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Chinese Lanterns have been around literally for thousands of years. Their use dates back as three hundred years BC, with the invention first being recorded as being used as well as other related experiments being documented around the same time. The invention is attributed to Kongming, who was a well known third century military advisor and strategist but it is likely someone else invented the Chinese lantern and it was later attributed to this popular figure rather than the actual inventor. Either way, these floating paper lanterns have many more uses today than they did when they were originally invented.
First Use of Chinese Lanterns: Military Use
As with many inventions that we see today, the first Chinese Lantern application was a military one. With the invention of the lantern, came an excellent way to signal troop formations during military manoeuvres. Whether doing so as a drill or in the middle of combat, floating lanterns were used to tell the troops what they needed to do. Combining the colour of the lantern with a boldly painted on symbol, each division would know what colour they were to look for and the symbol could indicate anything from attack to retreat to more complex commands such as moving to flank an opposing force. With the help of Chinese Lanterns, the Chinese armies of the day were well respected fighting forces that could easily take on any opposing army.
Civilian Uses
Once these lanterns became more popular, their use in mainstream Chinese culture became more and more common. Soon after they helped the military become successful on the battlefield, they began being used by the common person in a serene and peaceful way. The original way this began was with festivals. These were held both as scheduled events as well as celebrations of victory by the armies. The mass launch of Chinese lanterns during festivals was done frequently but the most common were New Years festivals. During these festivals, messages asking for a good year were written on the lantern as well as hopes, dreams and prayers for the future. In Thailand, these festivals and the Chinese lanterns took on a big part of the festival with incredibly large launches during festivals as well as launches frequently throughout the year on an individual level. They believed the floating lanterns were a direct conduit to the heavens as well as being a symbol of worries, problems and stress floating away.
Uses Today
Today, people around the globe use Chinese Lanterns in the traditional manner but also go far astray from their original uses. Traditional calendar events still get the same attention, especially in countries with large populations from Thailand or China but they are also a common site at other times and without the traditional reason for launch. For example, they have become incredibly popular at festivals around England, to the point where unfortunately they have been on the excluded items list. Chinese lanterns are also a common site on any given night in regions that cater to holiday crowds.
Sam L Morgan is a part time freelance writer who writes articles of all types. With a day job of working in a car shoppe, his neighbors http://www.NightSkyLanterns.co.uk have inspired him to focus on this topic.
Chinese Cooking Taro - Eat Healthy With The Highly Nutritious Chinese Cooking Taro!
Any connoisseur of good food and drink would undoubtedly declare that the Chinese are the best cooks in the international world! The reason that they manage to churn out such tasty food is because of a famous cuisine called the “Chinese Cooking Taro”.
Few may be aware of what is actually meant by “Taro”. This tropical plant is known for its edible corm (starch-filled vegetable which grows underground) and edible leaves. This plant with a tall and thick stem requires plenty of water and good soil in order to grow. Being triangular in shape, the large leaves have caused the plant to be loosely nicknamed, ‘elephant’s ear’! Moreover, this plant is an excellent source of minerals (potassium and iron), vitamins (vitamin C, thiamine and vitamin B1), and carbohydrates.
There are certain precautions to be taken before the Taro can actually be cooked. The skin is quite muddy and has to be peeled off. Sometimes, there are spots found on the Taro or it is not very fresh. Then the vegetable has to be trimmed till the white flesh with purple markings can be seen.
Once the peeling is done with, the Taro is cut in a crosswise pattern depending on how large the vegetable is. Generally, each piece is supposed to be one-fourth inch in thickness.
This cuisine (Chinese Cooking Taro) involves a classical and elaborate procedure of cooking. To begin with, a wok (metal pan with rounded bottom) is heated for a long time till it emits smoke. To prevent burning or sticking, the surface of the wok is now coated with oil. The Taro is allowed to cook by itself for about 15 to 20 seconds before garlic is added to it. Stirring has to be continuous to prevent the Taro from sticking to the sides of the wok. Once the Taro’s color turns to light-brown, water is poured in. The level of water just covers the Taro. Lastly, the Taro in water is left to cook for about 15 to 20 minutes on a medium flame. Once it is ready, the hot Chinese Cooking Taro can be combined with steamed rice and eaten!
This is not the only combination in which it can be used. Since Chinese food is largely influenced by the religion followed and festivals celebrated in the country, a cuisine like the Chinese Cooking Taro has been responsible for the evolution and naming of many famous dishes like Noodles, Manchurian, Spring Rolls, Stewed Taro combined with green onions, and many more.
What is to be kept in mind is that the principal ingredients to be found in the Chinese Cooking Taro consist of about one pound of a medium Taro along with 1 to 2 cups of boiled water, 6 chopped cloves of garlic, 2 to 3 green onions which are to be cut in round and thin slices, 1 to 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce and 3 to 4 tablespoons of peanut oil.
Whatever it may be, it cannot be disputed that Chinese Cooking Taro has become an invaluable part of various Chinese cuisines around the world, as well as used as fast food since it is both tasty and contains a whole lot of nutrients.
Today, other countries are following suit by experimenting with different methods of cooking this vegetable food to produce their own delicious dishes.
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Do the Chinese kites have many patterns?
Chinese kites . Have you ever seen the Chinese kites? I saw a website that display all Chinese kites. Would you like to go through. www.ChinaCultureMall.com
Nice site, but how about the Dragon Kites, phoenix kites, fish, frog ,bat, Hawk shaped kites. The Chinese have many types of kites with many shapes other than sparrow kites.
Chinese Vice President stresses transformation of economic growth pattern
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for greater efforts to fuel the country's transformation of its economic growth pattern.
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