Ethnic Drinking

As to diet, the Maonan nationality has the habit of “one hundred flavors with sour.” The most famous one is the Maonan “three sours”, namely “Nanxing”, “Wengwei”, “Suofa”(Maonan’s language...

China is the homeland of tea, and it is a general practice for Han people to drink tea. Serving the guests a cup of tea has become a noble...

Except Yamei people, Gaoshan people all have a liking for drinks. They would generally make wine firstly before celebrating the wedding, baby birth, happy events, house building as well...

According to the marital custom, after the engagement the bridegroom’s family should select a propitious day to send gifts, namely “Cai’ente” (betrothal gifts). Cai’ente includes pork, wine and pastry...

“The tea with no salt is like water” As other animal husbandry nationalities, the catering life of the Yuku people cannot leave meats, milk and tea. Especially the milk...

Entertaining guests with three cups of wine The people of the Tu nationality have always been famous for their industry and honesty. In the history of the Tu nationality,...

From ancient times to the present, the Hazak nationality has been engaged in animal husbandry, and living a nomadic life. Their traditional dwelling houses were the felt houses that...

The Hui nationality believes in Islam. Islam is a kind of strict god religion, so most of their customs and habits are closely related with that.  In the aspect...

The Russian nationality calls cakes as “Biqieni”, which is one of the local foods that Russian women are most proficient in. The Russian nationality has such a sentence of...

Oil-tea is a traditional food of The Dong people, popular in Dong areas of Guigou and Guangxi Provinces. It is a daily and festival food, made from tea, tea...