1) The thymus glands, from the neck or throat of a young calf or lamb, which are considered a delicacy for their distinct flavor and very tender texture.Sweetbreads from beef and pork are generally less tender and stronger flavored.mail. Print. 1) The thymus glands, from the neck or throat of a young calf or lamb, which are considered a delicacy for their distinct flavor and very tender texture. Sweetbreads from beef and pork are generally less tender and stronger flavored.
The Xiongnu (Chinese: åå¥´) were nomads who lived north of China from about 3rd century BC to 460s AD.Their lands were very infertile, so they tried to attack China many times. As this was very irritating, the first emperor of China (Qin Shi Huang) built the Great Wall of China around 214 to 206 BC to keep them out.he Xiongnu (Chinese: åå¥´) were nomads who lived north of China from about 3rd century BC to 460s AD.
163-65). The Xiongnu Empire. The Xiongnu confederation was destabilized in 215 BCE by the offensive campaign of a China recently unified by the Qin, who sent the general Meng Tian to occupy and fortify the pastoral areas of the Ordos and to drive the Xiongnu and their shanyu Touman to the north.omparison of the textual and archaeological data makes it possible to show that the Xiongnu were part of a wider phenomenonâthe appearance in the 4th century BCE of elite mounted soldiers, the Hu (Di Cosmo, 2002), on the frontiers of the Chinese states which were expanding to the north.