Beijing Roast Duck Rights 16 September 2010, Cervera de los Montes A4 (29,7 x 21,0 cm) Water color, acrylic color, pencil, color pencil, felt-tip pen and stickers on paper i Human rights refers to the concept of human beings as having universal rights, or status, regardless of legal jurisdiction or other localizing factors, such as ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexuality or religion. Animal rights is the concept that all or some animals are entitled to possess their own lives; that they are deserving of, or already possess, certain moral rights; and that some basic rights for animals ought to be enshrined in law. Beijing roast duck or Peking duck is famous duck dish from Beijing that has been prepared since the imperial era, and is now considered one of China's national foods. The dish is prized for the thin, crispy skin, with authentic versions of the dish serving mostly the skin and little meat, sliced in front of the diners by the cook. Ducks bred specially for the dish are slaughtered after 65 days and seasoned before being roasted in a closed or hung oven. Tags: Human rights, animal rights, China, Beijing, duck 398 / 779