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Chinese Delicacies
This book is a collection of essays on food culture by essayist and opera theorist Qi Rushan. From the must-have dishes for traditional Chinese official banquets to various miscellaneous foods on the street, the differences between Chinese and Western sweets and pasta, and the cooking methods of Chinese food, Mr. Qi Rushan conducted detailed research on Chinese food culture, explained the essence of all aspects of Chinese food, and provided detailed information for subsequent researchers.
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Farming Examination
Mr. Qi Rushan wrote this book after personally inspecting the rural farming conditions in North China. This article introduces the agricultural labor situation in North China during the Republic of China. There are many plains in North China, with harvests occurring once a year and manual farming being the main focus. Many of the farming techniques of that time are still used today: plowing, harrowing, covering, planting, transporting, and clearing fields.
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Beiping Folk During the Anti-Japanese War
My friend said that Peiping uses the east as a buffer zone and there is a treaty with Tanggu. Japan will not take any further action for a while. I am afraid that this matter... If we want to fight to the end, the friendly countries will naturally help. Because we really lost, they can't stand it, so they know they will help.
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Peking Miscellaneous Notes
I can't stop looking at my hometown and my hometown, and I can't stop missing my old friends and stories. In his later years, Qi Rushan meticulously sketched a vivid and gentle scroll of the ancient capital. He seemed to be sitting in a courtyard wearing a robe, filled with the fragrance of locust flowers. He spoke in a Beijing accent about this city that he missed so much. The atmosphere of the ancient capital, the simplicity of the folk customs, the anecdotes of the former Qing Dynasty... The
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Red Wall Secrets: a Complete Unabridged History of China (Full Unabridged Version)
This comprehensive collection is like a secret key that opens the back door of palaces in the past dynasties, leading readers to peek into the dark corners of official history that are kept secret. From the ancient legends in "Unofficial History of Xia and Shang Dynasties", to the imperial affairs and court intrigues in "History of Palaces in Song Dynasty", "History of Palace in Ming Dynasty" and "Unofficial History of Yuan Dynasty", to the extreme extravagance in "The Romantic History of Empero
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Common Knowledge About Chinese Opera
This book collects Mr. Qi Rushan's many classic works on the study of Chinese opera. It starts with the common sense of opera, and then discusses the body posture, facial makeup, helmets and heads in drama, the rules and beliefs of the troupe, the language, meaning, and artistry of the script, etc.
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