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Magical Guizhou: Follow Nature, Harmony Between Humanity and Nature
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Apr 5, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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In Southwestern China, there is a hidden paradise on earth, where the “water originates from the Yangtze River and the mountains extend from Kunlun”. On this land, countless rivers, both big and small, run through the cracks of the steep and lush mountains. This land is also the common home of several ethnic groups. For thousands of years, the people here have been maintaining a respectful and harmonious relationship with nature. To let more people know about China’s Guizhou Province, the People’s Daily Online West USA Inc specially launched the “Magical Guizhou” series.Guizhou is blessed with rich and colorful cultures and customs. Traditions are embroidered into garments, blended into songs, and manifested through every aspect of life, from fashion and food to lifestyles and transportation. These cultures and customs are both tangible and intangible assets deeply rooted in this land, where they continue to thrive and shine with their uniqueness.
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Magical Guizhou: A Collision of Ups and Downs
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Apr 4, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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China’s Guizhou is a mountainous province with rich worldly flavors. Sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy, the flavors here are as diverse as the fascinating customs and traditions of this region. To let more people know about China’s Guizhou Province, the People’s Daily Online West USA Inc specially launched the “Magical Guizhou” series.The food and daily life here are so interwoven with one another that there is hardly a border in between. Here, each flavor is so much more than just a sensation on the tip of your tongue. It is the projection and understanding of life itself.
With an average elevation of 1,100 meters, and a rainy and humid climate, Guizhou’s love for chili pepper is written into the genes of its people. Chili peppers drive away dampness and coldness, cultivating health, strength, and balance. The spicy food here also comes in rich varieties.
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Source: People’s Daily Online West USA Inc
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Behold Guizhou’s Beauty
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Apr 4, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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Blooming flowers, romantic tea; green rain, and charming spring. Here is China’s Guizhou. To let more people know about China’s Guizhou Province, the People’s Daily Online West USA Inc specially launched the “Magical Guizhou” series.Guizhou is a land of artistic treasures, with well-protected ecology and natural landscapes as well as distinctive and diverse cultures and traditions that have brought forth gorgeous traditional attire. The patterns on the costumes record cultural history, symbology, and legends, serving as precious wordless history books.
Behold Guizhou’s beauty, enjoy the multiethnic culture.
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Magical Guizhou: Fascinating Eating Customs and Traditions
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Magical Guizhou: Spicy and Sour is as Fascinating as the Customs and Traditions
Sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy, the flavors here are as diverse as the fascinating customs and traditions of China’s Guizhou
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Mar 30, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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Guizhou is a mountainous province with rich worldly flavors. Sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy, the flavors here are as diverse as the fascinating customs and traditions of this region. The food and daily life here are so interwoven with one another that there is hardly a border in between. Here, each flavor is so much more than just a sensation on the tip of your tongue. It is the projection and understanding of life itself. To let more people know about China’s Guizhou Province, the People’s Daily Online West USA Inc specially launched the “Magic Guizhou” series.With an average elevation of 1,100 meters, and a rainy and humid climate, Guizhou’s love for chili pepper is written into the genes of its people. Chili peppers drive away dampness and coldness, cultivating health, strength, and balance. The spicy food here also comes in rich varieties.
In the village of the Dong people in Sanlong, a captivating spicy aroma is slowly coming into being, as the stone pestles keep pounding against the stone stamp mill. The spicy aroma teases the tip of your nose, as the singing of Dong people pleases your ears. The chili pepper is then transferred from here to the kitchen, where it will be blended with different flavors to create many mesmerizing dishes later. For example, for the Guizhou staple “Laziji (Spicy Chicken),” the hot, aromatic, and chewy “Ciba” chili pepper paste is indispensable. The stir-fry process infuses the chicken with the hot spicy flavor of the chili pepper paste, allowing the two ingredients to compliment each other and create a unique taste-tantalizing experience.
As the weather gets warmer on the day of the Beginning of Spring, Granny Zhang is about to unveil the delicacy she has been storing for half a year, a tradition of her Miao culture. Inside this tiny clay jar, fish from the rice paddies and air-dried meat are wrapped inside layers and layers of minced chili pepper. The spiciness of the chili pepper and the salt collide and penetrate the fish and meat. Over an extended period of marination, the blended flavor is transformed into a unique taste that defines the marinated fish and marinated meat — two of the most iconic ethnic cuisines of the Miao and Dong ethnic groups. Over crackling burning wood, marinated fish and meat are rolling in the boiling pot, leaving a lingering aroma in the air.
The locals in Guizhou have a strong preference for spicy, salty, and sour food. While Granny Zhang prepares to make marinated fish in her clay jars, Mr. Sun is also getting busy in the fermentation chamber in his house. Over 30 large jars filled with white sour soup are undergoing a big transformation. As soon as the openings on top are completely covered by white nets, the white sour soup is ready to be served. With just one scoop, the white sour soup adds a multilayered flavor with both sweetness and sourness to the hotpot.
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Amy Zhou
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Magical Guizhou: Connect With Trees and Live With Nature
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Mar 30, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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In Southwest China, there is a hidden paradise on earth, where the “water originates from the Yangtze River and the mountains extend from Kunlun,” as the saying goes. To let more people know about China’s Guizhou Province, the People’s Daily Online West USA Inc specially launched the “Magic Guizhou” series.On this land, countless rivers, both big and small, run through the ravines of the steep and lush mountains. This remarkable land is home to a variety of ethnic groups. For thousands of years, the people here have been maintaining a respectful and harmonious relationship with nature. This is Guizhou, the place of wonders and colors.
In the hinterland of Guizhou live the Miao people who migrated to Guizhou 4,000 years ago.Sharp and loud gunshots breaking through the morning quiet start each day for the Miao people living on Yueliang Mountain. Yisha in Congjiang County is home to the last riflemen’s group in China.
When distinguished guests arrive in the village, the men fire gunshots into the air in a welcoming salute. The riflemen hold the utmost respect for nature. The Miao people in Yisha are spiritually bound to their designated trees.
There are three trees in each person’s life. When one is born, adults plant a tree in the child’s name to guard them throughout their lifetime. The person worships and pays homage to that tree on the new year or on any major festival. When the person dies, the tree will be cut down to make the casket.
Before every child enters adulthood at 15 years old, a well-respected figure in the village assigns a tree to the child. The tree is called “Xiaozaishu” (meaning “tree that prevents bad fortune”). From childhood to adulthood, the boy or the girl has to frequently worship and pay homage to their tree. The people here believe that everything in nature has a spirit and humans have to be respectful and grateful to nature, instead of trying to exploit or possess it.
The third tree in life is called “Changqingshu” (meaning “evergreen”). The tree is planted right above the burial site after someone passes away, signifying that life continues in another form after death into another cycle.
In Yisha, people connect with life through their trees and with their ancestors through their hair. For men in Yisha, having a haircut is a tremendous event. The hair-shaving ceremony seems simple, but it embodies deeply rooted bonds between people and their ancestors. The braid on a man’s head also symbolizes a tree. For that reason, the “wild grass”(means the hair around the braid) has to be mown every once occasionally to guarantee better growth of the “tree.”
Guizhou is blessed with rich and colorful cultures and customs. They are embroidered into garments, blended into songs. These cultures and customs are both tangible and intangible assets deeply rooted in this land, where they continue to thrive and shine with their uniqueness.
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Amy Zhou
Phone: 919.564.8043
Email: usawest@people.cnSource: People’s Daily Online West USA Inc.
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Magical Guizhou: A Hot Spring Culture Abounding for More Than 400 Years
Travelers are invited to come to Guizhou to enjoy a warm winter in the steaming hot springs
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Mar 30, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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Nothing beats a steaming hot bath on a cold winter day. Located in Southwest China, Guizhou is the kingdom of sedimentary rocks and karst landscapes recognized by geologists around the world. To let more people know about China’s Guizhou Province, the People’s Daily Online West USA Inc specially launched the “Magic Guizhou” series.Its unique and complex geological features contribute to a very favorable hydrogeological condition for the formation and storage of hot springs. There are over 200 hot spring resources distributed in the province.
Shiqian Hot Spring
A historic hot spring has quietly sat on the bank of the Longchuan River for centuries, quietly existing alongside the changes and transformations the world underwent over time. Shiqian Hot Spring is one of China’s oldest hot springs. The construction of the facility began during the 34th year under the rule of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (1606 AD). The hot spring has over 400 years of history and is the only natural mineral hot spring in China that can be used for both bathing and drinking.
A “secret paradise on earth” is hiding at the tip of the magnificent peak of Foding Mountain, which is 1,869 meters above sea level. There is a small town with a tranquil natural environment and gentle spring water. The hot spring resort was created based on the National 5-Star Hot Spring standards, providing visitors with over 40 hot spring ponds in different styles inside the forest.
Jianhe Hot Spring
The goddess Yang Asha, venerated by the Miao people, was born in Jianhe. Her hometown is endowed with a unique atmosphere of tenderness and romanticism thanks to its hot springs.
Jianhe Hot Spring is a natural mineral thermal spring with a flow rate of over 5,000 tons per day at 50℃. Jianhe Hot Spring is also renowned as the “Holy Water of Miao Village.”
In Jianhe Hot Spring Town, the hot spring culture is infused with the unique cultural elements from the Miao and Dong cultures through the architectural style of the traditional blue brick walls and wooden corridors.Sinan Hot Spring
“Watch over the ancient town and Wujiang River from the mountain top, where we bathe in the holy water under the endless skies” — these are the words of a poet to describe this place of rest and beauty. Using hot springs to promote wellness has been an idea passed down from ancient times. The Cliff Hot Spring, especially, will be a thrilling experience visitors do not want to miss.
In addition to Shiqian Hot Spring, Jianhe Hot Spring, and Sinan Hot Spring, there are many more hot spring spots distributed all over the magical land of Guizhou, including Xifeng Hot Spring and Wanxiang Hot Spring. Together, they contribute to a traveling route that covers eight major hot spring destinations in total. These natural endowments have helped Guizhou to lay a solid foundation for becoming a “national hot spring province” and developing the hot spring tourism industry.
Travelers are invited to come to Guizhou to enjoy a warm winter in the steaming hot springs.
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Amy Zhou
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Email: usawest@people.cnSource: People’s Daily Online West USA Inc.
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Magical Guizhou: The Unusual Salty Tangyuan Has Been Popular Since The Qing Dynasty
Salty Tangyuan, that delicious morsel of chicken or ground pork wrapped in dough, however, is quite an exception in China
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Mar 30, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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For many types of food in China, there is usually a sweet version and a salty version such as Zongzi and Moon Cakes. Sweet or salty, both of the flavors have their own loyal following. To let more people know about China’s Guizhou Province, the People’s Daily Online West USA Inc specially launched the “Magic Guizhou” series.Salty Tangyuan, that delicious morsel of chicken or ground pork wrapped in dough, however, is quite an exception in China. Almost everyone agrees that it should be sweet.
But there is one restaurant with over 100 years of history in Xingyi, Guizhou, that breaks the rule. And the Tangyuan served here also has a history of over 100 years.
Even though people can feel confused by the idea of salty Tangyuan, once they try the salty Tangyuan in Xingyi, they will definitely love it. Soaked in chicken soup, the Tangyuan is elevated in its flavor. The filling consists of chicken and a tiny amount of pork, so it is a popular breakfast option for many locals.
According to Xu Changmin, owner of Zou’s Chicken Tangyuan in Xingyi, his Qing Dynasty ancestor was very happy after collecting end-of-year bills. Someone in the household proposed making something delicious to celebrate. At that moment, they noticed there was a chicken on the kitchen table and decided to mince the chicken and use it as a filling for Tangyuan. That was how the salty Tangyuan was created. To the surprise of Xu Changmin’s ancestor, bold culinary creativity gave birth to a unique delicacy. Thanks to adjustments and additions of flavor by generations of innovators, it has become a traditional dish with 100 years of history.
Salty Tangyuan is unique to Xingyi, Guizhou. Anyone visiting Xingyi should definitely try it.
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Amy Zhou
Phone: 919.564.8043
Email: usawest@people.cnSource: People’s Daily Online West USA Inc.