Monthly Archives: March 2010

Kung-pao Chicken

More than 100 years ago in Sichuan, an official of the lord is a fried peanut big "fans". In strong favor the food, he let cooker put the two materials of peanuts and chicken fried into a dish. The peanut mixed in the fresh chicken is even crisper, bringing the taste buds constant flirtation and [...]

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Tibetan Kings’ Tombs

Tibetan kings’ tombs were located at the foot of Mure Mountain opposite to Qiongjie County of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Here stands nine high and wide graves, their shape similar to massifs. In 1959, the Tibetan cultural relics research group organized by the Cultural Relics Bureau of the Ministry of Culture made researches into the [...]

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The Legend of the Wooden Fish

The "wooden fish" is a percussion instrument made of a hollow wooden block originally used by Buddhist priests to beat rhythms when chanting scriptures. These are two kinds of wooden fish: one is round with carved scales and the other is rectangular and suspended in front of dinning halls of Buddhist temples. It is said [...]

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