Feelings on Watching the Moon
Bai Juyi
自河南经乱关内阻饥兄弟离散各在一处…
符离及下邽弟妹
Longjing tea, also known as West Lake Dragon Well tea, is named after its production region-Longjing Village of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
There are seven major groups of dialects of the Chinese language, which each have their own variations, according to Mount Holyoke College. Mandarin dialects are spoken by 71.5 percent of the population, followed by Wu (8.5 percent), Yue (also called Cantonese; 5 percent), Xiang (4.8 percent), Min (4.1 percent), Hakka (3.7 percent) and Gan (2.4 percent).
Qiang Village (3)
Du Fu
羌村 (三) 群鸡正乱叫
客至鸡斗争
驱鸡上树木
始闻叩柴荆
父老四五人
问我久远行
手中各有携
倾榼浊复清
苦辞酒味薄
黍地无人耕
兵革既未息
儿童尽东征
请为父老歌
艰难愧深情
歌罢仰天叹
四座泪纵横 qiāng cūn (sān)
chá qí yǒu, zhī qí rén
察 其 友, 知 其 人 A man is known by the company he keeps.
Is love the universal language? Maybe – but deep gazes and long sighs only go so far. Eventually the need for practical communication kicks in.
Ingredients:
300 grams (2/3 lb) potatoes
150 grams (1/3 lb) fore shank of beef
5 grams (1/6 oz) sectioned scallions
5 grams (1/6 oz) sliced ginger
15 grams (3 tsp) cooking wine
5 grams (5/6 tsp) salt
2 grams (1/2 tsp) MSG
1 gram (1/2 tsp) pepper powder
Ingredients:
250 grams (5/9 lb) fresh abalone
100 grams (2/9 lb) asparagus
50 grams (1/9 lb) ham
150 grams (1/3 lb) chicken breast slices
20 grams (4 tsp) cooking wine
5 grams (5/6 tsp) salt
2 grams (1/2 tsp) MSG
5 grams (1/6 oz) sectioned scallions
5 grams (1/6 oz) sliced ginger
Ingredients:
5 eggs
500 grams (1 cup) water
3 grams (1/2 tsp) salt
2 grams (1/2 tsp) MSG
5 grams (1/6 oz) finely cut scallions
5 grams (1 tsp) sesame oil