Legend has it that Peking duck and other imperial fare were smuggled out of palace, giving the masses a taste for finer dining.

BBC: The melting pot of Chinese cuisine

The duck has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors from the city and across Asia, but why it became a sensation is subject to debate.

WSJ: In Hong Kong, Giant Duck Makes a Splash

It's too much to expect a few weeks of lame-duck session to accomplish more than this Congress has done in any of its previous 22 months.

NPR: Lawmakers Have Full Plate for Lame-Duck Session