1700年前的新疆地區(qū)已出現(xiàn)了餃子(雙語(yǔ))

浮躁2013

餃子

　　Dumplings, indispensable at lunar new year dinners in north China were already served 1,700 years ago in China’s far west.
　　新春佳節(jié)里，中國(guó)北方的年夜飯上必不可少的美味就是餃子,。早在1700年前,，中國(guó)的西部地區(qū)就已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了餃子。

　　According to an archaeologist from the Museum of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the three dumplings unearthed in the region’s Turpan area were determined to have been made during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties (220-589).
　　據(jù)新疆維吾爾自治區(qū)博物館研究人員介紹,，考古人員在吐魯番地區(qū)發(fā)現(xiàn)了3枚餃子,，通過(guò)年代測(cè)定發(fā)現(xiàn)其為魏晉南北朝（220-589年）時(shí)期的餃子實(shí)物。

　　Archaeologists also found two complete dumplings made during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in Turpan. The dumplings were 5 centimeters long, 1.5 cm wide and resembled the new moon in shape. Further research revealed the dumpling wrappers were made from wheat flour and the stuffing was meat.
　　此外,，考古工作者還在吐魯番地區(qū)發(fā)現(xiàn)了兩枚有餡的唐代（618-907年）餃子,，它們長(zhǎng)約5厘米、寬1.5厘米,，形狀也呈新月形,。研究還發(fā)現(xiàn)那時(shí)的餃子面皮是用小麥粉制作的，餡為肉餡,。

　　Archaeologists said the findings show the eating habits, which used to be prevalent in China’s central plains, had spread to the west at a very early time.
　　考古人員說(shuō),，這些出土的餃子說(shuō)明，在很早的時(shí)期,，中原地區(qū)飲食習(xí)俗就已流傳到西域吐魯番地區(qū),。

　　Even in today’s China, many believe eating dumplings will bring fortune, because the food resembles "yuan bao," a boat-shaped gold ingot that was used as currency in the past.
　　即使是現(xiàn)在的中國(guó)，還有很多人相信吃餃子會(huì)帶來(lái)好運(yùn),，因?yàn)樗�的形狀像“元寶”——在過(guò)去用作流通貨幣的船形的金錠,。（愛(ài)語(yǔ)吧）