Cooking up a cultural treat
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cooking up a cultural treat

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Festival celebrates dough's rich and varied history, showing it is more than just daily nourishment. During China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Wheaten Food Carnival in Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi province, visitors could explore the richness of dough culture. HU YUANJIA/FOR CHINA DAILY This included displays of traditional dough-making techniques, exhibitions of noodle and bun artistry, and a week-long celebration of intangible heritage cuisine from various regions around the country. HU YUANJIA/FOR CHINA DAILY With nimble fingers kneading, twisting and shaping the dough, chefs demonstrated the art with unparalleled skill, captivating the audience. HU YUANJIA/FOR CHINA DAILY A series of activities not only celebrate culinary artistry but also foster with cultural exchange, bridging the past with the present and preserving the essence of China's dough heritage.

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Food festival dishes up cultural menu
1 month ago

Food festival dishes up cultural menu

China Daily  

Running from Nov 15 to Tuesday in Baojing county, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province, a food festival displays the distinctive culinary skills of different ethnic groups in the province. SHU BING/FOR CHINA DAILY Cuisine's role in identity under microscope as gateway to traditions, customs and values Food has the power to bring people together, and culinary tourism …

Food festival dishes up cultural menu
1 month ago

Food festival dishes up cultural menu

China Daily  

Running from Nov 15 to Tuesday in Baojing county, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province, a food festival displays the distinctive culinary skills of different ethnic groups in the province. SHU BING/FOR CHINA DAILY Cuisine's role in identity under microscope as gateway to traditions, customs and values Food has the power to bring people together, and culinary tourism …

Food festival dishes up cultural menu
1 month ago

Food festival dishes up cultural menu

China Daily  

Running from Nov 15 to Tuesday in Baojing county, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province, a food festival displays the distinctive culinary skills of different ethnic groups in the province. SHU BING/FOR CHINA DAILY Cuisine's role in identity under microscope as gateway to traditions, customs and values Food has the power to bring people together, and culinary tourism …

Food festival dishes up cultural menu
1 month ago

Food festival dishes up cultural menu

China Daily  

Running from Nov 15 to Tuesday in Baojing county, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province, a food festival displays the distinctive culinary skills of different ethnic groups in the province. SHU BING/FOR CHINA DAILY Cuisine's role in identity under microscope as gateway to traditions, customs and values Food has the power to bring people together, and culinary tourism …

Traditional craft captivates taste of modern audiences
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Traditional craft captivates taste of modern audiences

China Daily  

A dough figurine of Sun Wukong handcrafted by Zhao Rui. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY The soaring global popularity of the Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong has inspired a sculptor to create a traditional dough figurine of its main character. Handcrafted by Zhao Rui, the detailed and colorful figurine of Sun Wukong from the classic novel Journey to the West has …

A tasty approach to eating well
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A tasty approach to eating well

China Daily  

A lamb soup stall at the market in Feixian county, Linyi in Shandong province. A table laden with delicacies — potato cakes, tofu pudding, cold noodles, pulled noodles, scallion pancakes, pickled fish-shape noodles and many others — all cost just 48 yuan at the bazaar. "Seeing a line makes people curious and eager to line up also and try the …

Seven foods for Qingming Festival
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Seven foods for Qingming Festival

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-04-03 Editor's note: Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional festival where Chinese pay respects to their ancestors and the dead. From green rice balls and omelets to fried dough twists and pancakes, here are seven traditional foods people eat on the special day. Green rice ball 青团 Qingtuan, or green rice balls, are widely consumed in …

Seven foods for Qingming Festival
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Seven foods for Qingming Festival

China Daily  

Editor's note: Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional festival where Chinese pay respects to their ancestors and the dead. From green rice balls and omelets to fried dough twists and pancakes, here are seven traditional foods people eat on the special day. 1.Green rice ball 青团 Qingtuan, or green rice balls, are widely consumed in China's Jiangnan area …

Traditional delicacy brims with hometown flavors
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Traditional delicacy brims with hometown flavors

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Freshly-made fried dough twists. For years, Liu Junying and her family have been known for their expertise in making fried dough twists, a traditional delicacy in Hohhot, capital city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. In 2006, Liu and her husband opened a shop and established a company dedicated to processing and selling these fried dough twists. During the …

Keeping tradition alive
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Keeping tradition alive

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Liu Dongmei crafts intricate pankou, or traditional Chinese knotted buttons commonly used on qipao dresses. Liu, 62, is a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage artisan in Wulian county of Rizhao, East China's Shandong province. To that effect, Rizhao is exploring innovative ways to preserve and develop its traditional cultural handicrafts to boost its cultural industry, with the city government rolling out …

Keeping tradition alive
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Keeping tradition alive

China Daily  

Liu Dongmei crafts intricate pankou, or traditional Chinese knotted buttons commonly used on qipao dresses. Liu, 62, is a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage artisan in Wulian county of Rizhao, East China's Shandong province. To that effect, Rizhao is exploring innovative ways to preserve and develop its traditional cultural handicrafts to boost its cultural industry, with the city government rolling out …

Modern travelers immerse themselves in traditional life
1 year, 5 months ago

Modern travelers immerse themselves in traditional life

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Visitors watch an artist making clay sculptures at a folk culture park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Shi Shanfeng, assistant president of the water town resort, said, "These features enable our guests to experience the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage in China." In Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, Jiqing Street is home to intangible cultural heritage featuring distinctive food …

Modern travelers immerse themselves in traditional life
1 year, 5 months ago

Modern travelers immerse themselves in traditional life

China Daily  

Visitors watch an artist making clay sculptures at a folk culture park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Shi Shanfeng, assistant president of the water town resort, said, "These features enable our guests to experience the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage in China." In Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, Jiqing Street is home to intangible cultural heritage featuring distinctive food …

Job with strings attached
1 year, 9 months ago

Job with strings attached

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Hollow noodle craftsman Liu Laiwang stretches the noodles on a tall wooden frame at his company in Huangchuan county, Henan province. Liu Laiwang mass produces hollow noodles, contributing to rural vitalization, Yang Feiyue reports. "You can stick one in the water, blow into it, and bubbles come out," says Liu Laiwang, who has made a career out of making them, …

Taking a bite into intangible cultural heritage
3 years, 1 month ago

Taking a bite into intangible cultural heritage

China Daily  

Hosted by Beijing's Dongcheng District Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, a series of culinary experience activities has been held this month to charm participants with the city's unique cuisine. The biggest highlight of this event lies in the incorporation of several intangible cultural heritage projects into Beijing's traditional cuisine. Representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage from time-honored food brands like …

Nation expands intangible cultural heritage item list
3 years, 6 months ago

Nation expands intangible cultural heritage item list

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Students participate in a Tibetan chess competition in the Tibet autonomous region on June 27, last year. CHOGO/XINHUA The Ministry of Culture and Tourism released a new group of 325 national intangible cultural heritage items on Thursday in Beijing, increasing the list established in 2006 to 1,557 items. "One reason for adding the new category this year was that nominations …

Nation expands intangible cultural heritage item list
3 years, 6 months ago

Nation expands intangible cultural heritage item list

China Daily  

Students participate in a Tibetan chess competition in the Tibet autonomous region on June 27, last year. CHOGO/XINHUA The Ministry of Culture and Tourism released a new group of 325 national intangible cultural heritage items on Thursday in Beijing, increasing the list established in 2006 to 1,557 items. "One reason for adding the new category this year was that nominations …

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