Meat, fish, eggs and nearly all animal foods are very yang, while most fruits and vegetables(except seaweed) are yin and some are on the cool-neutral end.    THOUGH eating costly meat and fish was once a symbol of wealth(wealth Continue Reading

   It’s natured, sweet and non-toxic, good for nourishing Yin, moistening dryness, clearing heat and detoxicating.    Lotus root It’s natured, sweet and cold, good for clearing heat(热度rèdù), resolving thirst(口渴kǒukě), nourishing(to nourish a person, animal, or plant means to provide them with Continue Reading

   Hasma is variously described as frog fat, frog eggs, frog roe, or the frogs reproductive glands. This rare food is from a particular member of the frog family, not the common frog, though it is common in Jinlin and Continue Reading

   Wash the beans(豆dòu), bring them to a quick boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Done. The soup is clear and green. You can drink the soup and leave the beans.    Li Shizhen(李时珍Lǐ Shízhēn), a pharmacologist(someone trained in Continue Reading

   It was banned by the government in the Southern Song dynasty because it was thought dangerous. It was deeply loved by the common people and in the Qing dynasty, there were still people there performing tide surfing, but the Continue Reading

   Now the piece is about to enter a new phase of life. Xinhua reported earlier this month that it is to be the basis for an animated TV series. Sponsored by Wanhao, an internet, film and TV center and Continue Reading

   There are many different tales of the origin of chopsticks, one of which is related to Dayu, a legendary figure who tamed floods. It is said that there were ravaging floods which caused serious damage during the reign of Continue Reading

   后来，每到农历七月初七，相传牛郎织女鹊桥相会的日子，姑娘们就会来到花前月下，抬头仰望星空，寻找银河两边的牛郎星和织女星，希望能看到他们一年一度的相会，乞求上天能让自己能象织女那样心灵手巧，祈祷自己能有如意称心的美满婚姻，由此形成了七夕节。    七夕节始终和牛郎织女的传说相连，这是一个很美丽，千古流传的爱情故事，是我国四大民间爱情传说之一。 相传在很早以前，南阳城西牛家庄里有个聪明、忠厚的小伙子，父母早亡，只好跟着哥哥嫂子度日，嫂子马氏为人狠毒，经常虐待他，逼他干很多的活，一年秋天，嫂子逼他去放牛，给他九头牛，却让他等有了十头牛时才能回家，牛郎无奈只好赶着牛出了村。 一天，天上的织女和诸仙女一起下凡游戏，在河里洗澡，牛郎在老牛的帮助下认识了织女，二人互生情意，后来织女便偷偷下凡，来到人间，做了牛郎的妻子。织女还把从天上带来的天蚕分给大家，并教大家养蚕，抽丝，织出又光又亮的绸缎。 牛郎和织女结婚后，男耕女织，情深意重，他们生了一男一女两个孩子，一家人生活得很幸福。但是好景不长，这事很快便让天帝知道，王母娘娘亲自下凡来，强行把织女带回天上，恩爱夫妻被拆散。 牛郎上天无路，还是老牛告诉牛郎，在它死后，可以用它的皮做成鞋，穿着就可以上天。牛郎按照老牛的话做了，穿上牛皮做的鞋，拉着自己的儿女，一起腾云驾雾上天去追织女，眼见就要追到了，岂知王母娘娘拔下头上的金簪一挥，一道波涛汹涌的天河就出现了，牛郎和织女被隔在两岸，只能相对哭泣流泪。他们的忠贞爱情感动了喜鹊，千万只喜鹊飞来，搭成鹊桥，让牛郎织女走上鹊桥相会，王母娘娘对此也无奈，只好允许两人在每年七月七日于鹊桥相会。

   Cao Cao was not just a statesman and general; he was a man of cultured tastes too, as were his two sons Cao Pi and Cao Zhi.    Cáo Cāo shì Dōnghàn mò nián yí wèi jiéchū de zhèngzhì Continue Reading

   The country code for USA and Canada is 1, 44 for UK, 61 for Australia, 43 for Austria, 41 for Switzerland, 852 for Hong Kong, 39 for Italy, 31 for Holland, 64 for New Zealand, etc. For the other Continue Reading