Sweet and Sour Chicken (Ku Lou Yok)Serves 4 hungry menThis is a hybrid version of Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken, not quite the usual western take-a-way take on it, where it is often served as an appetiser, though not either quite the full Chinese experience either.It is a filling and delicious meal that will leave everyone wanting more. Sweet and Sour Chicken is equally good with Pork making it 'Ku Lou Yok' and is enjoyable whilst sharing...

A Chinese artist named Liu Bolin has taken street art to hidden depths. After having his studio pulled down, he decided to take his personal sculptures to the people. When performing often people do not notice him until he moves and is about to leave.He said the inspiration behind his work was a sense of not fitting in to modern society and as a silent protest against the Government's persecution of artists.Liu says this type of work takes...

In Chinese pinyin, the most popular Romanisation style (now that the Wade Giles [link] system has been shown to be less helpful to Westerners learning the language) has six vowels, though each vowel has five potential ways of being written depending on the tone of the syllable and the positioning of the vowel itself. Table of Chinese Pinyin Vowels a á ā à ă e é ē è ě i í ī ì Ǐ o ó ō ò Ǒ u ú ū ù Ǔ ü ǘ ǖ ǜ Ǚ I have...