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Chinese furniture: Tieli wood

Tieli wood is often confused with jichimu, yet lacks the latter's contrasting colors. Tieli is predominantly grayish black, and its open grain has a coarse texture. It once grew abundant in Guangdong where its large timbers were used for bridges and house construction; on Hainan Island the natives used it for firewood. Nevertheless, in the more northern regions its was regarded as a rare hardwood and was noted for as a desirable wood for furniture-making in late Ming texts. Furniture made from tieli often has a thick quality and is frequently with little or no carved decoration.

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Chinese Food 58: The Origin of Daokou Braised Chicken烧鸡的传说

Braised chicken is a traditional dish from Daokou, and it is also known as "Daokou Five-fragrant Boneless Braised Chicken". It gained popularity and became nationally known. In the past 100 years or so, this dish has been favored by domestic and international visitors.道口的烧鸡是道口镇一道传统菜肴。在过去的100年里,道口五香脱骨烧鸡已经举世闻名,享誉国内外。

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Kung Fu :Huashan Sect 功夫: 华山派

华山派是全真道教的一个支派。华山派开派祖师郝大通是全真教祖师王重阳的弟子之一,相传王重阳圆寂后郝大通等四人为他们的师傅守孝,有一天郝大通在歧山遇了一位神人,神人指点了他《易》的真谛,得高人指点郝大通逐渐体会到王重阳的武功精髓,于是开堂演道,广收弟子,逐渐形成了自己的道教门派——华山派。The Huashan sect is a branch of Quanzhen Taoism founded by Hao Datong, an apprentices of Wang Chongyang who played a crucial role in founding Quanzhen Taoism. After Wang's death, four of his apprentices including Hao Datong mourned the death of their master, until one day, Hao Datong met an immortal on Qishan Mountain. The immortal taught him the essence of change. Learning from the immortal, Hao Datong gradually understood the Kungfu essence of his former master and he opened a class to spread Taoism and teach Kungfu. Gradually, he founded his own Taoism branch – Huashan sect.

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Chinese Food 57: Fujian Cuisine闽菜

Fujian cuisine is one of the native Chinese cuisines derived from the native cooking style of Fujian province. Fujian-style cuisine is known to be light but flavourful, soft, and tender, with particular emphasis on umami taste, known in Chinese cooking as "xianwei", as well as retaining the original flavour of the main ingredients instead of masking them.福建菜是中国传统菜式之一,源于福建省。福建菜具有淡雅、鲜嫩、和醇、隽永的味道,保持原味的鲜味的做法是其他菜式无与伦比的地方。

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What do farmers do in the Stopping the Heat

In ancient times, people believed that three things would happen during the End of Heat. The first thing is that eagles would begin to catch and hunt a lot of birds. The second is that the weather would turn cold and the whole world would seem solemn. The third is that fall harvests would be about to begin.

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Fish Filets in Hot Chili Oil — Shǔi Zhǔ Yú

Shǔi zhǔ yú — 水煮魚 Shuizhuyu (Chinese: 水煮魚; pinyin: Shǔi zhǔ yú) is a Chinese dish which originated from the cuisine of Sichuan province which is famous for its spicy food and the name literally means "water-cooked fish filets". This is the signature dish at Sichuan restaurants in China and even abroad, where the delicate and tender white fish showcases the hot and numbing effects of the chillies and Sichuan peppercorns(Pinyin: huā jiāo).

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