badr's picture badr Submitted by Guest on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 16:21

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5 Guangqumenwai Nanjie, Xicheng District. (132 6011 6509)西城区阜城门外大街27号敦煌大厦

please not that the address in Chinese and pinyin do not match. The one in Pinyin reflects the current location wheres the one in chinese points to the old abandoned location

Cheers

james@kayiwa's picture james@kayiwa Submitted by Guest on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 11:19

You are the first person to really come to a conclusion that people should know that a language is learnt through different ways. Not all ways will help you understand a language. We learn our mother languages because of the people we stay with and the locality in which we are. I do not expect a Chinese to teach me Chinese and expects me to speak the way he does. We also have different capacities of learning a language. What people do not know is that it also involves a certain talent. Obviously the second language will always be affected by the first language. Above all that, even being a native speaker of a language does not mean that you know everything about it. That is why it takes one to be a graduate teacher to teach a language even if he or she were a native. This is because teaching involves different dynamics. Your piece was greatly sounding. It can work for a good language novel just like "up and down the stair case". Good narrative piece.

James: Dip in English and BA(HONS) English language and Literature.

nanama's picture nanama Submitted by Guest on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 15:59

Hehehe,
Great to see this debate stretching like a lamian...
Actually it was the photo in the article that reminded me of biangbiang mian. Combined with the hunger in my belly, the result is a comment that triggered some fiery replies. Smile As long as we're all happy with our msg filled dry noodles, i am happy.
And thanks for explaining the youpuo mian and biangbiang mian difference to me.

danedwards's picture danedwards Submitted by Guest on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 15:37

Hi onlyme_t,

Good suggestion, but please note this initiative is being run by Beijing Rotaract Club, not the Beijinger. We are simply helping them to publicize the collection. If you follow the link in the post you can forward any suggestions to them directly.

Regards,

Dan Edwards

Register and post your own events on the beijinger website.

onlyme_t's picture onlyme_t Submitted by Guest on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 13:26

Hi,
I think this is really a good job,.. pls may I suggest that interested people that are willing to collect the cloths within their neighbourhood could drop their contact information to you to make the collections easier. In case the collecting centers are far from others. Besides not just winter jackets but fairly used or new cloths for all season.
regards

I dont care what it's said about me as long as it's not true

Phil's picture Phil Submitted by Guest on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 12:39

So you're saying biangbiangmian is a subset of youpo chemian, specifically only youpo chemian that uses "flat belt" kudaimian?

So, by extension, all biangbiangmian could also legitimately be called youpo chemian, but not all youpo chemian can be labelled biangbiangmian.

Is that right?

Emily Young's picture Emily Young Submitted by Guest on Sat, 01/09/2010 - 11:33

Tom, you don't know how surprised I am to find the article, reporting this state owned restaurant I also photographed it too in September 2009.

Here is the menu:

http://www.dianping.com/photos/3456534/memberID=1088392

http://www.dianping.com/photos/3456535/memberID=1088392

I didn't order any food there, and hail to your explorative spirit.

Emily Young's picture Emily Young Submitted by Guest on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 15:48

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If there is a difference between the youpo chemian in the above photo and biangbiangmian, please enlighten me.

In most cases especially in Beijing， the two share the same form. But in Shaanxi province, the pulled noodles(扯面) could be streched into various shapes, and in the first photograph is a most popular form of youpo chemian, using the widest belt-like flat noodle——kudai mian （裤带面）other than thinner ones. As to biangbiangmian, kudai mian is used in default, and biangbiang refers to some sounds related to preparing and eating the noodles, which I've explained above.