Facts about china!

Each year in the Chinese calender is represented by an animal.  There are twelve animals which represent the twelve months. 

Tiger	Rabbit	Dragon	Snake	Horse	Sheep
1974 1986 1998	1975 1987 1999	1976 1988 2000	1977 1989 2001	1978 1990 2002	1979 1991 2003
Monkey	Rooster	Dog	Pig	Rat	Ox
1980 1992 2004	1981 1993 2005	1982 1994 2006	1983 1995 2007	1984 1996 2008	1985 1997 2009

 Which animal are you?

More facts:

Ice cream was invented in china!

China is the 4th largest country in the world!

Paper was first invented in china!

China has cultivated tea for over 2000 years!

I hope you have learnt a thing or two about china today!

Enjoy

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Why not visit China?

Why not take a break to China and visit the glorious city! China is a country full of life, and there is a lot of breath taking sites there that I am sure you would love.

In China there is a lot to see! These are only a few things!

It is not only the sites…..

It is also the….

                                    FOOD

Remember to keep seening my posts these week…..I might show you how to make on e of these delicious dishes.

If any of you have been to China or even live in china I would love to hear how it is like!

Thank you!

Cream Puffs

When I was little, I always used to make these and eat them A LOT! They are a lovely dessert and they are very addictive. It is a crumbly pastry with a vanilla filling. Sounds delicious! Here is the recipe:

      Ingredients:

                Pastry

• 6 oz butter (salted)
• 1/2 lb self-raising flour
• 12 oz water
• Pinch of salt
• 6 eggs

Filling:

• 2 can of water
• 12 oz sugar
• 2 egg
• Vanilla essence
• 1 can evaporated milk
• 4 oz custard powder

Method:

Make the pastry

1. Boil the water, butter and sugar.
2. Turn the heat low and add the flour and stir.
3. Turn the heat off and put it aside to cool
4. Put the mixture in a bowl and add the eggs in one at a time and beat them for one minute until they are all thoroughly beaten.
5. Grease the baking tray with butter and then get 2 tea spoons and scoop the mixture into small balls and put them on the baking tray.
6. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Make the filling:

1. Mix the egg an sugar in a pot.
2. Then put in the evaporated milk, custard powder, water and vanilla essence into the pot and stir them al low heat until creamy.
3. One the pastries are done, fill them in with the filling and leave them to cool.

And then you are done, Enjoy this scrumptious recipe! ♥

Beautiful styles!

 Stunning dresses from across the world

China is the country where you can express your self. Place where you can brighten up the sky. The place with beautiful dresses…

The theme for the week…

So you guys have been voting for what theme you would like to see me post about this week and I can now tell you have the winner is…..

CHINA!

So that means all of my posts from today, 10th of June to Friday 15th of June will be about China and things to do with China!

Enjoy ♥