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Just when I thought I had exhausted my appetite for buffets, a Sunday brunch at a French restaurant in Crowne Plaza Kuala Lumpur proved a delightful corrective. There was free-flowing sparkling wine, a generous spread and a parade of desserts that made restraint all but impossible.<\/p>\n

I am told that another restaurant in the same hotel offers a Saturday \u201cStraits of Malaya\u201d buffet showcasing Malay cuisine. The prospect is enticing, though it will have to wait a few weekends. At my age, one must eat responsibly.<\/p>\n

Between multiple courses that Sunday, I took a stroll \u2013 which is good for digestion, as one likes to think \u2013 through the relatively new hotel.<\/p>\n

The Petronas Twin Towers, a mere 10-minute walk away, loomed impressively through the windows. The interiors of the hotel looked quite comfortable and luxurious. It smelled nice too \u2013 probably a signature scent concocted especially for the premises, de rigueur nowadays for any shopping centre and hotel worth its salt.<\/p>\n

Such carefully orchestrated hospitality may feel modern, yet long before the rise of contemporary hotels, China developed a remarkably diverse world of private inns shaped by commerce and sustained by the enduring need for shelter along the road.<\/p>\n

As early as the Shang period<\/span> (c.1600BC-1046BC), itinerant merchants were travelling widely, creating demand for lodging. By the Warring States period (475BC-221BC), inns had proliferated to the point of attracting official scrutiny.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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