A lo vely tig er wo n ton ,to celebrate a newborn's birthday
搞笑对话Mianhua
roeweMianhua,a kind of steamed-dough scul p tur e,also referred to as "patterned-steamed bread,"is a uni q ue edible treat common in China's Central Plai n s region.Around 600y ears ago,people in Heyang County,Shanx i Province,began developing the custom of of fering mianhua,made by the localwomen,as gif ts.Mianhua can be f ound at virtually every important occasion —from weddings and birthday parties ,to f unerals ,from rvices to wors hip ancestors to a newborn's 100-day celebration.T he delicacy can also be found at festi v als,and is commonl y given when visiting fri e nds and relatives.Mianh ua can also be gi v en as a gift when people build a new hou,or when f armers start planting or harvesting.T he various lovely and beautif ulsteamed-dough scul p tures are creations of art derived from the fi n gertips of China's rural women.
'A Business Solely fo r Wom en'
In Heyang County,making mianhua is cons idered a busi ness onl y for women.According to local customs,men are not allowed to be prent when wo men create their "dough art."L ocal people bel ieve i f an unfami liar man enters the site,he will bring bad luck to the wome n,which may cau the wo
men to fail at making a beautiful mianhua.Being able to make mianhua is very important to the local women.The ability to make a beautiful mianhua is one cri teria by which l ocals judge women and their skil ls.
'Tig er Wonton 'an d Fish Mo del
In Heyang,it is customary for a family to gi ve the daughter the tigerwonton (ti ger-shaped mianhua)as a prent when she gets married,as i t is believed the model will
ward off evil and deliver good luck.Usually,the mianhua will have many auspicious decorati ons,made of dough sticks,to extend best wishes.When a newborn reaches his/her one-month
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birthday,his/her grandmother will give a tiger wo nton as birthday gift,to extend her wishes for th e baby's good health.If the newborn is a girl,the grandmother will al so make a fish model (mianhua in the shape of a big fish)with l ots of decorations in the shapes of flowers,to convey her wishes that the girl will be as l ovely as the fish.
演讲技巧Makin g 'Tig er Wo nton '
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p ho en ix p atte rn s a re usually en at we ddings Care f u lly putting toge the r the tiger wonton
ne col d winter dawn in He ian il lage He ang Count i e Ji ngn woke up earl to boil water and prepare barm dough.n that da she and three o her rel ati ves and ri ends made their tiger wo nto n to enter in the village s mianhua
Works of Art from
Rural Chine Women's Fingertips
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and phoenix to decorate the tiger.The were nt to be ste a me d.
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During the afternoon ,the women made more delicate patterns,and dyed them.The patterns i ncluded flowers ,birds,fish and butterflies.Xi e said they ud various chemical dyes to color the tigerwonton for the competition.However,only edibl e dyes are ud to color mianhua that are pres ented as gifts.After all the cti ons were steamed,it was time to piece them together.Finall y,the tiger
wonton was ready.It was po werfu l,lovely a nd humoro us ,with all the colo rful decorations over i ts body.It was a unique work ofart,which was the res ult of a great imagination.
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competition.
A round 8am,the four women began working on their creation.They divided the dough into many s mall portio ns,and then s ha ped th em into pa tte rn s.Th eir too ls we re q uite simple —s cissors,ni ppers,wires,combs and saw blades.The x y f f ,y f y f ,De lica te pa tte rn s fo r d ecorating the tiger wonton
Each Spr ing Festival,Hejian Villa g e o rg a n ize s a mian hua competitio n
公主殿下love生活有中文翻译He yan g wome n a re skille d at carving the dragon and ph oenix
hedylamarr"Fish b ecomes a gir l"is usua lly pre nted,as a gift,by gra ndmo thers to th eir granddau ghters
women handled the tools with great de teri t .
Pi eces o dough were turned into li e-like shapes in their hands.Around noon the inis hed the bod o the tiger and a dragon
