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Culture
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live theatrical performances and art
exhibitions to preserve and nurture
an appreciation of traditional
Chinese artistic values.
It also has supported newer meth
ods of expression, such as a modern
ballet company, shows of contempo
rary painting and sculpture and per
formances of Western music.
International trends in clothing
and lifestyles quickly reach Taiwan,
which makes many Western-style
goods for export.
Domestic television carries many
foreign programs and liberalization
of import restrictions in the 1980s
brought on an invasion of foreign
fast food, cosmetics and other items.
Both traditional Chinese exercises
and modern Western sports like
baseball are popular. Additionally,
several national parks have been cre
ated in wilderness areas.
Cultural enrichment of the past
two decades has been made possible
because of the transformation of
Taiwan’s economy from agricultural
to industrial.
Taiwan ranks among the top 12
trading countries in the world and is
Peng
Continued from page 3
no variety in most Americans’ diets.”
Peng says food can be a cultural
experience in Taiwan. She says peo
ple caa get food at almost any time
during the day at little stands at
small markets.
“You can get almost anything at
these night markets,” she says. “You
can shop for clothes or gifts or al
most any food. These little stands
are an important part of our cultu
re.”
Peng says she hasn’t been home
for more than three years and is
anxious to return. She says she will
go back to Taiwan after she receives
her Ph.D. in oceanography.
She says most of the Taiwanese
students at A&M are graduate stu
dents and plan to return to Taiwan
after they finish their studies in the
United States.
“We all miss Taiwan very much,”
Peng says. “1 plan to go back and
work on environmental issues that
are of great concern to my country.”
Food
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long to cook.
Because of the quick cooking
process, the ingredients keep their
color and fresh appearance.
Some of Chinese cuisine’s unique
appeal comes from the food itself.
Many ingredients are “exotic.”
For example, some Chinese dishes
are made from sea slugs, tree fungi,
entrails and snake meat.
Unusual spices also add a great
deal to the taste of Chinese food.
Flavors such as soy, oysters and
plum sauces supplement other in
gredients like fermented black beans
and sesame seed.
Another reason Chinese food is
popular is because very little food is
wasted. Almost every part of an in
gredient is used to create a unique
meal.
Regional differences also provide
variety in Chinese food. More than
1,000 recipes exist, and chefs con
stantly are coming up with new
dishes.
• Cantonese cooking is sweeter
and more colorful than the meals of
other areas. Steamed dumplings
stuffed with meat, sweet paste or
preserves have made this region’s
cuisine famous.
•Szechuan food is like the food
of most tropical countries, hot and
peppery. Most dishes are made with
small red chilis.
the United States’ fifth largest trad
ing partner worldwide.
It is the second wealthiest nation
in Asia behind Japan and enjoys one
of the highest living standards in the
Eastern hemisphere. Between the
1950s and 1980s, per capita personal
income doubled five times.
Natural resources, however, are
not a large part of the Taiwan econ
omy.
More than 50 minerals have been
found in Taiwan, but total mineral
resources are modest.
In the north, copper, gold, iron,
sulfur and pyrite are found in small
amounts. Limestone, marble and do
lomite are abundant, but their ex
traction contributes little to the econ
omy.
The continental shelf may contain
extensive oil and gas reserves, but
the areas have not been extensively
explored for drilling.
Taiwan’s people are its greatest
resource.
The pleasure the Chinese take in
the art of hospitality is based on a
unique Chinese cultural trait known
as ren-ching-wei, “the flavor of hu
man feeling.”
Peng says most Taiwanese stu
dents come to A&M for a quality ed
ucation. She says undergraduate
work in the United States is more
difficult than in Taiwan.
She also says each country’s ap
proach to education is different than
the other’s.
“In Taiwan, only 20,000 students
are accepted out of 100,000 applica
tions,” Peng says. “It is very hard to
get accepted but once you’re in, life
is much easier than at A&M.”
Peng says the biggest problem
most Taiwanese students face is
speaking English. She says students
who come to America to study
usually have had six or seven years
of formal English. Peng says it nor
mally takes a year to learn how to
speak English well.
“We learn grammar and spelling
in school but that is a big difference
from actually speaking the lan
guage,” Peng says.
“Especially, when y’all have that
Texas accent,” she drawled, smiling.
• Shanghai food is salty and uses
a lot of seafood in preparation of its
unique meals.
• Peiping food is common
throughout northern China and is-
considered mild. Because the
weather is cold, barbecued meats
and dishes cooked at the table also
are very popular.
Chinese meals are served differ
ently than most meals.
The diners sit around a table
which holds the main dish and the
settings of a small plate, a porcelain
spoon, a small soup bowl, a tiny
white wine cup, a small saucer for
soy sauce and a pair of chopsticks.
Although chopsticks are difficult
to use at first, they are helpful be
cause they extend the person’s
reach.
The meal starts with appetizers
and is supplemented with desserts
and soup. Two sweet dishes are
served in the middle of the meal.
Near the end of the meal, two meat
dishes are served with bowls of rice.
Each guest helps himself to as
much as he wants, and the dining
group usually samples a little food
from every dish on the table.
Cantonese food is the most popu
lar restaurant food. Cookbooks,
however, also describe how to cook
other dishes from other regions in
China.
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