Sweet and Sour Pork （Gulu Rou）

CHINA’s food culture,it seems,stretches back to time immemorial.There are various famous dishes,but to foreigners,the most familiar one might be sweet and sour pork(gulu rou),which is on the menus of Chinese restaurants all over the world. Rou means meat,but the origin of gulu in the name is very interesting.     

Mutton and Fish Soup

Ingredients: 750 grams(1 5/9 Ib)leg of mutton 200 grams (4/9 Ib)horseradish 750 grams(1 1/2 cups)fish bone soup(made by boiling thebones from one fish in 1,000 grams or 2 cups of water for half anhour)     

Qianzhangrou(Thousand Paper Thin Slices of Pork)

Duan Wenchang, prime minister to Tang Emperor Muzong (on the throne from 821 to 825), was known not only for his achievements in managing state affairs, but also for his self-compiled five-volume recipe book and invention of the famous dish, qianzhangrou. The story goes that one year Duan returned to visit his hometown of Linzi, now Zibo City in Shandong Province. The local county magistrate threw a banquet in Duan’s honor. Eager for Duan to enjoy the banquet, the magistrate asked the chef to cook his signature dish, shuzirou.     

Stewed Pig Foot with Soybeans

Ingredients
1 pig foot
200 grams soybeans
50 grams day-lily flowers     

Stewed Fish Head with Tofu

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty reigned from 1736 to 1796. A conscientious ruler who took a personal interest in the wellbeing of his subjects, Qianlong made several trips incognito to the southern regions to     

Stewed Chicken with Three Cups of Sauce

正Stewed Chicken with Three Cups of Sauce,literally"three-cup chicken,"is a popular dish in Jiangxi Province in southern China.It is a specialty known for crispy texture and rich f lavor.Its story dates back to the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty(1127-1279),when Wen Tianxiang,a Jiangxi native scholar-general,was     

Twice-Cooked Pork

Twice-cooked pork ranks top of the culinary pops in Sichuan, the inland province in southwestern China noted for its spicy dishes. This Sichuan specialty is popular throughout China and also in Chinese restaurants overseas. More than half of participants in one public opinion poll voted it the     

Dongpo-style Pork

Rinse the streaky pork, remove the thin layer of cauls of fat from the meat but leave rind and other sides intact. Cut pork into ten square or rectangular pieces. Blanch the pork by boiling in water for five minutes. Pour into a colander and rinse to remove scum.Put a grid into one heatproof clay pot. Spread 50 grams scallions and ginger block over it and place the meat, rind side down on top. Add sugar,     

Steamed Pork with Royal Fern

Shangluo City of Shaanxi Province in northwestern China, nestled between its namesakes Shanshan Mountain and Luoshui River, is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization, inhabited by early humans as early as the Paleolithic age over one million years ago. The area’s rolling mountains produce a fern- like plant, shangzhi (Osmuna regalis),     

Steomed Pork with Royal Fern

Shangluo City of Shaanxi Province in northwestern China, nestled between its namesakes Shanshan Mountain and Luoshui River, is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization, inhabited by early humans as early as the Paleolithic age over one million years ago. The area＇s rolling mountains produce a fern- like plant, shangzhi （Osmuna regalis）     

Steamed Pork with Mui Choi

Steamed Pork with Mui Choi originated in the Huizhou area of Guangdong Province on China’s southcoast.It is a popular home-cookedmeal among the Hakka of Guangdong and has a venerable place inChina’s food culture.During the Qin(221-207 B.C.)and Han(206 B.C.     

历史景观与公共记忆——以黄州东坡赤壁为例

一个地域乃至国家的民族及其文化认同感取决于公众所共有的历史记忆与文化记忆。而历史景观作为一个历史见证者,亦扮演着文化象征的重要角色。在历史景观身上,深刻体现着民众对其历史与文化的双重记忆。本文以湖北黄州东坡赤壁为例,依托发生于此的史实与传说,试图探析蕴涵于历史景观之中的民众的公共记忆在诸如文字、仪式等传承媒介中代代相继的原因与过程。     

Deep-fried Bells -Crispy Beancurd Rolls with Minced Pork

Ingredients: 10 sheets of beancurd skin 100 grams pork fillet 1 egg 2 grams Shaoxing cooking wine 4 grams salt 50 grams sweet brown sauce made from fermented flour 5 grams scallions 5 grams pepper salt (prickly ash flavor) 700 grams vegetable oil (80 grams to be consumed)Centuries ago, there were two restaurants in Hangzhou, one for the well-to-do, the other for the common people. The owner of the bigger res- taurant constantly sought ways of putting his rival out of business. On one occasion…     

一行三昧禅与王维诗文

王维由于受到禅宗“一行三昧”修持法门的影响 ,所以在为人处世、进退行藏诸方面采取了一种“无住、无念、无相”的禅者生活态度 ,所谓“行到水穷处 ,坐看云起时” ,“晚年唯好静 ,万事不关心” ,“色空无碍 ,不物物也” ,“苟身心相离 ,理事俱如 ,则何往而不适 ?”就是这种生活态度在其诗文中的典型表现。但是 ,这种禅者生活态度在给予他的人生以不乐仕进 ,淡泊名利、与物不拘、和光同尘、随缘自适等积极作用的同时 ,也使他泯灭了对是非曲直的分别 ,从而为他那半官半隐、亦官亦隐的圆滑世故的混世主义作出了理论上的解释。