Monthly Archives: November 2009
Cangjie Creating Chinese Characters
Huainanzi (Masters in the Kingdom of Huainan) says that it was because of the characters Cangjie made that the Heaven rained grains and the ghosts cried at night. Xunzi (Hsun Tzu) and Shijing(The Book of Odes) and other ancient books also record the legend of Cangjie creating Chinese characters. By the Qin (221-206BC) and Han [...]
Huai-Yang Cuisine
Huai-Yang Cuisine originated from the Pre-Qin Period (221-206BC), became famous during the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) Dynasties, and was recognized as a distinct regional style during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) Dynasties. This cuisine includes dishes from Huai’an, Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Shanghai. Raw materials of Huai-Yang dishes include fresh and live aquatic products. [...]
History of Chinese Characters
Chinese is the language with the largest number of users in the world, and the script with the longest history. It is difficult to determine the specific time when Chinese characters emerged. The oldest characters we see today are the scripts on the tortoise shells and animal bones in the Shang Dynasty (17th- 11thcentury BC) [...]
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