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Video: Nestled in the mountains of northern Sichuan, the Jiuzhai Valley is possibly one of China's most picturesque landscapes. In a short interview with Sichuan travel expert Brian Glorioso, China Daily discovers that escaping into the Jiuzhaigou wilderness is a little harder than you would imagine.

Culture: Chinese New Year Foods are very important to Chinese people. All family members come together to eat at this time.

Buzzword: Greenwashing (a compound word modeled on "whitewash") is a form of spin in which green PR or green marketing is deceptively used to promote the perception that an organization's aims and policies are environmentally friendly.

Bilingual: Roughly one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year - approximately 1.3 billion metric tons - is wasted, according to a study commissioned by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Life: What kind of food did you bring from your hometown after the weeklong Spring Festival holidays? Is it food that reflects the love of you parents or brings back childhood memories? Share with us your food stories.

(China Daily 02/18/2013 page2)