The Way of Chinese Cooking
Cooking is the sum of material and spiritual wealth created in the human activities in the practice of cooking and eating. It includes cooking techniques, cooking activities, cooking all kinds of food produce, dietary consumption and many other spiritual products. Chinese culinary culture has a unique national characteristics and rich Oriental charm. There are lots of cooking skills in Chinese cooking, in this passage, we will discuss some of them.
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Ding Lan 二十四孝：丁兰
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 22th story to you.
Chinese Dining: Beliefs and Etiquette
"A Chinese dinner host will not expect a visitor to know all the traditions associated with a Chinese meal. But the visitor who knows some of them will gain 'face' and give 'face' to his host!"
Write 句 (jù)(sentence) in Chinese character
句 (jù)
Origin: “句”字由“口”和“丩”（“纠”的本字）组成。“口”的原意是方钉，“丩”像两根绳子纠结在一起。所以“句”的本意是“弯曲”。现在“句”多用来表示完整的话。The character “句” was composed of “口” and “丩” (the original version of “纠”). “口” used to mean nail, and “丩” looks like two intertwining ropes. Thus, the original meaning of “句” was “winding.” Now，it means a complete sentence.
Do You Know Chinese Regional Cooking Styles
It is often said that a skilled chef can make an authentic Chinese meal using only Western ingredients. Just ask the Chinese who emigrated to the United States in the 1800's. Faced with the challenge of producing westernized versions of their native cuisine – both to satisfy western palates and cope with a shortage of Asian foodstuffs – they created such classics as chop suey.
Chinese grammar: “Both A and B” with 又”you”
The character "又" (yòu) can be used to attribute two qualities to something. This is like saying that something is "both … and … " in English.
Beijing cancel English test for college entrance exams
Beijing education authorities are moving to limit the influence of English, one of the three “major” subjects for college entrance exams, in an education reform plan announced yesterday.
Famous Snacks in Nanjing
There are lots of snacks in Nanjing and among them the most famous snacks are those at the Temple of Confucius in Nanjing. “The Eight Unique of Qinghuai” becomes the name of the snacks at the Temple of Confucius which has a long history with more than 80 varieties. Eight snacks among them have the most delicious taste, so in September 1987, the experts named these eight snacks “The Eight Unique of Qinghuai”.
Write 公 (gōng)(general) in Chinese character
公 (gōng)
Origin： 这个字的上部“八”是分的意思，下部的“口”表示所分的物品，用平分东西表示“公平”。
The upper of this character is “八”，which means to separate, and the lower part is “口”, which represents the goods being divided. Likewise, the word “公平” means to divide things equally.
Chinese Festival: Double Ninth Festival
The Chongyang Festival（重阳节 chóng yáng ji é） falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, so it is also known as the Double Ninth Festival（双九节 shuāng jiǔ ji é）. It is celebrated for over 2000 years but officially defined as a festival during the Tang Dynasty. As time goes on, the Double Ninth Festival gradually to be celebrated also as an Elder Day for young people to show their respects to the elderly as double nine symbolize the longevity in Chinese culture. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is a day when the two Yang numbers meet. So it is called Chongyang. Chong in Chinese means "double." Also, as double ninth was pronounced the same as the word to signify "forever", both are "Jiu Jiu（九九 jiǔ jiǔ ）," the Chinese ancestors considered it an auspicious day worth celebration. That's why ancient Chinese began to celebrate this festival long time ago.
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