Articles Archive for January 2009
The seventh day of the Chinese New Year, which is traditionally known as “renri”, literally refers to “the date of man”. It is said to be the day when human beings were created. It is …
When the Chinese New Year draws in, folks will make lots of preparations, including repainting the walls white, making new clothes, and cooking big meals for the New Year’s eve.
In the countryside of North China, …
Nian gao, which refers to the Year cake or Chinese new year’s cake, is a Rice cake prepared from glutinous rice. Though the food can be eaten all year round, usually it is most popular …
Temple Fair, which is also known as Miao Hui, is a traditional assembly held in Northern China to celebrate the Chinese New Year. It is one of the most cultural events during the time of …
When preparing Chinese New Year food, it’s important to keep following symbols in mind. Some food are the most key foods during festive period as they have good symbolic meanings.
1. Chicken
Chicken symbolizes happiness and prosperity, …
The Chinese dumpling is called as Jiaozi in Chinese, gyōza in Japanese, or mandu in Korean. The dish is widely popular in China, Japan, and Korea as well as outside of East Asia, especially in …
Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional Chinese holidays. It is also called as the Lunar New Year. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first …
In order to celebrate the Chinese New Year, it has been a long-time annual tradition of holding Flower Street festival in the city of Guangzhou. Ever since the cultural revoultion, every district in Guangzhou have …
The 2004 romantic drama was produced and directed by Mike Nichols, with Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Julia Roberts.
The plot is written by Patrick Marber, based on his award-winning 1997 play of the same name. It …
The 2008 action movie was directed by Jesse V. Johnson, with Rick Yune, Keith David, and Bokeem Woodbine.
It tells the story about an assassin in Bangkok, who turns down a job when he finds it …
The 2008 computer animation was directed by Bradley Raymond, with Mae Whitman, Kristin Chenoweth, Raven-Symoné.
The plot is based on the Disney Fairies franchise being produced by DisneyToon Studios. It revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy …
Amélie is a 2001 French moviedirected by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, starring Audrey Tautou. The original French title is Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain, which literally means “The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain”.
Written by Jeunet with Guillaume …
Tap-Tim-Krob is famous dessert in Thailand. It’s also called as Red Ruby. The basic ingredients include water chestnuts, coconut milk, water, sugar, salt, tapioca flour and red food colouring.
1. Cut the water chestnut into pea …
The LOMO Horizon 202 camera is a model equiped with a Shooting System of mechanical Swing-lens Panorama. The LOMO Horizon 202 took 24×58 mm wide frames on perforated 35 mm film.
The model enable the photographers …
