The Chinese breakfast street food described as similar to crêpes is jianbing. It is a thin, freshly cooked pancake-style street meal, usually spread on a hot griddle and folded around savory fillings.
Jianbing is especially associated with northern China, including Shandong and Tianjin. A vendor spreads a batter made from wheat and other grains over a large flat cooking surface, cracks an egg onto it, and adds sauces, scallions, coriander, and a crisp fried component. The finished food is folded several times for eating on the go.
Regional versions differ. Shandong-style jianbing is often crispier and may use coarse grains such as millet, sorghum, or corn. Tianjin-style jianbing guozi is generally softer and is commonly paired with youtiao, a fried dough stick, or a thin crunchy cracker. Sweet bean sauce, chili sauce, and pickled vegetables may also appear.
Jianbing is not baozi, zongzi, or mantou: those are steamed or stuffed foods with different forms and preparation methods. Its resemblance to a crêpe comes from the thin batter cooked directly on a hot plate.