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The Teahouse 茶馆

Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "The TeaThe movie The Teahouse was adapted from Lao She's play of the same name. Released in 1982 and directed by Xie Tian, it starred Yu Shizhi, Zheng Rong and Lan Tianye, etc. The story is set in a typical teahouse in Beijing. It depicts the sufferings and collapse of China in the 1920s. This movie won special award of the 3rd Golden Rooster Award(1983) and special award of Excellent Film Award by Ministry of Culture in 1982.

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Chinese food: Chicken Chow Mein

In China, chow mein is made with soft noodles. For crispy chow mein noodles, add more oil than the recipe calls for and cook the noodles longer to dry them out. You can also follow these basic photo instructions show how to make chow mein noodles. Feel free to use shrimp or pork instead of chicken.

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Writings on Silk in Ancient China

In the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) and over a long period of time in ancient China, plain silk of various descriptions joined bamboo and wood slips as the material for writing or painting on. Silk(丝绸sīchóu) had advantages over the slips in that it was much lighter and could be cut in desired shapes and sizes and folded, the better to be kept and carried. But owing to its much greater cost, silk was never so popularly used as the slips.

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Chinese food: Chinese Noodles in Peanut Sauce

Hakka Noodles are topped with a flavorful dressing and served with a peanut and vegetable garnish. This recipe was submitted by Hirnakshi Joshi. Do you have a favorite Chinese recipe you'd like to share with others? Just submit your recipe using this handy submission form and I will add it to my Recipe File.

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About Chinese Zodiac 中国的生肖

Shengxiao is an important part of Chinese traditional culture. The Chinese word "Shengxiao(生肖 shēngxiāo)",  better known in English as the Chinese Zodiac, is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year cycle. The zodiac traditionally begins with the sign of the Rat, and the twelve zodiac signs are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. The zodiac signs cycles continuously, and determines the animal or sign under which a person is born.

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