The ancient Greeks believed that there were Seven Wonders of the World. These included the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Not surprisingly, they were …
Eight Wonders of the Modern World
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the Eight Wonders of the Modern World - an introduction.
Shun Tak Cuisine: Regional Cantonese Food
Shun Tak is one of the four great cuisines of Guangdong Province.
Cantonese Cuisine: One of the Eight Great Cuisines of China
Cantonese cuisine is one of the Eight Great Cuisines of China. It is popular in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and overseas.
Chiu Chow Cuisine: Regional Cantonese Food
Chiu Chow, or Chaozhou, cuisine is one of the four most important cooking styles of Guangdong Province. It is a subcategory of Cantonese cuisine.
Hakka Cuisine: Regional Cantonese Food
Hakka is one of the four most famous cooking styles of Guangdong province. It is a subcategory of Cantonese cuisine.
Eight Great Cuisines of China
The Cantonese are reputedly China's most adventuresome eaters. According to a popular saying, they will eat anything with two wings except airplanes and anything with four legs except tables. The Hunanese like their food hot – so hot that Chairman Mao, who was born in the province, maintained that one of the reasons that so …
Sichuanese Cuisine: One of China’s Eight Great Cuisines
SIchuanese cuisine is one of China's spiciest cooking styles.
Hullett House Opens in Hong Kong
On 26 November 1996, just months before Hong Kong's historic return to Chinese sovereignty, the then British colony's Marine Police formally beat their last retreat from the gracious old white stucco edifice – to the strains of bagpipes and drums – that had served as their headquarters for 112 years and 68 days. “They did …
Cantonese Cuisine
Cantonese cuisine can be interpreted two ways. Either it is the cooking style of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, which was formerly known in English as Canton – thus Cantonese. Or it is a catch all phrase for the many and varied cooking styles found across Guangdong Province. Since there are three other distinct …