#life in china

[slavic-roots-western-mind]

Types of dumplings in China

Prior to my arrival to China, I only knew about wonton and jiaozi, which I assumed to similar to pelmeni.

As it turned out, there is no end to the variations of dumplings, so here are some of the most common dumplings in China that I've come across so far!

饺子 - jiǎozi These are thin veggie or meat filled dumplings, and they can be steamed, boiled or fried but I've only tried the steamed variety so far which is pretty tasty. They somewhat resemble pelmeni, but the tast is noticeably different.

馄饨 - húntún (wonton) These dumplings are similar to jiǎozi but thinner and they're usually eaten in soup.

生煎包 - shēngjiānbāo These are slightly crispy, fried dumplings usually with a pork-filling。

锅贴 - guōtiē These dumplings are the crispy-ish type, deep-fried and steamed with various fillings like veggies and meat.

水饺 - shuǐjiǎo They're quite similar to the 锅贴, but these dumplings are boiled (note the 水) without the frying.

小笼包 - xiǎolóngbāo These are steamed buns, usually filled pork but they can also have other fillings like veggies and seafood.

Honourary mentions： These aren't dumplings, but they're adjacent enough imo.

肉包子 - ròubāozi These are biggish steamed buns with a meat filling. I have these for breakfast and they're really good.

菜包子 - càibāozi Same as the ròubāozi, but with veggies and also pretty tasty.

If I missed any, let me know which ones as I'm always looking to try new things!

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[wyomingnot]

I miss my Mao.

#cats #caturday #life in china

[exploringcybergraveyards]

K-Television & Clothes that Don't Fit

K-television rocks.

So, I feel like my friends and family in America wouldn’t even recognize me now. The China-version of me seems different even to myself. In America, I smoked, ate whatever I wanted, binge-watched Mom and Young Sheldon over and over again, and collected dogs and cats like an animal charity. I worked long hours, loved my job, and made plans with friends that I almost always canceled last…

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#diabetes #Kdrama #Kdramedy #Life in China

[ilikeit-art]

A 2-year-old child with positive energy accidentally fell from the sixth floor. A bank employee passing by at the critical moment caught him with his bare hands.

#baby #life savers #china

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

winter moments in china 2023

#china #douyin #video #fun #winter #weather #snow #life #audio

[hollandwhore]

LMAO HE DONT GIVE A FUCK IM CRYING

#living his best life #cant blame him #carlos sainz #cs55 #f1 #formula 1 #formula one #china gp 2024 #shanghai gp 2024 #ferrari

[reasonsforhope]

"Proving that change is possible if the will to create it is present, Chinese megacities like Beijing that were once famous for their apocalyptic grey skies are enjoying the lowest levels of air pollution they’ve experienced in the 21st century.

Falling 42% from an average high in 2013 when Chinese air pollution was higher than 50 particles per cubic centimeters of city air, the change has increased the lifespan of Chinese urbanites by 2.2 years.

The news comes from a report published by the University of Chicago called the Air Quality Life Index which listed some of the actions taken by the Chinese government to reduce air pollution, described by the CCP as a “war on pollution.”

This has included reducing the presence of heavy industry like steel production in city centers, as well as restricting coal power plants from being built inside cities while shuttering those that were already there.

Some cities like Beijing have reduced the number of cars allowed on the roads during peak hours, similar to London’s congestion charge. Lastly, China’s mass urban tree-planting campaigns have been well documented.

While the life expectancy has risen on average 2.2 years, some cities have seen far more drastic increases. Citizens living under the new “Beijing Blue,” are predicted to live 4 additional years, while those 11 million in the north-central city of Baoding are predicted to gain 6.

“At the foundation of those actions were common elements: political will and resources, both human and financial, that reinforced each other,” the report said. “When the public and policymakers have these tools, action becomes much more likely.”

In fact, the decline in China’s pollution levels has been so drastic that it lowered the world average, which the report says would have increased if not for the Middle Kingdom’s war on pollution.

Although Chinese city air is still several times higher than the WHO’s recommended minimum, it shows what’s accomplishable with political and civic effort—particularly to its neighbors in South Asia where the report warns air quality is worsening."

-via Good News Network, September 1, 2023

#china #pollution #air pollution #coal #carbon emissions #pollution reduction #tree planting #beijing #air quality #aqi #life expectancy #asia #south asia #good news #hope #hope posting

[livetogether--diealone]

SEB-STACHE, China 2019

#at least i think it's china 19 #and fits the short life span of the stache #and charles fake one made me miss it a lot #also finally some good giffing i thought i was going mad and had no skill with the cota ones this weekend #sebastian vettel #f1 #chinese gp 2019 #jo.gif

[viagginterstellari]

Lighting a cigarette - Yangshuo, 2019

#picoftheday #travel #china #guangxi #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #street photography #streetphoto color #river life #fisherman #birds #fishing boat #photooftheday

[rosizoitsa]

Wakeman Labs' Robot Girl Safety Matches

Inspired by vintage Japanese matchbox labels.

#My Life as a Teenage Robot #mlaatr #Roz's art #eyestrain tw #this was supposed to be more inspired by a combination of historical Chinese art and Art Deco #but unfortunately it didn't work out so well #since Art Deco movement apparently wasn't big in China #I also wanted to use Chinese script #but I don't really know jack about Chinese language #plus I'm a little more familiar with Japanese

[slavic-roots-western-mind]

Desserts in China

There's quite a large variety of treats and desserts in China (more than you can imagine), so here are some of the most common ones!

Almond jelly/tofu - 杏仁豆腐 - xìngréndòufu Despite the name, almond jelly doesn't actually have almonds in it. Almond jelly is made from gelatin and almond milk, although some recepies use dairy milk instead.

Glutinous rice balls - 汤圆 - tāngyuán These rice balls are made from glutinous rice balls with a sweet filling, such as red bean paste (a pretty popular filling in desserts, I've been fooled more than once when purchasing what I assumed to be a chocolate filled pastry).

Red bean buns - 豆沙包 - dòushābāo One of my favorite desserts so far. These are steamed buns with a sweet red bean paste filling that I'd definitely recommend.

Egg custard bun - 流沙包 - liúshābāo A sweet and savory bun, with a lava-like egg yolk filling. A pretty interesting dessert, as it's both sweet and savory.

Pumpkin cake - 南瓜饼 - nánguābǐng I haven't tried this yet, but it definitely looks good. A fried and crunchy cake with a sweet filling such as red bean paste.

Eight treasure rice pudding - 八宝饭 -bābǎofàn This is a pretty popular dessert, especially during the Lunar New Year. It gets this name becase of the toppings, which are eight or more different types of dried fruits and nuts arranged on top of the sweet rice, with (once again) red bean paste.

Hawthorn stick/ Candied Haws/ Sugar coated haws/ Bingtanghulu - 冰糖葫芦 - bīngtánghúlu This treat has quite a few translations and you may have probably already seen it. This is basically candied fruit covered with a sweet, crunchy and sugary syrup. Traditionally, Hawthorn is used but other fruits such as grapes, strawberries and oranges are also popular options.

Sachima - 沙琪玛 - shāqímǎ I haven't tried this snack yet, but it looks quite fascinating. Sachima is made from fried batter stuck together with a sugary syrup, with an interesting texture.

Sesame balls - 芝麻球 - zhīmaqiú Similar to the rice glutinous balls, this treat is also made from glutinous rice flour with varying fillings including lotus seeds, mung bean and red beans, and sesame seeds.

Water chestnut cake A sweet pan-fried cake made from chinese water chestnut, with a unique semi-transparent appearance.

Wintermelon puff/ Wife cake/ Sweetheartcake - 老婆餅 - lǎopóbǐng This cake has many names, mainly because it has several different origin stories, each more fascinating than the next. This dessert is a flaky pastry with wintermelon, almond (not red bean this time!) paste and sesame filling.

Fortune cake - 发糕 - fāgāo Not a fortune cookie! This is a spongy steamed cupcake cake commonly made for the New Lunar Year celebrations and occasionally other events. They're usually a white-ish or brown-ish color, but they're often dyed bright colors to add extra festivity.

Mooncake - 月饼 - yuèbǐng This is a pretty well-known dessert, commonly prepared for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes are smallish steamd/fried (depends on the region) cakes with a sweet filling that can also sometimes have an egg yolk inside.

Osmanthus cake - 桂花糕 - guìhuāgāo This is a unique traditional pastry made from glutinous rice flour, honey and osmanthus. This cake has a really interesting texture, as it's quite dense but also airy in a way? I'd definitely recommend trying it, as it's not super sweet and goes really well with tea.

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[nalidyne]

E G G

#always late with deadlines #life beating the shit out of me lma0 #ヘタリア #hetalia #nyotalia #nyo america #nyo france #nyo england #nyo china #nyo russia #APH

[batwynn]

I’ve been turning on the pretty, battery-run string lights in my living room every day now, and it’s finally settled in my heart what it means to actually use things and not save them for a later that might not exist.

#use the fine china #turn on your string lights #eat well #drink that tea you’ve been saving #don’t save everything for later #sometimes you don’t get one #and it makes life a little better #my living room is full of little glowing bees and vines #from the dollar store #it’s better #I apreciate them #and I will use them #later isn’t promised #Batwynn Talks

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

an art student working on clay sculpture homework by 吉吉急急

#china #fun #douyin #video #comments be like me fixing my life #me working like nobody's business to meet the deadline

[toffermyc]

You had a good childhood if you know at least one of them.

#disney #nickelodeon #hannah montana #sonny with a chance #wizards of waverly place #victorious #icarly #thats so raven #jessie #suite life on deck #high school musical icons #shake it up #kc undercover #ariana grande #demi lovato #selena gomez #miley cyrus #zendaya #sharpay evans #china anne mcclain

[leona-florianova]

I need China Miéville to write more Hellblazer stories, because that short one in the christmas special of original Vertigo run (250) wasnt enough .. like..Miéville had John figured out and his way of writing urban fantasy would work perfectly.

Perfect.

(*tho it would be so much better if it wasnt colored by Jamie Grant n Stefano Landini.. why would you do this to lineart like this...its so painful to look at..)

#china mieville #hellblazer #john constantine #thoughts #comics #every time comic is colored by stefano landini or jamie grant i loose a bit of my life #n it going through print doesnt help it #smooth n greasy with bland colors #ughhh #i was so happy when i remembered mieville hellblazer n then boom #stefano landini #jamie grant #... #anyway anyway.....i love when hellblazer writers make john very lame