This shape makes it sturdy enough to stir and as you add tasty ... The water vapor, which burst out of each kernel, is in the container and is very hot. You might see the water as it condenses into ...

The Story of the Kernel Carving Boat is an essay most Chinese would have read in their middle-school textbooks. The essay, written by Wei Xueyi, a scholar during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), vividly ...