我和我家苏毛毛终于在骡马市发现传说中的双皮奶了， 在我没吃过之前，他总是像我一直炫耀， 说是如何如何好吃。 之前我是不在意的， 但是我吃了一份以后就忘也忘不了啦！ 在这里我要郑重其事的向大家宣布！ 双皮奶真滴真滴很好吃的呀~~~ 于是回家后在网上搜到制作方法， 试着做了一下， 还真不是吹的呢！ 先上成果!华丽丽的出场~~~~~

For expats or those who are visiting Xi’an and looking for a unique gift, Shu Yuan Men is the place to find it. Affectionately known as Old Street- is located near the South gate (Nan Men) inside the Wall of the city. Wander through a street of painters within Ming and Qing Dynasty Architecture. Its old stone slab streets lead to small alleys and courtyards filled with everything from calligraphy to sculpture. This is a place that you will want to stay and spend some time and the Bell and Drum towers and the Muslim Quarter are a walk or short taxi ride away.

For centuries tea has been an important part of Chinese culture. In ancient times, tea was called ‘tu’ and during the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD) the word took on the pronunciation we are familiar with today, ‘cha’. Research on the history of tea has been made more difficult as the ancient Chinese character also means a type of bitter vegetable.
The tea plant originates from China and was described by the Tang Dynasty writer Lu Yu, as ‘a grand tree from the South, tall … with [a] circumference [of] up to two metres’.

Less than two hours away from the capital city of Hanoi lay an undiscovered beach oasis. Nha Trang is located in the south central Vietnamese coast. This very affordable beach town has it all; 6km of beachfront, warm weather all year round, affordable accommodation, great food, island tours, water sports and much more.
You can reach Nha Trang in a variety of different ways; however flying arguably offers the most value for your money. Flights to Nha Trang are fast and usually quite cheap. At about $60 and one and a half hours the flight from Hanoi certainly beats a 30 hour train ride. Ho Chi Minh City is even closer at only 9 hours by bus or 40 minutes on Vietnam Airlines. As soon as you take your first breath of that fresh tropical air on the tarmac of Nha Trang’s refreshingly simple airport you know that you have just arrived in a place where time moves just a little bit slower and most problems seem to suddenly seem unimportant. Once on the ground you must make your way to Nha Trang’s city centre which is accessible by taxi or private car at about $10 and $18 respectively. The journey will take you through a scenic highway that winds along the mountains and hugs the coast most of the time. The journey takes about 40 minutes.

As the season gets colder, two commodities become increasingly important: heavy clothes for going out, and books for staying in. Luckily, the markets in the xiaozhai district of Xi’an are able to supply both more than adequately. Outside the city walls, the XiaoZhai district is one of the most developed parts of the city, and one of the most popular for Xi’an’s youth. There certainly is no lack of things to do, between the Shaanxi Historical Museum, the largest bookstore in town, restaurants ranging from two-story KFC and McDonalds to the most expensive Korean food you are likely to find, and the many shopping centers and clothing stores that line the streets. For expatriates who have combed the insides of the city walls for things to do, this southern city district is a perfect stop. Book City is, by a wide margin, the largest bookstore in town. It stands at an impressive four stories tall and uses every inch of the space. While getting in with a bag or large purse is a bit of a hassle (you have to check it at a window by the door), the store is certainly worth checking out.

Xi’an is famous all over the world not only for its unique ancient cultural history but also for its fantastic Chinese souvenir shopping. Some excellent offerings specific to Xi’an include: Chinese calligraphy rubbings, Tang pottery replicas, Terracotta Warrior replicas, Folk paintings and Folk paper cuttings .

The Yellow River is said to be one of the most unique rivers in the world. It flows from the Tibetan Plateau in northern China and then continues northwards towards Mongolia. The river then runs south through the Qinling Mountains and finally heads east towards the sea via 50 different routes. Both the Yellow and the Yangtze River flow through China from the Tibetan Plateau. The two rivers are well known for the amount of glacial silt they carry. The Yellow River is said to be the most silt laden river in the world and is thought to have even more of the material than the Yukon River, the Mississippi, the Amazon and the Nile. For tens of millions of years glaciers have been grinding down the sides of the Himalayas producing the crushed rock. The rock is so fine that it can stay in the rivers for long periods of time. It is thought that the best farmland in China is along the eastern seashore, which was in fact created by the deposits of glacial slit from the two rivers.

Have you ever been in Shaanxi? How can you learn about Shaanxi? The Chinese have a famous saying 民以食为天 (Mín yǐ shí weí tiān) which means 'people regard food as their primary want'. If you want to know the customs and culture there you must start with their food. I now invite you to be my honoured guest as I lead you through a nice tour of Shaanxi food. Generally speaking Shaanxi can be divided into three parts: 陕北 (Shǎnběi - north of Shaanxi), 关中 (Guāngzhōng - middle of Shaanxi) and 陕南 (Shǎnnán - south of Shaanxi). The province is rich in wheat and has a broad variety of pasta dishes.

A building suspended mid-mountain, being within 2 metres of a powerful waterfall, 2,000 year old Pingyao City are some of the sights you can see if you visit Shanxi Province. Pingyao City is the only Ming-Qing Dynasty style town still standing. The city was the birthplace of China’s banking institution and at its height, much of the country’s banking business took place here. Yet there are no longer any banks in the city today. The City Wall gives you an idea of the size of the city; you can see from one end of the city to the other with its rows of houses, wooden framed doors and identical dark grey roof tiles. Chickens and donkeys were being kept in some of the backyards and on the street a horse drawn cart was delivering coal to the locals. The Wall is an ideal place to see Pingyao at night as the streets are lit up with glowing red lanterns.

“You’re going to climb Hua Shan?! Oh no… Please be careful! It‘s so dangerous there!” I can’t tell you how many times I heard Chinese people say this to me the week leading up to my summit of Hua Shan. Literally every person I told about my planned climb told me of the perils that are involved in climbing Shaanxi’s sacred mountain. At the time, I thought everybody was freaking out over nothing. I figured that their warnings about Hua Shan were the same kind of warnings as “don’t drink cold water” or “be careful of the bright sun today” that I often hear from Chinese people. Seriously, how dangerous could the climb be?

If you walk through the streets of Xi'an, especially in the city centre near the South Gate, you will find a lot of nice artefacts related to the culture of Shaanxi Province. We want to explain one of them because in our humble opinion, it represents the old culture of Shaanxi Province best. Origin There are some different theories about the origin of the Chinese shadow-play. ⅰ. Some people think the first shadow-play figures were invented to illustrate Buddhist sermons, first made of paper, then later of leather. You can find, for instance, a whole set of shadow-play figures in the “German Leather Museum” in Offenbach showing very detailed depictions all the tortures of the “Buddhist Hell”. ⅱ. Others think it has its origin in the marionette theatre of Shaanxi Province. The unintended shadows of the marionettes gave the players the idea to create a two-dimensional theatre. ⅲ. The next opinion about the origin of shadow-play is that the shadow-plays were invented by people who used the “lantern of galloping horses”, a paper drum with a candle in the centre, projecting the shadows of the figures onto the screen. ⅳ. Another theory says the hand shadow-play of Southern China might be the origin, until now we can find this form of shadow-play in Guangzhou (Canton).

There is an old Chinese saying: “不到长城非好汉 (bu dao chang cheng fei hao han)”.It means “he who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man”. As we known, the Great Wall is the symbol of China. If you come to Xi’an, you will see a very beautiful landmark around this ancient city. Through it, you can see China's ancient history and civilization. Yes, it is the Xi'an City Wall. Today, let’s visit the famous building together; explore the history and story behind it. 1. The history of the city wall The fortifications of Xi'an, an ancient capital of China, represent one of the oldest and best preserved Chinese city walls. The city wall of Xi’an is an extension of the prior Tang dynasty structure. It is the most complete city wall that has survived through China's long history. It was started by the Ming Dynasty in 1370 and finished in 1378 and has a rectangular –shaped construction. It is over 4 kilometers from the east to west and about 3 kilometers from the north to south. And the total length is 13.7 kilometers. It stands 12 meters high, 12-14 meters wide across the top and 15-18 meters thick at the button. On the top of the city wall, there is a rampart every 120 meters apart, which extends out from the main wall. The top of the rampart is at the same level as the top of the wall. The ramparts were built to allow soldiers to see their enemies who would try to climb up the wall. The distance between every two ramparts is just within the range of arrow shot from either side. This allowed soldiers to protect the entire wall without exposing themselves to the enemy. There are altogether 98 of them on the city wall and each has a sentry building on top of it.

So February is upon us and those of us living in China know exactly what that means…while other countries are busy buying chocolates, picking out flowery cards and plunking down money for long stemmed roses we are busy stocking upon fireworks, breaking out the red packets, and readying our stomachs for a two week gorge fest. That’s right it’s Chinese New Year.

The Chinese language has become increasingly popular all over the world. There are hundreds of Universities abroad offering Oriental studies degrees. And perhaps thousands of Chinese language courses all over the world. Most try to teach you how to speak Chinese and how to read Chinese characters. But when it comes to writing Chinese characters, most courses shy away from that. The reason is simple. It takes a lot of will and time to be able to master Chinese Characters.