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February 19th, 2010

Angie

Chinese Fine

Benriner Japanese Mandoline Slicer

$20.30

Benriner Japanese Mandolin Slicer The Benriner Slicer is a professional piece of equipment that no chef should be without. Its sharp super high quality stainless steel blades provide a clean and sharp cut to any vegetable. It comes with 4 different blades giving you the ability to slice in many various ways. The standard flat blade cuts perfect slices which can be easily adjusted for thicknes…

China Dinnerware Storage Deluxe Microfiber Protects

$21.69

Protect your dishes in this set of 4 plate storage containers. Any type of dish, from the finest China to seasonal dishes can benefit by the use of these protective storage bags. The quilted Microfiber fabric is sturdy and soft, ideal for china storage. Included in this set are 12′ Dinner Plate Case, 9.5′ Salad Plate Case, 8′ Dessert Plate Case and a 7′ Saucer Case. Each case comes with 8 cushione…

China Cup Storage Chest – Deluxe Quilted Microfiber (Light Gray) (13H x 15.5W x 5D)

$11.93

Protect your cups in this quilted china cup storage container. Any type of tea cup, from the finest China to small mugs can benefit by the use of these protective storage bags. The quilted Microfiber fabric is sturdy and soft, ideal for china cup storage. This case is divided to hold and protect 12 cups. Save your dishes from nicks and scratches with these protective cases! Assembly level/degree o…

Gu Guanren: Spring Suite; Singapore Glimpses Suite; Erhu Concerto Gazing at the Moon; Variations for the Pipa

$9.99

All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed….

Nutcracker / Swan Lake

$1.85

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Classical Music for Babies: Classics Played on a Little Music Box

$7.98

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You Can Glue It! – How to Repair Broken Ceramics, China, Porcelain, and Pottery [VHS]

$9.98

You Can Glue It! demonstrates simple techniques to successfully restore broken china, ceramics, porcelain or pottery using common household products. The video shows how to select the best glue for your project, position pieces correctly for gluing, unglue old poorly glued pieces, remove stains, fill cracks, make a missing piece, and paint to camouflage cracks….

Norton Waterstone Starter Kit: 220/1000 grit stone, 4000/8000 grit stone, SiC flattening stone

$129.00

The Norton Waterstone Sharpening Starter Kit is a complete kit for a faster, easier way to sharpen tools. The two 8 by 3 by 1-inch combination grit waterstones offer a complete grit range from 220 for major edge repair to 8000 for producing a mirror finish. The inclusion of a coarse grit, silicon carbide flattening stone allows the user the ability to quickly and easily maintain the flatness of th…

King 01096 1000/6000 Grit Deluxe Combination Stone

$52.50

If you have simple sharpening needs, this combination stone is ideal. Made from the same materials as the King Deluxe Waterstones, it will give much better results than an oil stone. The #1000 grit side is for coarse sharpening while the #6000 grit side will finish the edge to a razor sharpness….

Irwin M444SB6N Blue Chip Bevel Edge Woodworking Chisel Set, 6-Piece (Box set)

$59.50

These bevel-edged chisels are hardened and tempered under controlled conditions and accurately ground for precise control. Handle is square with rounded corners for comfort and to prevent rolling. Chisel handles are made of indestructible polypropylene to withstand heavy mallet and hammer blows. Overall lengths 9-3/4″-11″, blade lengths 3-1/2″ to 4-1/4″. These tools are factory ground and require …

Where can I get more details about facts and fine points about?

Where can I get more details about facts and fine points about a Chinese wedding tradition, and the red veil associated with it?

Red color is a symbol of life thriving, so people wear red on their wedding day, and hope having a very good life in the future.

The wedding veil is supposed to be symbolic for the brides virginity and the barrier the is to be broken on the wedding night. Thus is the reason the groom is the only one that lifts the veil away from the brides face. This is to say that the groom is the one who is supposed to break that barrier during the couples first sexual incounter sometimes called the deflowering of a virgin

Weddings in China

The marriage customs observed in 1938 of the Chinese in the town then known as I Chang, located on the north bank of the Yangtse River, required preparations to begin at least one year in advance. During this time, pigs must be fattened, rice and other foods accumulated, and goats and chickens prepared. About one week before the wedding ceremony, final preparations for the wedding feast began. The feast, which lasted four hours, included nine courses; the first course was cuttlefish or sea slugs and wine; the roundness of the meatballs of the fifth course represented a coming together of the groom greeting his guests; the ninth course also included fish, yü, which also means surplus, ending the meal with an omen to abundance in the couple’s future.

Later in the course of this days-long elaborate marriage ritual, tea and poached eggs with sugar were served three times to the guests. The groom and his party only feign partaking of these refreshments since actual consumption would violate social etiquette. Numerous tea ceremonies take place, often followed by a serving of tobacco.

While preparing the nuptial bed, two women selected by the groom’s family place cakes, dried lungan nuts, red-stained peanuts, and ginko nuts in the bed. Young girls search for these goods and eat them in hopes of future fertility. In a ceremony to finalize the marriage, the bride and groom are each given a glass of wine; they drink half the contents, exchange the cups, and finish consuming the rest of the wine; the same ritual is done with pieces of candy after the wine.

To ensure that as a wife the bride will be thorough in completion of her duties, she places a pre-prepared fish in the stove with the head pointing toward the front of the stove, and the tail in the back. This ritual, yu tou yu wei, says that she will be thoroughly dutiful. In addition, a dish of steamed vegetables mixed with rice flour, chêng tsai, is prepared by the bride, symbolizing abundance.

Hope this helps.