光棍節(Singles'Day)是每年的11月11日，它是單身人群專屬節日。事實上，單身人群擁有特殊的節日來慶祝自己生活的國家，中國是世界上唯一一個。20世紀90年代，全國各高校首次慶祝光棍節。光棍節之所以得名是因為11月11日包含四個“1”。慶祝光棍節的流行方式是和單身朋友共進晚餐。很多人希望在這一天告別單身生活。很多人去參加相親會，也有很多人選擇在這一天結婚。除了“單身”的意思，日期里的四個“1”也代表“我的唯一”里的“唯一”。

　　Singles'Day falls on November 11th each year，andthis new holiday is one exclusively for people whoare still single. In fact, China is the only country inthe world that has a special day for singles tocelebrate their life. Singles’Day was first celebratedat various universities in China in the 1990s. It got the name Singles'Day because the dateconsists of four “ones”. The popular way to celebrate Singles' Day is to have dinner with yoursingle friends. Many singles also hope to say goodbye to their single life on this day. Many go toblind date parties and many choose to marry on this day. In addition to meaning “single”，thefour “ones”of the date can also refer to “only one” as in “the only one for me”.

　　中國菜舉世聞名，而菜名更是詼諧有趣，妙趣橫生，充滿中國人的智慧。很多菜名用字典雅瑰麗，充滿吉祥喜慶之氣，諸如把豆苗(bean seedling)比作“龍須”，雞蛋美名“芙蓉(Confederate rose)”或“鳳凰”，雞爪稱“鳳爪”，豆腐(tofu)叫成“白玉”，等。不少菜名豪華氣派，美不可言，有種湯叫“珍珠瑪瑙(agate)翡翠湯”，只是豆腐、番茄加青菜。一些含有祝賀或象征吉祥的菜名，如竹筍炒排骨是 “步步高升”。有些菜名采用的是成語，蘿卜絲上放根紅辣椒表示“踏雪尋梅”。

　　Chinese dishes are world-famous, and the dish names are humorous, interesting and full of wits, fully embodying the wisdom of Chinese people. Many dishes are named with elegant and magnificent characters and are full of auspicious and festive atmosphere. For example, the bean seedling is called “dragon beard”， egg is called “Confederate rose” or “phoenix”，chicken claw is called “phoenix talon”，tofu is called“white jade” and so on.Many dish names are in luxurious style and their beauty is beyond words. For example，there is a soup called “soup of pearl, agate and jade”，but its ingredients are only tofu, tomatoes and vegetables. Some dish names express congratulation or symbolize auspiciousness, such as pork ribs fried with bamboo shoots is called “higher and higher' Some dish names are idioms，such as turnip strips with a red pepper is called “looking for plum flowers while treading on the snow”.