What does it mean?

Question

I seen a lot of asian, mostly chinese restaurants called "HUNAN". What does this word mean?

Answer 1

Hunan is a chinese province.

Likely referring to regional cuisine.

Answer 2

Hunan entered the written history of China around 350 BC, when under the kings of the Zhou dynasty it became part of the State of Chu. Until then Hunan was a land of primeval forests, occupied by the ancestors of the modern Miao, Tujia, Dong and Yao peoples, but starting at this time and for hundreds of years thereafter it was a magnet for migration of Han Chinese from the north, who cleared most of the forests and began farming rice in the valleys and plains. To this day, many of the small villages in Hunan are named after the Han families which originally settled there. Migration from the north was especially prevalent during the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties Periods, when nomadic invaders overran the north.

Answer 3

Hu Nan is the name of a province in China, which literally means "south of the lake" as opposed to Hu Bei which means you guessed it "north of the lake.

Chairman Mao was born in a little village in Hunan, whilst his successor Deng Xiao Ping was born in Sichuan Province (literally "four rivers") which is known for its spicy food. He always joked that nobody from Hunan can be a real revolutionary because for the Sichuanese the food there is bland.

Answer 4

Hunan is a Chinese province and Hunan cusine is famous for it's chilli pepper.

Answer 5

It is the region that the style of cooking is from in China. Usually, the same holds true for Mexican restaurants.

Answer 6

style for the region

Answer 7

a province in china

Answer 8

it means "south of the lake"