April 2023

Horseshoe Cake 马蹄糕 – Chinese Food

Overview Chinese Name: 马蹄糕 English Name: Horseshoe Cake; Water Chestnut Cake Category: Snack小吃 Main Ingredients: Water chestnut Horseshoe Cake Horseshoe Cake马蹄糕 is a traditional dessert snack in Suzhou苏州, Jiangsu Province, Guangzhou广州, Guangdong Province, Fuzhou福州, Fujian Province, and Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region广西壮族自治区. It is said that horseshoe cake originated in the Tang Dynasty唐代. It is made by steaming water chestnut powder or sweet […]

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Glutinous Rice Rolls with Sweet Bean Flour 驴打滚 – Chinese Food

Overview Chinese Name: 驴打滚 English Name: Glutinous Rice Rolls with Sweet Bean Flour; Donkey Roll Category: Snack小吃 Main Ingredients: Glutinous rice flour Glutinous Rice Rolls with Sweet Bean Flour Glutinous Rice Rolls with Sweet Bean Flour驴打滚 is one of the traditional snacks in Northeast China, old Beijing北京, and Tianjin天津. The finished products are yellow, white, and red, which are

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Xinjiang Big Plate Chicken 新疆大盘鸡 – Chinese Food

Overview Chinese Name: 新疆大盘鸡 English Name: Xinjiang Big Plate Chicken; Xinjiang Dapanji Category: Northwest cuisine西北菜 Main Ingredients: Chicken Xinjiang Big Plate Chicken Xinjiang Big Plate Chicken新疆大盘鸡, also known as Shawan Dapanji沙湾大盘鸡 and Fried Chicken with Chili辣子炒鸡, is a special food in Shawan City, Tacheng District, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region新疆维吾尔自治区. It originated from the Jianghu cuisine in Xinjiang roadside restaurants

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Five Oxen 五牛图 – Chinese Paintings

Overview Chinese Name: 五牛图 English Name: Five Oxen, Wuniutu Year: Tang Dynasty 唐代 Artist: Han Huang 韩滉 Dimensions: 20.8*139.8 cm Five Oxen 五牛图 Brief Introduction Five Oxen 五牛图 was painted by the prime minister of Tang Dezong’s 唐德宗 period, Han Huang 韩滉. It is the earliest paper animal painting in China, with a history of more than 1,300 years. It is the only

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Along the River During the Qingming Festival 清明上河图 – Chinese Paintings

Overview Chinese Name: 清明上河图 English Name: Along the River During the Qingming Festival; Qingming Shang He Tu Year: Northern Song Dynasty北宋时期 Artist: Zhang Zeduan 张择端 Dimensions: 24.8cm*528.7cm Along the River During the Qingming Festival清明上河图 Brief Introduction The Along the River During the Qingming Festival is a genre painting of the Northern Song Dynasty北宋时期. It is the only surviving boutique of

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A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains 千里江山图 – Chinese Paintings

Overview Chinese Name: 千里江山图 English Name: A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains; Qianli jiangshan tu Year: Northern Song Dynasty 北宋时期 Artist: Wang Ximeng 王希孟 Dimensions: 120cm*51.5cm A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains千里江山图 Brief Introduction A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains 千里江山图 depicts the majesty of the mountains and rivers of the motherland with its concise techniques, brilliant colors and meticulous

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Yellow River Cantata黄河大合唱 – Chinese Songs

Overview Chinese Name: 黄河大合唱 English Name: Yellow River Cantata Composer: Xian Xinghai 冼星海 Guang Weiran光未然(张光年) Yellow River Cantata The Yellow River Cantata, composed by Guang Weiran(lyrics) and Xian Xinghai(music), was first shown in 1939. The song was impassioned and played an encouraging role in China’s Anti-Japanese war. Composition Story of Yellow River Cantata In January

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The Rising Sun Never Sets on The Grassland草原上升起不落的太阳 – Chinese Songs

Overview Chinese Name: 草原上升起不落的太阳 English Name: The Rising Sun Never Sets on The Grassland Composer: MeiLi QiGe美丽其格 The Rising Sun Never Sets on The Grassland is a song sung by Hu Songhua and composed by Meili Qige. The song was created in 1952. Based on the folk tunes of Inner Mongolia, the melody is broad

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The Love Song Of Kangding康定情歌 – Chinese Songs

Overview Chinese Name: 康定情歌/跑马溜溜的山上 English Name: The Love Song Of Kangding/Kangding Qingge/Kangding Love Song Composer: Wu Wenji吴文季、Jiang Dingxian江定仙 The Love Song Of Kangding is a representative traditional folk song in Kangding, Sichuan. It was composed by Wu Wenji and Jiang Dingxian and sung by Yu Yixuan in Nanjing on April 19, 1947. Since then, Kangding Love

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