Huabobo is a kind of traditional food in Shandong. It has a history of more than 300 years. People in Shandong like it very much. They usually eat it on special (特殊的) days, such as festivals, weddings (婚礼) and birthdays. So there are many factories for making Huabobo in Shandong.

Yu Lili, from Weihai, Shandong, likes Huabobo very much. When she was a child, her grandmother taught her how to make Huabobo. So she is good at making it. She has a factory in her village. There are about 80 workers in her factory. They can make over 500 kinds of Huabobo. Yu and her workers spent a lot of time on it, but she is happy because a lot of young people show loves to her Huabobo.

Huabobo is not only a kind of food but also an art. Huabobo comes in different colors and shapes (形状), like animals, flowers and fruit. It looks good and it’s delicious.

For people in Shandong, Huabobo is a symbol (象征) of the Chinese New Year. It shows good luck and people’s wishes for a good life. That’s why it becomes popular with more and more people in Shandong.

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Blood pressure is the measure of the pressure of the blood within the circulatory system (血液循环系统). If you have high blood pressure, it could lead to heart disease, stroke (中风) or other life threatening problems. All that bad news aside, there is some good news that comes in the form of healthy foods that can prevent, lower and even reverse the heart damage caused by high blood pressure. Here are five of those foods.

1.Oatmeal (燕麦粉)

Oatmeal has long been known for its heart healthy benefits. These heart healthy benefits come about due to oatmeal’s ability to deliver on high-fibres, low-fat, and low-sodium.

2.Bananas

Bananas have several healthy vitamins like vitamins C and B-6. They also deliver on other nutrients. But the thing bananas are most known for, is one of the best things for your heart: potassium.

3.Potatoes

If bananas aren’t your thing, that’s just fine. You have several more options to get that all-important potassium. One that ranks high on the list is potatoes. In one potato, it contains about 897 mg of potassium. That’s 25 percent of the suggested amount.

4.Dark chocolate

There are so many heart healthy benefits of dark chocolate—almost too many to list. In a 100 gram bar with 70-85% cocoa contains fibre, iron, magnesium, copper, manganese, as well as plenty of potassium, phosphorus, zinc and selenium. Research has found that dark chocolate may improve blood flow and lower blood pressure. The study suggests that up to 100 grams per day of dark chocolate may be associated with a lower risk of CVD.

5.Berries (莓)

Berries like blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries ...really anything with the word berry in it, are a good source of polyphenols (多酚类), especially anthocyanins (花青素), micro-nutrients (微营养素), and fibre.