Qixi Festival (七夕节), the seventh day of the 7th month on the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on August 2 this year. It celebrates the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in Chinese mythology, so it is sometimes called the Chinese Valentine’s Day.
Category: Chinese Culture
About Cuisine: Four Beauties and Four Famous Dishes 美食杂谈:四大美女与四大名菜
西施与杨贵妃、王昭君、貂婵为中国古代四大美女,其中西施居首,是美的化身。在中国的传统美食中,恰恰有四道名菜以四大美人的名字命名。 Xi Shi, Yang Guifei, Wang Zhaojun and Diao Chan were dubbed as four beauties of ancient China, with Xi
北京烤鸭 Beijing Roast Duck
As part of the ‘food museum’ craze sweeping across China, Beijing has recently unveiled a museum dedicated entirely to roast duck.
Century-old History of Jinggang Rice Noodles 靖港米粉的百年历史
靖港作为曾经的重要水运口岸,南来北往的各色人等势必登岸入镇,饱尝靖港的美味佳肴,同时也把外地的各类吃食以及米粉的加工制作方法推介给了靖港。 once serving as an important water transport port, Jinggang welcomed different kinds of people always on the move, who
太极拳 Tai Chi Chuan
In recent years, more people have discovered and fallen in love with Chinese tai chi chuan(太极拳).But why do people find it so fascinating?
Ancient Fast Food 古代的方便食品
您知道,所谓方便食品,就是事先加工好的食物成品或者半成品。这种东西容易存放,携带方便,烹制简单,吃起来快捷,像面包、麻花、油条、罐头、藕粉、方便面、速冻汤圆水饺、速溶奶粉等,统统都是方便食品这个大家族的一员。 By fast food, we mean finished or semi-finished food after processing in advance. Fast food is defined by easy
中国戏曲 Traditional Chinese Opera
中国戏曲历史悠久,剧种种类繁多,据不完全统计,我国各民族地区的戏曲剧种约有三百六十多种。今天选取其中几种简单介绍。
Traditional Chinese opera is a comprehensive performing art which combines singing, music, dialogue, acrobatics, martial arts, and pantomime. Recent surveys show there are more than 360 different forms of opera throughout the country. Today we will introduce some of them.
Everlasting Luoyang Water Banquet 千年不散的筵席 洛阳水席
“水席”是洛阳特有的地方风味菜肴,它风味独特,选料十分讲究,烹制认真精细,味道鲜美多样,口感舒适爽利,和龙门石窟、洛阳牡丹并称洛阳三绝。是中国迄今所保留下来的历史最久远的名筳之一,距今已有一千多年的历史。 Shui Xi, or Water Banquet, is a set of dishes in Luoyang. With carefully seleced materials, strict cooking procedures,
世界杯剪纸 Paper-cutting Works of World Cup
Chang Yangyang, 23, artist, recently recreated images of World Cup heroes with black and red paper-cutting works in Mengjin county, central China’s Henan province.
Chinese Vegetarian Food
Over the centuries, Chinese vegetarian cooking has developed into a sophisticated cuisine in its own right. Cooks use a variety of protein-rich foods to simulate the flavours and textures of meat. Bean curd skin, for example, becomes mock poultry and wheat gluten stands in for meat.