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Shaobing (pinyin: shāobǐng; Wade–Giles: shao-ping), also called huoshao, is a type of baked, unleavened, layered flatbread in northern Chinese cuisine. Shaobing can be made with or without stuffing, and with or without sesame on top. Shaobing contains a variety of stuffings that can be grouped into two main flavors: savory or sweet.
West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy. West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy (Chinese: 西湖醋鱼; pinyin: xīhúcùyú), also known as Song Sao Fish (宋嫂鱼; sòngsǎoyú), is a traditional local specialty dish of Hangzhou in Zhejiang. It first originated in Southern Song dynasty. The material of West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy usually is the grass ...
Chinese folklore contains many symbolic folk meanings for the objects and animals within the folktales. One example of this is the symbolic meaning behind frogs and toads. Toads are named Ch'an Chu (蟾蜍) in Chinese, a folklore about Ch'an Chu illustrates the toad imports the implication of eternal life and perpetual. Chinese folklore unfolds ...
Chaoqi (Chinese: 炒琪/炒祺) is a traditional Chinese snack. It is made with pieces of dough covered with Guanyin clay, a kind of clay soil. The primary materials for making Chaoqi are flour, edible oil, egg, sugar, and salt. It is often flavored with milk, sesame, and five-spice powder. [1]
Cantonese folktales are folktales associated with the Cantonese people, the dominant Han Chinese subgroup in the Southern Chinese twin provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.This body of folktales have been influenced both by the culture of Han Chinese and that of Nanyue, the original Baiyue inhabitants of the region before sinicization occurred.
In the 13th century, Shang Zhongxian (尚仲賢) adapted the story into a zaju titled Liu Yi Delivers a Letter to Dongting Lake (洞庭湖柳毅傳書, English version: Liu Yi and the Dragon Princess translated by David Hawkes, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2003 [2]).
Dukang Spring in Jinan; local legend claims that Du Kang once set up a pot of wine here. Du Kang, sometimes identified with Shao Kang, is one of the figures credited with the invention of alcoholic beverages in Chinese legend. He became the deified patron of winemakers in China and Japan . Grain wines were an important part of ancient Chinese ...
The Legend of the White Snake is a Chinese legend centered around a romance between a man named Xu Xian and a female snake spirit named Bai Suzhen. It is counted as one of China's Four Great Folktales, the others being Lady Meng Jiang , Butterfly Lovers , and The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl .