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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Tub Equals Bowl in Shaanxi Province



In China, Shaanxi is province with a long history and rich culture. Here you would find some interesting local conditions and customs. There are ten wonders in Shaanxi province, among which is the local people like to use the big bowl, which can be called tub more exactly.

Shaanxi people like to call the bowl as old bowl. The old doesn’t mean that the bowl has a long history but it means that the bowl is large. The old bowl is not delicately produced but very popular and common among the local people.

No matter how old are you in Shaanxi, no matter children, adults, old people, etc, all people are using this old large bowl. In addition, one old bowl of food is generally enough for any people, which is especially convenient for the people who have to work on the farm.

The local people like to eat together, each people with an old bowl, just like a bowl meeting. Nowadays, the local old bowls are disappearing. However, the tradition of using old bowl would be remembered forever by the local people and the history.

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