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Are you an eating-lover?Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world'Then do you watchthe popular programme A Bite of China?It's a TV programme on Chinese delicious food whichhas been produced by CCTV.Is there any holiday that isn’t celebrated with special festivalfood?Here are several traditional Chinese foods.
Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture.They are as much a part of Chinese birthdaycelebration as a birthday cake with its candles lit in many Westem countries.Since noodles meanlong life,it is considered very unlucky to cut it off.
Although Westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on the plate,in China a wholefish is a symbol of richness.In fact,at a party it is a tradition to serve the whole fish last.pointedtowards the most valued guest.Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word forfish,yu,sounds like the word for richness or plenty,.and it is believed that eating fish will help yourwishes come true in the year to come.