[4] Hearts of Iron III (TFH) (Japan) - Annexation of Yunnan and Guangxi
Welcome to a new let's play done by me. Today I'll be doing Japan, and I shall try to fix where Japanese failed, by trying to defeat the USA and take over all of the Pacific including the East Asia and hopefully help Germany to defeat the USSR in the east. Enjoy your stay.
Unbelievable SEA URCHIN (Uni) Rice Bowl - JAPANESE FOOD in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan!
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Japanese food - Uni (sea urchin) day trip to Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan!
Otaru is a small port town on the island of Hokkaido in Japan, that’s known for its abundance of delicious and fresh seafood. So during my trip to Sapporo, I knew it was one day trip we didn’t want to miss.
Sapporo Station - To get to Otaru from Sapporo, you can take the JR train from Sapporo Station. It cost me 640 JPY ($5.73) and the ride took about 45 minutes or so.
Sankaku Market Seafood Market -
Just outside the Otaru train station and to the left hand side as you exit, you’ll find Sankaku Market, a small and very friendly fresh seafood market selling an abundance of Hokkaido seafood delicacies like uni (sea urchin). There are some very famous seafood rice bowl restaurants, but you’ll also find different fish, and fresh King crabs and hairy crabs. I took one walk through the seafood market, but then settled on the first shop - mainly because they owners were so friendly and welcoming.
Kawashima Shop - This the the seafood shop at the market we ate lunch at, and I would highly recommend it. The owners and staff were all very friendly, and the seafood was fresh and incredible.
Hakkaku (sailfin poacher fish) - 1,000 JPY ($8.96) - Along with uni, one of the things I wanted to eat in Otaru was Hakkaku, which is a sailfin poacher fish. It’s look very unique, and it prepared as sashimi. It was delicious.
Uni don (sea urchin bowl) - 4,500 JPY ($40.31) - But the real dish I came all the way to Otaru to eat was a full uni don, sea urchin rice bowl. First a layer of rice went down, then a couple of shiso leaves, then a full bed, and entire box of fresh vibrantly yellow sea urchin (uni). It was outstanding. I’ve had sea urchin many times before, but usually it’s just a couple pieces of sushi, this was an entire bowl full, and it was insanely delicious.
Hairy crab (horsehair crab) - 6,500 JPY ($58.23) - Finally, just because I had never had a hairy or horsehair crab, I decided to get a fresh crab. Horsehair crabs are all about the roe inside, and it’s complex and flavorful.
This was an amazing day of Japanese food in Otaru, the highlight for me was the seafood market, and it’s well worth a visit when you are in Hokkaido.
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Philippine prehistory covers the events prior to the written history of what would become the Philippine archipelago. The current demarcation line between this period and the early history of the Philippines is 900 AD, which is the date of the first surviving written record to come from the Philippines, the Laguna Copperplate Inscription. This period saw the immense change that took hold of the archipelago from Stone Age cultures in the 4th century, continuing on with the gradual widening of trade until 900 and the first surviving written records.
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Human bones fuel fire to make swords
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Kaohsiung county, southern Taiwan, 20 August 2009
1. Mid of skull on top of ceramic urn and bones next to burning incense sticks
2. Close up of burning incense sticks
3. Mid of bones and branches being thrown to furnace
4. Close up of bones and fire inside furnace
5. Wide of blacksmith holding a clip attached to a metal slab being burnt in fire
6. Wide of blacksmith transferring the burning metal slab from furnace to drop hammer
7. Close up of burning metal slab being hammered
8. Wide of wheel behind the drop hammer
9. Mid of blacksmith
10. Mid of skull and bones next to furnace
11. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Kuo Chang-hsi, Blacksmith:
In ancient China, a good sword was made by 'throwing a man into a furnace'. It helps to melt the metal and creates the pure iron that we can further hammer. In Taiwan, there were not many people who studied how to forge a good sword. So when I first made a sword, I did not succeed. In the past there's been a saying that if one wants to make a good sword, one needs human bones. By chance, my friend was collecting bones (from the deceased). Then I just asked him to give me some human bones for forging swords.
12. Tilt up from anvil to blacksmith hammering the metal
13. Mid of fire with a turquoise glow
14. Wide of blacksmith transferring the burning metal slab from furnace to drop hammer
15. Back shot of blacksmith placing the burning metal slab under drop hammer
16. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Kuo Chang-hsi, Blacksmith:
Before the human bone is burnt, it contains phosphorus. If it is burnt, the phosphorus will be mixed into the metal. After burning a while, the metal will contain phosphorus and the fire will give a turquoise glow.
17. Wide of blacksmith look at the fire inside furnace
18. Mid of skull placed next to furnace
19. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Kuo Chang-hsi, Blacksmith:
If it (human bone) is added, the sword that is made seems to have spirit. This was what the people in the past said 'man and sword become one'.
20. Wide of Kuo at Museum of Weapon Art displaying all kinds of ancient fighting tools
21. Mid of Kuo talking behind Kanjiang sword
22. Various shots of fighting tools behind display window
23. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Kuo Chang-hsi, Blacksmith:
If I can't find an apprentice to succeed (me as a blacksmith), I may write a book or make a film so that this skill can be passed down from generations to generations.
24. Kuo walking past lined up swords
25. Kuo showing blood stain on a Japanese sword
26. Exterior of workshop
27. Wide of customers buying knives then zoom into knives
28. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Kuo Chang-hsi, Blacksmith:
Maybe this is a mission from God. I may work till I die under the anvil and then I will stop.
29. Side shot of blacksmith transferring the burning metal slab to drop hammer
30. Close up of burning metal slab being hammered
31. Mid of Kuo pulling Green Destiny Sword from its sheath
32. Close up pan of repetitive dragon pattern on Green Destiny Sword
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It could be a scene from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings - swords made to capture the spirits of the dead made from human bones.
But it's a 2000 year old Chinese craft practiced by a Taiwanese blacksmith.
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This skull is not just for decoration.
In a moment, it will be thrown into the fire and burnt in order to make a sword.
Kuo Chang-hsi inserts a 18-inch (half meter) slab of metal into his red hot kiln, adding a human femur to the mixture. He watches as his workshop is illuminated by a ghostly turquoise glow.
Kuo is not a typical blacksmith.
For 53 of his 65 years, this determined craftsmen from Taiwan has been perfecting the intricate art of Chinese sword making, continuing a family tradition that began in 1888.
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《国家宝藏》第二季 张若昀倾情再现国歌诞生记 佟大为圆梦致敬金庸 20190106 | CCTV综艺
本期节目主要内容：玉龙西来，白云飞雪，自然原生态的宝库造就了华夏的另一副模样。那无边的遐想，源自峰谷纵横；那曼妙的诗意，由得川流回旋，这就是云南。没有文字，没有古籍，历史却以更加鲜活的方式呈现。本期节目中，李光洁、杨丽萍、佟大为和张若昀通过他们精彩的演绎带来四牛鎏金骑士铜贮贝器、大理国银鎏金镶珠金翅鸟和聂耳小提琴这三件国宝的前世传奇，讲述云南的原生态民俗文化。
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17:15 古滇国最主要的货币——贝币；
19:23 贮贝器今生守护者杨丽萍 讲述舞台上的“活态民族博物馆”；
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33:34 大理国银鎏金镶珠金翅鸟 国宝守护人：佟大为；
37:06 佟大为化身大理国国王段和誉 上演博物馆奇妙之夜；
46:34 大理国国王段和誉——一位勤政爱民的贤明君主；
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55:47 洱海卫士延续金翅鸟精神 大理人用信仰守护绿水青山；
01:01:10 聂耳小提琴 国宝守护人：张若昀；
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01:15:07 音乐战士聂耳——用生命去爱国；
01:17:02 致敬音乐天才聂耳 张国立与张若昀现场演唱《卖报歌》；
01:18:33 音乐届的“祥林嫂” 指挥家于海坚持十年为国歌立法；
01:22:37 浓缩版的“抗日史书” 指挥家于海现场解读国歌；
01:26:37 此生不悔入华夏！于海、张国立深情讲述国歌承载的那些中国瞬间；
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What Japanese Prison Food is Like ★ ONLY in JAPAN
Japan has some amazing prison food, which should be no surprise. Inmates are served healthy, nutritious meals of grilled fish, salads, rice and soup - which are actually healthier than most school lunches around the world! Would you like to try what prisoners eat? There's a prison in Hokkaido that serves authentic meals to the public and that is where I went -- Abashiri.
Abashiri is in the very north of Hokkaido and is famous for its prison. Their Bangaichi Shokudo Diner is the only restaurant that serves authentic prison food in Japan, the ingredients the same as the penitentiary nearby. The meals will probably surprise you!
Prison Food Menu:
SET A: Pacific Saury, 2 salads, barley rice, miso soup (780 yen / $7.00)
SET B: Atka Mackerel, 2 salads, barley rice, miso soup (820 yen / $7.50)
It's called the secret meal because Japanese Prisons are very restrictive with access to the outside world. However, Abashiri is dfferent and they've opened up prison life to the public and it's worth a visit.
We also get a tour of today's prison cells in Japan. They have tatami mats, futons, TV, toilet and window. There are private cells and cells for 6 or more inmates. Japanese inmates typically eat their meals in their cells.
The Japanese prison life is regimented, the schedule the same everyday. Wake up at 6:40am and lights out at 9:00pm.
Meal time is three times a day for 20 minutes.
Where is Abashiri, Japan?
It's in Hokkaido's north, a 90 plane ride from Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
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419 mln-year-old fish fossil found with human-like jaw in Yunnan
An international team of scientists in China has discovered what may be the earliest know creature with a distinct face. The fossil of a 419 mln-year-old fish was found in China's southern Yunnan Province. Scientists were surprised to find that the heavily armoured fish had a complex small skull and jaw bones.
LONG LIFE FOOD in Hunza Valley - HEAVEN ON EARTH, Pakistan | Pakistani Food Tour!
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The goal of today’s food tour was to uncover some of the secrets of the long life food of Hunza Valley. Especially traditionally, people were known to live very long and healthy lives - a combination of eating seasonally, lots of nuts, and apricots, and fresh mountain air - we also discovered a few dishes that must have led to long life.
But we began our day in Gilgit, and first thing at daybreak, we drove about 20 minutes outside of Gilgit to start our morning from a strategic viewpoint. There’s a confluence where three of the highest mountain ranges in the world - Himalayas (Mount Everest), Karakorams (K2), and Hindu Kush, mountains come together. It’s a magical place, and we were literally the only people there.
We then headed back to Serena Gilgit Hotel for breakfast before starting our day to Hunza Valley. The drive was spectacular from start to finish - you will literally feel your jaw dropping as you drive and you almost cannot believe the scenery will possibly get better… and it does.
Chapshoro Point - Along the Karakoram Highway from Gilgit to Hunza Valley one of the most famous foods is chapshoro, a meat filled dough pocket. It’s a great tea snack - and we’d be having a few more of these today.
Total price - 900 PKR ($6.74)
Hunza Valley - We arrived to Hunza Valley and immediately checked in to Hunza Serena Inn, with an almost unbelievable view from our patio.
Baltit Fort - We quickly hiked up to Baltit Fort, a spectacular and iconic fort within Hunza Valley and then walked down for a quick bite to eat.
Hunza Food Pavilion - Just a small little cosy restaurant, yet so inviting and so many good aromas coming out of the kitchen. We ordered chapshoro again, and daodo soup, both of which were amazing.
Total price - 630 PKR ($4.72)
Osho Maraka - Hunza Serena Inn - We then headed back to the hotel where they wanted to prepare a local Hunza Valley food lunch for us. The food was good, a little on the plain side for me, but very fresh and local ingredients.
Eagles Nest - Next we drove up one of the main mountains of Hunza Valley for the view. Although we were late for the sunset, the view was still spectacular.
Traditional Hunza Valley food - In the evening is when the real authentic Hunza Valley food and cultural learning began. We were invited (thanks to the Gilgit Baltistan tourism ministry for setting it up) to a 400 year old home for a time of music and local Hunza Valley food. The old home was beautiful, and they immediately started playing amazing local music. The food was authentic and local - lots of whole grains, walnuts and almonds, and plenty of apricot oil. One of the dishes, a tortilla like bread filled with walnut paste and apricot oil was one of the secret dishes of longevity - so I was told! Whatever the case, the food, people, and experience, was outstanding.
By this time I have to stay I was tired, cold, and ready to go back to the hotel to sleep, but they said, we need to stop at one more place.
It was completely dark, and looked abandoned.
But we stepped inside a home, and there were at least 20 people huddled in the house, waiting for us.
I was blown away and humbled.
They made us tea and a few local pancake like snacks. It was beyond special.
Thank you to everyone involved, and to the families for their amazing hospitality and kindness. Another absolutely incredible day of food and people in Pakistan.
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Japanese people
The Japanese people (日本人, Nihonjin, Nipponjin) are an ethnic group native to Japan. Japanese make up 98.5% of the total population. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries are referred to as nikkeijin (日系人). The term ethnic Japanese may also be used in some contexts to refer to a locus of ethnic groups including the Yamato, Ainu, and Ryukyuan people.
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Traditional Chinese Restaurant, Travel in China, Authentic Chinese Food, 老灶台土灶 - Enshi, Hubei
Today I will take you on a tour on a traditional Chinese Restaurant, where it use woods and gas to create fire to heat up the stove. Located inside a beautiful ancient China decor plaza at Enshi, Hubei.
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Manchukuo Into Qing | HOI4 Waking The Tiger! #19
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Ancient Thai Street Food - 90-Year Old Restaurant FISH RICE SOUP in Bangkok, Thailand!
Siang Ki Khao Tom Pla (เซี่ยงกี่ข้าวต้มปลา) has been in business for over 90 years!
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Unfortunately, I was pretty sad that they didn’t have oysters the day I went - the owner mentioned to me that they weren’t fresh so they weren’t going to sell them. But that also speaks highly of the restaurant - they won’t serve anything that’s not fresh.
Pomfret rice soup (ข้าวต้มปลาจาระเม็ด) - This is their signature Thai Chinese rice soup with pomfret fish. It’s perfect in every way, one of the most soothing bowls of food you can find.
Barramundi rice soup (ข้าวต้มปลากระพง) - Another version they make is fish rice soup with barramundi fish.
Pork rice soup (ข้าวต้มบะเต็ง) - Finally, something you have to order is their pork and rice, which is salty and delicious.
Siang Ki Khao Tom Pla (เซี่ยงกี่ข้าวต้มปลา) is quite expensive, but the quality is fantastic, and one of the best things about eating here is that you’re eating at a living museum, a piece of Bangkok culinary history
Total price - 940 THB ($28.78)
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Yunnan | Wikipedia audio article
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Yunnan (云南) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country. It spans approximately 394,000 square kilometres (152,000 sq mi) and has a population of 45.7 million (as of 2009). The capital of the province is Kunming, formerly also known as Yunnan. The province borders the Chinese provinces Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, and the Tibet Autonomous Region, and the countries Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar.
Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with high elevations in the northwest and low elevations in the southeast. Most of the population lives in the eastern part of the province. In the west, the altitude can vary from the mountain peaks to river valleys as much as 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). Yunnan is rich in natural resources and has the largest diversity of plant life in China. Of the approximately 30,000 species of higher plants in China, Yunnan has perhaps 17,000 or more. Yunnan's reserves of aluminium, lead, zinc and tin are the largest in China, and there are also major reserves of copper and nickel.
The Han Empire first recorded diplomatic relations with the province at the end of the 2nd century BC. It became the seat of a Sino-Tibetan-speaking kingdom of Nanzhao in the 8th century AD. Nanzhao was multi-ethnic, but the elite most-likely spoke a northern dialect of Yi. The Mongols conquered the region in the 13th century, with local control exercised by warlords until the 1930s. From the Yuan dynasty onward, the area was part of a central-government sponsored population movement towards the southwestern frontier, with two major waves of migrants arriving from Han-majority areas in northern and southeast China. As with other parts of China's southwest, Japanese occupation in the north during World War II forced another migration of majority Han people into the region. These two waves of migration contributed to Yunnan being one of the most ethnically diverse provinces of China, with ethnic minorities accounting for about 34 percent of its total population. Major ethnic groups include Yi, Bai, Hani, Zhuang, Dai and Miao.
History of Mongolia | Wikipedia audio article
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Various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu (3rd century BCE to 1st century CE), the Xianbei state (c. 93 to 234 CE), the Rouran Khaganate (330-555), the Turkic Khaganate (552-744) and others, ruled the area of present-day Mongolia. The Khitan people, who used a para-Mongolic language,
founded a state known as the Liao dynasty (907-1125) in Central Asia and ruled Mongolia and portions of the present-day Russian Far East, northern Korea, and North China.
In 1206 Genghis Khan was able to unite and conquer the Mongols, forging them into a fighting force which went on to establish the largest contiguous empire in world history, the Mongol Empire (1206-1368). Buddhism in Mongolia began with the Yuan emperors' conversion to Tibetan Buddhism.
After the collapse of the Mongol-led China-based Yuan dynasty in 1368, the Mongols returned to their earlier patterns of internal strife. The Mongols also returned to their old shamanist ways after the collapse of their empire and only in the 16th and 17th centuries did Buddhism reemerge.
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CHINA: SHANGHAI: NEW OPERA THEATRE NEARS COMPLETION
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
The skyline of the Chinese city of Shanghai is being transformed by a series of prestigious building developments aimed at showcasing the city's new confidence.
Following a new museum devoted to Chinese art which opened last year, a stunning new Opera Theatre costing more than 120 (m) million U-S dollars is nearing completion.
But it is not an entirely Chinese achievement, as architects and engineers from around the world have been involved.
It has been designed by the French, build by the Chinese, furnished by the Canadians and glazed by the Germans.
The new developments are part of an effort by the Shanghai municipality to soften the atmosphere of the city.
Shanghai is better known as a financial centre than a cultural one.
Although that is unlikely to change, a number of high profile projects are creating a new look for the city.
The modern structure of the Opera Theatre stands in contrast to the old colonial buildings built at the turn of the century.
But the theatre is not an entirely Chinese achievement.
The architect was a French man, a German company was responsible for the glasswork and a Canadian company for the interior design.
They have all co-operated with Chinese engineers to create the eye catching new theatre.
One of the biggest challenges the team faced was supporting the roof which is made of a single piece of metal.
SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin)
The roof is a huge iron frame weighing more than 6-thousand tonnes. It would have been difficult to assemble it on the top so we decided to put it together on the ground and then lift it up. It worked but it took us 21 hours alone to elevate it to 40 metres high. But it was successful.
SUPER CAPTION: Zhu Jialin, Deputy General Engineer, Shanghai Grand Theatre
The building includes some original features.
They include heat reducing metallic quadrangles on the glass which are designed to deflect heat and give opera goers some relief from the hot Shanghai summers.
But more traditional materials dominate the building, with marble covering the walls and floor.
This guard wears covers on his shoes to prevent damage to the fragile surface.
Architects who have visited the building have been impressed with the design.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
I think the strength of this project is tremendous transparency for the city and I wish I could see it in the evening when it is all lit up. I also like this project because it is low rise and very sculptural in a city which is becoming high rise and a little bit hard so it gives a bit of softening to the city with a park in front and it has a more human scale than some of the towers around us. I think this project will be a wonderful addition to Shanghai and its people.
SUPER CAPTION: Ann R. Chaintreuil, President, US National Council of Architectural Registration Board
When completed the theatre will seat more than 18-hundred people on the ground floor with more on the three balconies.
The supports for the vast main stage are still being constructed.
The whole project has cost the Shanghai municipality one (b) billion yuan (more than 120 (m) million U-S dollars), and has taken nearly 4 years to complete.
Projects like this one, and the nearby museum, are intended to establish Shanghai as an international cultural centre for the next millennium.
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