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”.