Life was so bad in her fishing village that even rice porridge was a luxury.

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Outside the railway station, police shouted in megaphones, telling people where they could get free rice porridge.

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That means fewer bargain buckets of wings and more congee, a rice porridge with pork, pickles or mushrooms.

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The Starwood group, which owns the Sheraton, Westin and W brands, has responded to Chinese guests with in-room tea kettles, slippers, translated restaurant menus, on-site translation services and comfort food such as congee (rice porridge) and noodles.

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