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Ming Taizu

Ming Taizu, named Zhu Yuanzhang, was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the longest dynasty in China’s history. Zhu Yuanzhang was one of the first peasants who started a Chinese dynasty.  Zhu Yuanzhang was born into a poor family in 1328. When he was young, both his parents died. Zhu Yuanzhang used to [...]

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Jiaohua Chicken

Chicken is so important a dish to a Chinese table that since ancient times there was the old saying had it that “Chicken makes for a real dinner.” Actually, the hard-working and intelligent Chinese people have created over one hundred ways to cook chicken, among which, jiaohua chicken a very unique and famed dish. Chicken [...]

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