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Write 仓(cāng)(warehouse) in Chinese character

仓(cāng) Origin: 在甲骨文中,“仓”的上部是一座粮仓的顶部,中间是一扇门,下面是粮仓门口的基石。本义是“粮仓”,现在也可以指储存物资的建筑物。
On ancient oracle bone inscriptions, the upper part of “仓” is the top of a granary, with a door in the middle and a cornerstone below. Its original meaning is granary, and now can refer to any building that can store supplies.

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How to drink Gongfu Tea

Kung Fu Tea is not one kind of tea leaves or the name of tea, but a skill of making tea. It is because of the exquisite process of making tea that people call it Kung Fu Tea, the operation requires a certain techniques, knowledge of brewing and tasting skills.

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The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Cai Shun 二十四孝:蔡顺

As one of the cores of Chinese culture, "filiality" is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled the stories of 24 filial exemplars in ancient times and finished the Stories of Filiality. Let me introduce the 18th story to you.

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Cuisine in Xinjiang

Xinjiang, a multi-ethnic region where people of a certain group live in compact communities, has rich and unique food culture. This distinctive food culture has reflected the characteristics of the agricultural and pastoral areas in Xinjiang. It is the typically continental climate here, so there is little rain all the year around here. The oasis area accounts for 4% of the total area of Xinjiang. In this natural geographical environment, there are fewer varieties of vegetables, and so beef, mutton become the main food in Xinjiang.

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Write 工(gōng)(worker) in Chinese character

工(gōng) Origin: 甲骨文中,“工”是一把工具的样子,本义是“工具”,引申为“做工的人”以及“巧妙”、“细致”的意思。
On ancient oracle bone inscriptions, “工” looks like a tool. Its original meaning is “tool,” which then extended to “worker,” “ingenious,” and “meticulous.”

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Dining in Dim Sum Restaurants

In terms of Chinese culinary history, dim sum are relatively new on the scene. Since the 10th Century, however, the Cantonese have acquired a dim sum repertoire of around 2,000 varieties of the teatime snacks. The larger specialist dim sum restaurants will usually prepare up to 100 of them on any one day. So a visitor to Hong Kong need never eat the same dim sum. But visitors do, once they discover particular favorites such as har gau (shrimp dumplings), cha siu bau (barbecued-pork buns) or tsun guen (real spring rolls).

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The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Huang Xiang 二十四孝:黄香

As one of the cores of Chinese culture, "filiality" is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled the stories of 24 filial exemplars in ancient times and finished the Stories of Filiality. Let me introduce the 19th story to you.

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Write兑(duì)(exchange) in Chinese character

兑(duì) Origin: “兑”是“悦”的本字,字形的下半是一个人,上半突出了他的嘴和嘴角的笑纹。现在另有“悦”字表示喜悦,“兑”的意思为换取。
“兑” is the original version of the character “悦.” The lower part is a person and the upper part is an exaggeration of a laughing mouth. Today, the character “悦” expresses joyfulness, while the meaning of “兑” is “to exchange.”

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