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Tea Customs of the Tujia People and Wa People in China
China is a nation with many ethnic peoples. When foreign learners come to learn Chinese in China, they should know that there are 55 ethnic peoples besides Han people in China. Rich and colorful tea customs are formed due to the various living habits, historical cultures and living environments. Therefore, the tea customs are different even in places that are close. The mashed tea of Tujia people is one of the special tea customs of so many ethnic groups. It is also called "san sheng tang" or "da you cha" by Tujia people. When making the mashed tea, we should firstly mix and smash the three raw materials, namely, fresh tea leaves, ginger and the so-called "mi ren". Then add some water and boil it. Besides the ingredients such as the fried peanut and sesame, some others like ginger, salt and pepper are also essential. Some foreign learners who come to study Chinese in China may know that if we treat friends with the mashed tea, we should prepare some refreshments. They are usually the delicate and crispy food such as peanut, potato chips, melon seeds and fried sliced fish and so on. In the eyes of Tujia people, the mashed tea is not only the food to quench the thirst and satisfy the hunger but also good medicine to expel the evil spirit and dispel the cold. That's why Tujia people have the habit to drink smashed tea. When the back after do their far work, they will drink some smashed tea before the lunch. During the process when foreigners study Mandarin in China, they may
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Cottage-Resort.com Celebrates 10th Anniversary on the Web
A valuable resource for people searching for Ontario tourist accommodation information, Cottage-Resort.com (http://www.cottage-resort.com) is celebrating its 10th anniversary on the web. This award-winning Ontario accommodation directory listing service hosts over 250 hospitality properties including Ontario resorts, lodges, country inns, cottage resorts and bed and breakfast properties that are categorized so that visitors to the site can easily match their exact vacation requirements to find the Ontario vacation property that best fits their needs. It also offers up to the minute Ontario tourism information, news and special events in Ontario. While many competitor tourism websites come and go, Cottage-Resort.com remains a popular directory, consistently placing near the top for a variety of Ontario resort, Canadian resort and Ontario vacation terms. "We created the Cottage-Resort.com directory to satisfy a strong demand for targeted information on Ontario vacation and hospitality properties," states Cottage-Resort.com co-owner, Gord Bell. "We had been successfully marketing our own cottage resort property on the Internet for many years and felt confident that an Ontario accommodation directory listing and information site would be popular and we have been very pleased with the results. We built the directory to be viewer friendly because we knew that people don't want to waste hours at the computer looking for the perfect resort package," explains Bell. The Cottage-Reso
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Viamede Resort Announces Return of the Boathouse Classic Hockey Tournament In Support of the Stoney Lake Heritage Foundation
Viamede Resort (www.viamede.com), a 125 year-old Stoney Lake landmark, will be running its 2nd Annual Boathouse Classic Hockey Tournament on Saturday, February 11th and Sunday, February 12th, 2012. This year money raised will benefit the Stoney Lake Heritage Foundation, a local organization that works towards protecting and preserving the lake's many historic structures. The tournament will be held at Viamede's Boathouse Pub, which has long been a favourite on Stoney Lake. The Pub, which overlooks Viamede's ice rinks, will be undergoing several upgrades in time for the tournament. "The Pub is about to be given a facelift," says Ben Sämann, Owner and General Manager of Viamede. "We will be painting, adding brand new televisions and featuring a new menu for the season. It's a great atmosphere, and will be a cozy place for both participants and onlookers to warm up and unwind before, during and after the tournament." After last year's success, the tournament has been expanded from one to two days. In 2011, the event saw teams compete from Stoney Lake and Peterborough, as well as from Toronto and beyond. In the end, the Fifth Line Fockers from Peterborough prevailed. "Many of this year's teams are already practicing on our rinks," says Sämann. "Friendly games are being played Thursdays and Sundays. We expect a large turn-out for the tournament and, from the looks of it, there will be good competition." The entry fee for the tournament is $225 per team of five player
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