.

The president insisted on waiting in line with the rest of the patrons and placed an order for a plate of mustard leaves, a bowl of stewed pork liver soup, and six shallot and pork buns. The bill came up to 21 yuan ($3.47).

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