老美最熟悉的中国人是哪一个?不是邓小平,也不是姚明。《纽约时报》华裔记者李竞在3月出版的新书《幸动饼纪事:中国莱世界历险记》中说是左宗棠。这个答案谁都想不到。原因是,几乎每家美国中餐馆都有一道叫“左宗棠鸡”的菜,他的名字每天都会被老美挂在嘴上。她在博客中说:“在美国,左宗棠以鸡闻名,而不是以打仗闻名,在中国则正好相反。” Which one is the most familiar to the old Americans? Not Deng Xiaoping, nor Yao Ming. Li Zongtang, the New York Times Chinese-language reporter Li Jing, said in his new book “Fortune Cookie Chronicle: China Leaving the World Adventures” in March. No one can think of this answer. The reason is that almost every American restaurant has a dish called “Zuo Zongtang Chicken.” His name is touched by the old Americans every day. In her blog, she said: “In the United States, Zuo Zongtang is famous for its chickens, not for warfare, and for China the opposite.” "