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Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Huizhou

  • Crispy Roast Goose

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    Walk past any siu mei (烧味) shop in Guangdong, and you’ll be stopped by the sight of glistening, mahogany-coloured geese hanging in the window. This is crispy roast goose (脆皮烧鹅) – the undisputed king of Cantonese barbecue. With its armour-like crispy skin, tender, juicy meat, and that signature crunch with every bite, it is…

  • The Fall of the Song at Yamen [Song & Yuan]

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    This article tells the final fall of the Southern Song at the Battle of Yamen. After Lin’an surrendered, loyalists Zhang Shijie, Wen Tianxiang, and Lu Xiufu fought on. In 1279, the Yuan navy defeated the Song fleet. Lu Xiufu drowned with the child emperor, ending the 319‑year Song Dynasty.

  • Su Shi

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    Su Shi (1037–1101) was a preeminent literatus, poet, calligrapher, and painter of the Northern Song dynasty. His courtesy name was Zizhan, and he adopted the literary sobriquet “Dongpo Jushi” (Householder of the Eastern Slope). Born in Meishan, Meizhou (in present-day Sichuan Province), he is collectively known with his father Su Xun and younger brother…