Chinese Food Ⅳ
The Chinese feel that food should not only be great to eat, but should also be pleasing to the eye. Different vegetable are often carved into delicate shapes such as…
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Chinese Food Ⅲ
Dining is also closely related to friendship and interpersonal exchanges. A proverb says “When like minds meet, there can never be too many cups,” or “For congenial friends a thousand…
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Chinese Food Ⅱ
Due to the size of the country, many different styles of cooking have developed in different areas. Today the eight most famous are Jiangsu cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Hunan…
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Chinese Food Ⅰ
An age-old Chinese saying says “Food is of the utmost importance to everyone.” The records of the Historian noted, “His people are of the utmost importance to a king, food…
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Taboos and Euphemism in Chinese Ⅳ
Euphemisms are useful for getting around situations where things are not generally directl mentioned. Menstruation is considered a delicate topic in many cultures, and so many euphemisms have evolved to…
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Taboos and Euphemism in Chinese Ⅲ
Historically speaking, many taboos were related to the nobility wishing to maintain their control over the symbols associated with power. More recently, taboos such as mentioning the name of the…
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