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As you can see from the photo, this food is a kind of barbequed meet. - > barbequed meat 

But if you know little bit about the population characteristics of China, then those questions will not bother you. -> But if you know a little bit... 

In China, there are fifty-six ethnic groups constituting Chinese population. -> the Chinese population

My mistake again, in my above corrections I would like to say: 

When thinking of Chinese food, lots of people think of GongBao (KungPao) chicken, Cantonese dim sum and some Szechwan style cuisines are the authentic Chinese food.

An Unknown Authentic Chinese Food (Part 2)

For another example, some may think that Indian food only has butter chicken and curry. But one of my classmates told me on my other blog, Indian cuisine also has “spring rolls”.

When thinking of Chinese food, lots of people think of GongBao (KungPao) chicken, Cantonese dim sum and some Szechwan style cuisines are the authentic Chinese food. However, it is not true in any case. I’m from a Chinese ethnic background, but if you ask me “What is the typical Chinese food?” my answer probably would be “Sorry, I don't know” because it's really hard to say one specific Chinese food that represents of the all categories of Chinese cuisine.

Lastly, I will show you some photos of Uyghur people. I think Uyghur girls are just as great as their food by the way. :)

An Unknown Authentic Chinese Food (Part 1)

An Unknown Authentic Chinese Food

Last Friday, the lecture talked about the concept of “authentic food” and the definition of authentic food may vary from one person to another. Today, I will show you an authentic Chinese food that you probably haven't even heard about before.

So almost two months ago, I went to a Chinese restaurant with my friends. The restaurant is called The Silk Road. We ordered some food and here is the picture of my favorite food.

As you can see from the photo, this food is a kind of barbequed meet. That’s right! And it’s called a lamb kebab. A kebab? At a Chinese restaurant? Ok. Now you may wonder is it an authentic Chinese restaurant? Is this kebab authentic? People may think kebabs are a cuisine which originated in the Middle East. And that’s right. But if you know little bit about the population characteristics of China, then those questions will not bother you.

This restaurant is run by a Uyghur family, a group of Uyghur people. I think Uyghur people make the best lamb kebabs as far as I know and this restaurant makes the best lamb kebabs I have ever tasted in GTA! Now you may have questions again. Uyghur people? Running a Chinese restaurant? Ok. Let me explain it to you.

In China, there are fifty-six ethnic groups constituting Chinese population. Some may think there is only one ethnic group which is called “Chinese”. That may be partially correct. But the identity of “Chinese” is shared by these fifty-six ethnic groups. And Uyghur is one of them. Uyghur people believe in Islam, and either culturally or geographically, they have strong connections with Arabian and Islamic countries. The reason why people tend to consider China to have only one ethnic group is that more than 90% of the population of China is constituted of Han Chinese, which is the one that people consider yellow and oriental, and the one that speaks Mandarin and Cantonese.

People are apt to pay high attention to the majority and neglect the minority. This attitude does not only apply to races or ethnicites, but also applies to food. To be specific, we tend to emphasize certain types of food from certain ethnic groups and overlook the other kinds of authentic food of this group. In this case, because the Han Chinese are the predominant group in China, their cuisine dominates the Chinese food culture as well. Thus, Han Chinese food is more valued than other ethnic groups’ food; outsiders are more familiar with Han Chinese cuisines than others.

the changes of the third tone when you learn Chinese

★★★ （1）When we see a third tone after another third tone, the first one should be read as the second tone. For example, with “nǐ hǎo”, you will write it like “nǐ hǎo”, but read it as “ní hǎo”.
★★ （2）When a third tone is followed by a first, second or fourth tone, or neutral tone, it is pronounced in the “half” third tone. That is, the tone that only falls but doesn’t rise. For example: Běijīng Měiguó wǎnfàn jǐejie. 
★ （3） If there are three “third tones” together, we usually read them as: half third tone + second tone + third tone. For example, wǒ hěn hǎo. Please try to read it.