Miao Dragon Boat Festival (苗族龙舟节) This festival falls between the 24th and the 27th of the fifth lunar month and is separate in origin from the Han people’s festival of...
Year of Dragon (龙) Strong, commanding, a leader; popular, athletic; bright, chivalrous and idealistic, though not always consistent; likely to be a believer...
Gansu Cuisine The best Gansu dishes come from the city of Lanzhou, where flour-made dishes demonstrate how the ethnic Huis cook. Gansu dishes use lamb...
Preliminary Year Celebrated on the 23rd of the last lunar month, also called the ‘preliminary year,’ is a day for the Kitchen God to receive offerings...
