Desserts were first made using natural ingredients that were locally available.In ancient civilizations people enjoyed dried fruits, honeycomb, or nuts. These were considered the first candies. When sugar began to be manufactured in the ...
The centers were formed in Beijing, Shanxi, Guangzhou and Suzhou. In the Forbidden City in Beijing (Jing for short), the best craftsmen used the choicest wood to make Jing-styled furniture under the guidance of the emperors. Furniture ...
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Cruising down the Yangtze River, and subsequent visits to Shanghai, opens Derek's eyes to the true meaning of giving in China. On my first trip to China, while sailing on the Yangtze River from Chongqing to Shanghai, I was ...
In China, women had different kinds of clothes in ancient times. Those clothes changed with the revolution of dynasties. For examples, in the 1920s, the Cheongsam was fashionable among socialites and upperclass women; during the 1960s, very ...
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The Ming (1368-1644) and early Qing (1644-1911) dynasties were ages of expansion and great prosperity in Chinese history. The most sought-after furniture made of the choicest timber was as precious as gold. Ming furniture is treasured for ...
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An evening gown or gown is a long flowing women's dress usually worn to a semi-formal or formal affair. It ranges from tea and ballerina to full-length. Evening gowns are usually made of luxurious fabrics such as chiffon, velvet, satin, ...
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A wedding dress or wedding gown is the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony. Color, style and ceremonial importance of the gown can depend on the religion and culture of the wedding participants. In Western cultures, brides ...
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Farmscrapers are vertical farming on steroids A glass of Hitler Cabernet with a Mussolini chaser Farm murders met with media silence The wine rumors were always there. Whispers and suspicion over various vintages were a constant. But the ...
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At Grace Church’s Community Open House yesterday, parishioner Bob Whiteford (photo at top) gave a guided tour of the stained glass windows that decorate the nave. The Te Deum (“To God”) window dominates the east end of the ...
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Louis Philippe, the super-premium formal wear brand in India has unveiled its new and exciting Spring Summer 2013 collection, offering you a wide range of exclusive apparel and accessories for every occasion from luxury to formal, ...
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HMRC is trawling the internet, including social media and other websites in which people share information, in a bid to find potential evidence of tax fraud that it can feed into its new Connect data warehouse. Although HMRC is reluctant ...
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HMRC is trawling the internet, including social media and other websites in which people share information, in a bid to find potential evidence of tax fraud that it can feed into its new Connect data warehouse. Although HMRC is reluctant ...
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"We're probably seeing three times the volume of applications compared with this time last year," said Adrian Hanley, head of equity lending at NAB. "We have had a significant lift in new client activity in the fourth quarter of 2012." ...
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After decades of playing second fiddle to the No. 1 video game hero, Luigi is getting some love from Nintendo. Nintendo has named 2013 the "Year of Luigi," thanks to the numerous appearances that Mario's timid, green-clad twin brother will ...
That glimmer of hope some are seeing in the economy may be the glint of a diamond or the sheen of a silk scarf. Buoyed by signs of life in the real estate and stock markets, wealthy Americans are spending more freely on luxury goods, ...