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Bao
Bao or BAO may refer to: Cuisine * Baozi, a type of Chinese dumpling made of a steamed or baked bun with fillings * Cha siu bao, a pork-filled steamed bun * Gua bao, steamed clam-shaped bun sandwiched with meat and condiments * Bánh bao, Vietnamese dumpling with pork meat inside, derived from the Chinese bao * Bao stir-frying, a stir frying technique People * Bao (surname), a common pronunciation for some Chinese surnames, such as 包 and 鮑 ** Bao Zheng or Lord Bao, Chinese judge of Song China *** Justice Bao (other) * Bao (musician), Vietnamese-American musician Acronyms * Baccalaureus in Arte Obstetricia, Bachelor of Obstetrics, a medical degree unique to Ireland * Baryon acoustic oscillations, in physical cosmology * '' Batman: Arkham Origins'' * Beijing Astronomical Observatory * Benny Anderssons orkester ** ''BAO!'', their second studio album * Bruce Artwick Organization * Bullets And Octane Others * ''Bao'' (film), 2018 Pixar short film about an animated ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bao Zheng
Bao Zheng (; 5 March 999 – 3 July 1062), commonly known as Bao Gong (), was a Chinese politician during the reign of Emperor Emperor Renzong of Song, Renzong in China's Song Dynasty. During his twenty-five years in civil service, Bao was known for his honesty and uprightness, with actions such as impeaching an uncle of Emperor Renzong's favourite concubine and punishing powerful families. His appointment from 1057 to 1058 as the prefect of Song's capital city, capital Kaifeng, where he initiated a number of changes to better hear the grievances of the people, made him a legendary figure. During his years in office, he gained the honorific title Justice Bao () due to his ability to defend peasants and commoners against corruption or injustice. Bao Zheng is depicted as the incarnation of the Astral God of Civil Arts (Wenquxing, 文曲星), while another protagonist — famous Northern Song warrior Di Qing as the Astral God of Military Arts (Wuquxing, 武曲星). Bao Zheng toda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bao (game)
Bao is a traditional mancala board game played in most of East Africa including Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Comoros, Malawi, as well as some areas of DR Congo and Burundi. It is most popular among the Swahili people of Tanzania and Kenya; the name itself "Bao" is the Swahili word for "board" or "board game". In Tanzania, and especially Zanzibar, a "bao master" (called ''bingwa'', "master"; but also ''fundi'', "artist") is held in high respect. In Malawi, a close variant of the game is known as Bawo, which is the Yao equivalent of the Swahili name. Bao is well known to be a prominent mancala in terms of complexity and strategical depth,De Vogt (1995) and it has raised interest in scholars of several disciplines, including game theory, complexity theory, and psychology. Official tournaments are held in Tanzania, Zanzibar, Lamu (Kenya), and Malawi, and both mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar have their Bao societies, such as the Chama cha Bao founded in 1966. In Zanzibar and Tanzania t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bao (film)
''Bao'' is a 2018 American animated short film written and directed by Domee Shi and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It is the first Pixar short film to be directed by a female director. It was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival before being released with ''Incredibles 2'' on June 15, 2018. The film is about an aging and lonely Chinese Canadian mother suffering from empty nest syndrome, who receives an unexpected second chance at motherhood when she makes a steamed bun (baozi) that comes to life. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. Plot In Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a Chinese-Canadian woman cooks a meal of ''baozi'' for her and her husband. One of her buns comes alive, much to her shock. She raises the steamed bun as a child, feeding and caring for it, as it enjoys the time spent with her. Eventually, the bun wishes to play with other children, but his overprotective mother refuses to allow it, much to his ire. As the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Bao (other)
Justice Bao, Justice Pao, Judge Bao, Judge Pao, Lord Bao, Lord Pao, Magistrate Bao and Magistrate Pao are all references to Bao Zheng (999–1062, also romanized as Pao Cheng), legendary Song dynasty official and the Chinese symbol of justice. These terms may also refer to: TV series * Justice Pao (1974 TV series), ''Justice Pao'' (1974 TV series), a 1974–1975 Taiwanese TV series starring Yi Ming * Judge Bao (TV series), ''Judge Bao'' (TV series), a 1987 Chinese TV series starring Bai Zhidi * Justice Pao (1993 TV series), ''Justice Pao'' (1993 TV series), a 1993–1994 Taiwanese TV series starring Jin Chao-chun * Justice Pao (1994 TVB series), ''Justice Pao'' (1994 TVB series), a 1994 Hong Kong TV series produced by TVB, starring Jin Chao-chun * Justice Pao (1995 TV series), ''Justice Pao'' (1995 TVB series), a 1995 Hong Kong TV series produced by TVB, starring Ti Lung * Justice Pao (1995 Asia Television series), ''Justice Pao'' (1995 Asia Television series), a 1995 Hong Kong TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bao (surname)
Bao or Pao is the pinyin romanization of two Chinese surnames, 包 () and 鮑/鲍 (). It could also be a sinification of the Mongolian surname Borjigin. It is also a Vietnamese surname. List of people with surname 包 Bāo * Bao Zheng (999–1062), government official during the Song dynasty and the Chinese cultural icon of justice * Bao Daoyi, fictional Song dynasty outlaw from the novel ''Water Margin'' * Bao Tianxiao (1876–1973), Chinese writer and translator * Bao Zunxin (1937–2007), Chinese historian and dissident * Bao Yingying (born 1983), Chinese sabre fencer * Bao Bei'er (born 1984), Chinese actor * Shane Pow () (born 1990), Singaporean actor * Bao Yixin (born 1992), Chinese badminton player List of people with surname 鮑/鲍 Bào It is the 62nd name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. 989(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . * Bao Shuya (died 644 BC), official under the Qi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baozi
Baozi (), or simply bao, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings (meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often steaming, steamed. They are a variation of ''mantou'' from Northeastern Chinese cuisine, Northern China. Baozi are popular throughout China and have even made their way into the cuisines of many other countries through the Overseas Chinese, Chinese diaspora. History and etymology Written records from the Song dynasty show the term baozi in use for filled buns. Prior to the Northern Song dynasty (960–1279), the word ''mantou'' was used for both filled and unfilled buns. According to legend, the filled baozi is a variation of manta invented by military strategist Zhuge Liang. Over time ''mantou'' came to indicate only unfilled buns in Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin and some varieties of Chinese, although the Wu Chinese, Wu Chinese languages continue to use ''mantou'' to refer to both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gua Bao
''Koah-pau'' or ''gua bao'' or ''cuapao'' also known as a pork belly bun, ambiguously as bao, or erroneously as bao bun, is a type of lotus leaf bun originating from Fujianese cuisine in China. It is also a popular snack in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, and Nagasaki Chinatown in Japan. It consists of a slice of stewed meat and condiments sandwiched between flat steamed bread known as lotus leaf bread (). The lotus leaf bread is typically in size, semi-circular and flat in form, with a horizontal fold that, when opened, gives the appearance that it has been sliced. The traditional filling for gua bao is a slice of red-cooked pork belly, typically dressed with stir-fried suan cai (pickled mustard greens), coriander, and ground peanuts. Etymology In Hokkien, the word ''gua/cua'' () means to cut by drawing the knife through an object. ''Bao/Pao'' (包; ) means "bun", so the name ''bao bun'' is redundant. The word ''bao'' (包) in Mandarin without any qualifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mancala
Mancala ( ''manqalah'') is a family of two-player Turns, rounds and time-keeping systems in games, turn-based Strategy game, strategy board games played with small stones, beans, marbles or seeds and rows of holes or pits in the earth, a board or other playing surface. The objective is usually to capture all or some set of the opponent's pieces. Versions of the game date back past the 3rd century and evidence suggests such games existed in Ancient Egypt. It is among the oldest known family of games to still be widely played today. History According to some experts, the oldest discovered mancala boards are in Ayn Ghazal (archaeological site), 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan in the floor of a Neolithic dwelling as early as ~5,870 BC although this claim has been disputed by others. More recent and undisputed claims concern artifacts from the city of Gedera in an excavated Roman bathhouse where pottery boards and rock cuts that were unearthed dating back to between the 2nd and 3rd centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bao (musician)
Bao Vo (born February 19, 1982), also known as BAO, is a Vietnamese American musician, singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer based in Los Angeles, California.Nichols, Chris (April 2014). "My Favorite Year". ''Los Angeles Magazine'', p.137.Do, Ahn "On anniversary, Vietnamese Americans reflect on their journeys" Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017. He has done extensive work with other Asian American artists like Mariqueen Maandig and the band Ming & Ping, where he was responsible for the production, concept, branding, marketing, and visual design, in addition to being a co-writer to the music itself.Maerz, Jennifer"Pop Operas" SF Weekly. Retrieved April 1, 2014.Nichols, Chris“Downtown: And Now a Few Words From The…New Kids on the Block”, Los Angeles Magazine He has also worked with The Slants, contributing songwriting and production as well as performing onstage with the all Asian American dance rock band. Biography Vo was born in Da Lat, Vietnam and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cha Siu Bao
''Cha siu bao'' () is a Cantonese '' baozi'' (bun) filled with barbecue-flavored ''cha siu'' pork.Hsiung, Deh-Ta. Simonds, Nina. Lowe, Jason. 005 ''The Food of China: A Journey for Food Lovers''. Bay Books. . p. 24. They are served as a type of dim sum during '' yum cha'' and are sometimes sold in Chinese bakeries.'' Varieties There are two major kinds of ''cha siu bao'': the traditional steamed version is called () or simply (), while the baked variety is usually called (). Steamed ''cha siu bao'' has a white exterior, while the baked variety is browned glazed. Cantonese cuisine Although visually similar to other types of steamed '' baozi'', the dough of steamed ''cha siu bao'' is unique since it makes use of both yeast and baking powder as leavening. This unique mix of leavening gives the dough of ''cha siu bao'' the texture of a slightly dense, but fine soft bread. Tangzhong, a water roux, is sometimes used to keep the bread soft over long periods of time and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bánh Bao
''Bánh bao'' (literally "dumplings") is a Vietnamese bun based on the Cantonese ''tai pao'' or ''da bao'' (large bun), which was introduced to Vietnam by Chinese immigrants. It is a ball-shaped bun containing pork or chicken meat, onions, eggs, mushrooms and vegetables, in Vietnamese cuisine. It often has Chinese sausage and a portion of a hard-boiled egg inside. They are filled with savory fillings, the most common being seasoned ground pork and quail egg. A vegetarian version of bánh bao also exists. See also * Baozi * List of buns * List of steamed foods * List of stuffed dishes This is a list of stuffed dishes, comprising dishes and foods that are prepared with various fillings and stuffings. Some dishes are not actually stuffed; the added ingredients are simply spread atop the base food, as one cannot truly stuff an oys ... * References Stuffed dishes Steamed buns Vietnamese pork dishes Vietnamese chicken dishes Egg dishes Bánh Vietnamese dumplings< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAO!
''BAO!'' is the second studio album by Benny Anderssons orkester, released in June 2004 on Benny's own Mono Music label. Recording for the album took place in the first half of 2004 at Polar Studios and Sveriges Radio Studio 4, Stockholm. Album Information Similar to its predecessor Benny Anderssons orkester in 2001, the sound on ''"BAO!"'' is a mixture of different styles and influences. Classical influences and traditional Swedish folk music can be heard, just as well as pop and jazz influences. Credited to "Benny Anderssons orkester med (with) Helen Sjöholm", the album features five tracks with vocals by Helen Sjöholm, amongst others. All the music is composed by Benny Andersson, while the lyrics are provided by old ABBA colleague Björn Ulvaeus, Peter Dalle and Ylva Eggehorn. After being released in early summer of 2004, ''"BAO!"'' immediately entered the top 5 of the Swedish Albums Chart, staying there the whole summer and eventually topping it on September 17. By the en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
