Chinese script has at least a history of four thousand years.We are not certain of the date of its invention.There...
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Chinese characters are not an alphabet as Western languages used.Each character represents a separate word，and Chinese characters indicate both the...
During national commodity fairs，experts judge the quality and taste of hundreds of alcoholic beverages and give awards to those they...
Ancient Chinese men of letters might write poems or monographs after tasting liquor.The Tang Poet Li Bai is one of...
Chinese people sometimes play drinking games with friends.The goal of the game is not to get drunk；drunkenness is the penalty...
Persuade Others to Drink More Chinese hosts always want their guests to drink more.On special occasions，like a dinner banquet or...
Traditionally，Chinese drink wine only when eating.It is believed that alcohol should be consumed slowly to enhance the pleasure.Drinking in China...
In ancient China people often followed a formal drinking etiquette.When hosts and guests drank together，they would kneel down face to...
In ancient China，there was a kind of alcoholic beverage called li that was made from malted cereals.Some scholars think that...
In the late 1970s，a large amount of ancient bricks and stones dating from the Eastern Han Dynasty were unearthed in...
When overseas travelers first visit China，they are often surprised to find themselves served what seems a lavish meal consisting of...
Wine or liquor has been intimately intertwined with almost every aspect of Chinese culture since earliest times.The Chinese word jiu...
Banquet menus are quite different in composition from the daily meal at home.A standard banquet consists of four to six...
Deep-fried dough stick is a traditional snack for breakfast.The origin of this snack is associated with Qin Hui who served...
Dumplings are very traditional food in China.Northern Chinese people call the dumplings jiao zi，while Southern Chinese people prefer to call...
Cucha danfan means“weak tea and a simple food"，or“a simple diet". Traditionally it refers to a lifestyle of living thriftily in...
In China，the food stuffs are commonly classified as along tracks of fan ，staple foods and cai ，prepared dishes.The former refers...
In Sichuan Province，some dishes are highly spiced and peppery，so it is often said that numbing，hot spices are the main characteristics...
The Guangdong style of cooking is probably the most familiar to the Western palate，for many Chinese restaurants established outside China...
Since ingredients are not the same everywhere，Chinese food began to take in a local character by virtue of the ingredients.Chinese...