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Crowds gather last week in Anhui province to mark tofu's birthplace and its long history.
People outside of China probably realize now that the country enjoys the noise, color and crowds of grand public spectacles – especially during Lunar New Year or much-ballyhooed state banquets.
Zhang Yimou impressed a global audience last year with his opening ceremony to the Beijing Olympics.
The Chinese Bean Curd Culture Festival, which is Anhui province’s annual celebration to mark the birthplace of the food, is no different.
The festival held in Huainan ended last week and drew big lights, scores of people, a large television audience and numerous entertainers – including Korean pop stars – and businesspeople.
More than 2,000 years ago, Liu An, the grandson of a Chinese emperor, told his assistants to make a medicine that would prolong his life.
As a daoist (taoist), he wanted a long life and an elixir to help.
