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Lung fung soup (龍 鳳 湯; pinyin: lóng fèng tāng), also referred to as Dragon's soup [1] and Dragon phoenix soup, is a thick seafood or gou rou soup made with lemon, chili peppers, chicken, snake, and Chinese vegetables. [1] Other variations could include a vegetarian version of the same with mushrooms instead of seafood.
One version is literally called the "dragon tiger phoenix big braise" (龍虎鳳大燴). [1] Another is the chrysanthemum dragon tiger phoenix" ( 菊花龍虎鳳 ). [ 3 ]
Fenghuang are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed feng and huang respectively, but a gender distinction is typically no longer made, and fenghuang are generally considered a feminine entity to be paired with the traditionally masculine Chinese dragon.
Phoenix depicted at the Longshan temple, Taiwan. The Four Holy Beasts differs from Four Symbols in that Qilin replaces the White Tiger.The Four Symbols are the Azure Dragon (青龍) in the East, White Tiger (白虎) in the West, Vermilion Bird (朱雀) in the South, and the Black Tortoise (玄武) in the North.
The Chinese classic Book of Rites mentions the Vermillion Bird, Black Tortoise (Dark Warrior), Azure Dragon, and White Tiger as heraldic animals on war flags; [3] they were the names of asterisms associated with the four cardinal directions: South, North, East, and West, respectively.
Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22, 2023, will be greeted with celebrations in metro Phoenix, including Phoenix Chinese Week’s Culture and Cuisine Festival.
The dragon and phoenix motif symbolize a blissful union, as described by the Chinese phrase 龍鳳配 (lùhng fuhng pui) (a union of the dragon and phoenix). On the third day following the wedding, the newlywed bride's first return visit to her family home after marriage is called 歸寧 [gwài nìhng].
Chinese Seal script for teng 螣 "flying dragon" The Chinese character 螣 for teng or te graphically combines a phonetic element of zhen 朕 "I, we (only used by emperors)" with the "insect radical" 虫. This radical is typically used in characters for insects, worms, reptiles, and dragons (e.g., shen 蜃 "a sea-monster dragon" or jiao 蛟 "an