Amy Xin's Heritage Project by Amy X https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s en-us 2017-03-21 05:32:26 UTC 2024-11-19 01:05:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Country amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385023 My parents and other relatives came from China.]]> 2017-03-21 05:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385023 First Relative amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385080 Jane Lew
My oldest great aunt on my dad's side came to the United States first.]]> 2017-03-21 05:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385080 Flag amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385105 China's flag]]> 2017-03-21 05:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385105 Push and Pull Factors amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385130
Push- China was an undeveloped and poor country

Pull- The United States gave a chance for a better life ]]> 2017-03-21 05:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385130 Recipe amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385156 Chinese Dumplings

Ingredients

2 tablespoon finely chopped Chinese chives
1 pound ground pork
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
50 dumpling wrappers
1 cup vegetable oil for frying
1 quart water, or more needed

Directions

Mix pork, garlic, egg, 2 tablespoons of chives, soy sauce, sesame oil, and ginger in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Place a dumpling wrapper on a lightly floured surface and spoon about 1 tablespoon of the filling in the middle. Wet the edge with a little water and crimp together forming small pleats to seal the dumpling. Repeat with the remaining dumpling wrappers and filling.

Heat 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place 8 to 10 dumplings in the pan and cook until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Pour in 1 cup of water, cover and cook until the dumplings are tender and the pork is cooked through, about 5 minutes, Repeat for remaining dumplings. Eat with your choice of sauce.]]> 2017-03-21 05:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385156 Sentence Translation amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385173 (Simplified) Chinese to English

Chinese
Characters
历史很有趣
Pinyin
Lìshǐ hěn yǒuqù

English
History is interesting.
]]> 2017-03-21 05:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385173 Something New amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385227 There were Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, 907 AD - 960 AD

In Northern China, the five kingdoms which were later called Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han and Later Zhou. The rest of China was divided into at least 10 kingdoms.]]> 2017-03-21 05:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385227 A National Holiday amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385244 Children's Day
China celebrates children  on June 1, giving a full day break for children and Civil servants who have children a half-day break. Small gifts may be given to children of Civil servants under the age of 14. Also, children who are under 14 can enter the Forbidden City free that day and adults with them gets 100% off, in other words 30 Chinese Yuan.]]> 2017-03-21 05:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385244 A Rite of Passage amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385258 A coming of age ceremony for the Han people is called Guan li and Ji li Ceremony.

Guan li ('capping') is for boys between the ages of 18-20. Ji li ('hair pinning') is for girls at the age of 15. Three days before the ceremony begins held in an ancestral temple in February, the male chooses a guest of honor to do the ceremony and a capping assisstant. At the ceremony the male's hair is pulled into a bun to show masculinity and should no longer act like a child. The guests are only close friends and family. The male then receives his inner cap, outer cap and scarf. The guest of honors then gives a speech, and afterwards gives a courtsy name to the male. For the Ji li ceremony, the female gets her hair pulled in a bun and hair pinned.]]> 2017-03-21 05:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385258 Currency amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385266 Chinese Yuan Renminbi

1 Chinese Yuan = 0.14 of a US Dollar.

1 US Dollar = 6.89 Chinese Yuan]]> 2017-03-21 05:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385266 America "Adopted" From my Country amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385307 China was the first to use paper money, or paper bills, during the Tang Dynasty. The United States used paper money after China, essentially adopting that idea.]]> 2017-03-21 05:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385307 A National Monument amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385362 The Monument to the People's Heroes (Chinese: 人民英雄纪念碑; pinyin: Rénmín Yīngxióng Jìniànbēi)

A national monument of the People's Republic of China to the people who voluntarily died for not renouncing their religion for revolutionary struggles during the 19th and 20th centuries. The monument is a ten-story obelisk.]]> 2017-03-21 05:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385362 Current Leader amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385387 Xi Jinping]]> 2017-03-21 05:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385387 How a Leader is Elected amyx0075 https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385395 China's leader is elected by the National People's Congress (NPC), who is in turn indirectly elected by different People's Congresses, who are elected directly by the people.]]> 2017-03-21 05:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amyx0075/5qkznwpgwy2s/wish/161385395