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Giving Thanks with Mooncakes

Giving Thanks with Mooncakes

Imagine you are Zhu Yuanzhang living in the 14th century, and are of the Han tribe of China. You are tired of living under an oppressive Mongolian overload of the Yuan Dynasty, and desperate to overthrow this ruler. You hatch upon a brilliant plot to unite your people to rise against the conquerers. You...
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@SeattleTallPopp Point taken. I think we need to come up with our own list now.
@SeattleTallPopp They did say you might be surprised =0 I gathered that the author was obsessed with the horse shoe. Were they that good?
Think its the horseshoe RT @RonRuggless: World's 20 greatest foodie cities http://bit.ly/aEd7PU RT @Gadling (Springfield IL surprised me.)
Great dining options and not just in the big cities - a look at the heartland via the WSJ http://bit.ly/b9jqyW
Finally an answer to this question via @educatedpalates: Why Chinese Food + Doughnuts?- a CA Mystery http://bit.ly/9CAWJs via @addthis

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