The Zongzi tale: A taste of tradition
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Zongzi tale: A taste of tradition

China Daily  

Editor's Note: Using a blend of words and visuals, this series explores unique communities and reveals the heart of China through food, architecture, craftsmanship, landscapes and traditions. One of the festival's enduring customs is eating zongzi — sweet or savory stuffed rice dumplings wrapped in plant leaves. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, there is another belief that people eat zongzi and watch dragon races to honor legendary military general Wu Zixu. Loved by locals and tourists alike, Jiaxing zongzi have become a symbol of the area's culinary excellence and are often referred to as the "Eastern fast food" due to their portability. According to local market authorities, the production output of the city's zongzi industry amounted to 5 billion yuan last year, making up about 50 percent of all zongzi produced in China.

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Intl students from Zibo show passion for Chinese traditional culture
6 months, 1 week ago

Intl students from Zibo show passion for Chinese traditional culture

China Daily  

A group of international students from Shandong University of Technology learn to make zongzi during an event in Zibo. A group of international students from Shandong University of Technology took part in a series of colorful activities exploring traditional Chinese culture on June 6 and 7. At the event, international students learned how to wrap zongzi from local residents, giving …

Intl students from Zibo show passion for Chinese traditional culture
6 months, 1 week ago

Intl students from Zibo show passion for Chinese traditional culture

China Daily  

A group of international students from Shandong University of Technology learn to make zongzi during an event in Zibo. A group of international students from Shandong University of Technology took part in a series of colorful activities exploring traditional Chinese culture on June 6 and 7. At the event, international students learned how to wrap zongzi from local residents, giving …

Intl students from Zibo show passion for Chinese traditional culture
6 months, 1 week ago

Intl students from Zibo show passion for Chinese traditional culture

China Daily  

A group of international students from Shandong University of Technology learn to make zongzi during an event in Zibo. A group of international students from Shandong University of Technology took part in a series of colorful activities exploring traditional Chinese culture on June 6 and 7. At the event, international students learned how to wrap zongzi from local residents, giving …

Journeys of discovery
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Journeys of discovery

China Daily  

Visitors learn about making zongzi at the intangible cultural heritage museum recently opened by Wufangzhai, a century-old brand, in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Yao Xinguo recently landed the sweet gig of sharing his beloved zongzi techniques with visitors to a new intangible cultural heritage museum. The museum was opened on May 8 by Wufangzhai, a century-old zongzi brand based in Jiaxing, Zhejiang …

Journeys of discovery
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Journeys of discovery

China Daily  

Visitors learn about making zongzi at the intangible cultural heritage museum recently opened by Wufangzhai, a century-old brand, in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Yao Xinguo recently landed the sweet gig of sharing his beloved zongzi techniques with visitors to a new intangible cultural heritage museum. The museum was opened on May 8 by Wufangzhai, a century-old zongzi brand based in Jiaxing, Zhejiang …

Dragon boats and dumplings
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dragon boats and dumplings

China Daily  

Sweetened zongzi with the addition of red bean paste or a puree of Chinese jujubes is popular in northern China. Every Chinese child knows the story of Qu Yuan, the folk hero who threw himself into a raging river when his country was vanquished three centuries before Christ was born. And every Chinese child would have listened wide-eyed to this …

Dragon boats and dumplings
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dragon boats and dumplings

China Daily  

Sweetened zongzi with the addition of red bean paste or a puree of Chinese jujubes is popular in northern China. Every Chinese child knows the story of Qu Yuan, the folk hero who threw himself into a raging river when his country was vanquished three centuries before Christ was born. And every Chinese child would have listened wide-eyed to this …

Time-honored 'zongzi' brand sticks to tradition
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Time-honored 'zongzi' brand sticks to tradition

China Daily  

The former shop front of Wu Fang Zhai With the fresh smell of reed leaves, as well as the scent of rice and meat wafting through the air, the Wu Fang Zhai factory is a scene of orderly tension as workers prepare stacks of orders for the upcoming Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival. Wu Fang Zhai, a …

Time-honored 'zongzi' brand sticks to tradition
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Time-honored 'zongzi' brand sticks to tradition

China Daily  

The former shop front of Wu Fang Zhai With the fresh smell of reed leaves, as well as the scent of rice and meat wafting through the air, the Wu Fang Zhai factory is a scene of orderly tension as workers prepare stacks of orders for the upcoming Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival. Wu Fang Zhai, a …

Exam takers offered tasty good wishes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Exam takers offered tasty good wishes

China Daily  

With students about to sit in test rooms for the all-important national college entrance examination, or gaokao, on Friday, parents and teachers have been racking their brains to give them emotional support. Primarily made with glutinous rice and often wrapped in bamboo leaves, triangular zongzi are a festive food for the Dragon Boat Festival. In Wuhan, Hubei province, students at …

Time-honored 'zongzi' brand sticks to tradition
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Time-honored 'zongzi' brand sticks to tradition

China Daily  

The former shop front of Wu Fang Zhai With the fresh smell of reed leaves, as well as the scent of rice and meat wafting through the air, the Wu Fang Zhai factory is a scene of orderly tension as workers prepare stacks of orders for the upcoming Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival. Wu Fang Zhai, a …

The Zongzi tale: A taste of tradition
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Zongzi tale: A taste of tradition

China Daily  

Editor's Note: Using a blend of words and visuals, this series explores unique communities and reveals the heart of China through food, architecture, craftsmanship, landscapes and traditions. One of the festival's enduring customs is eating zongzi — sweet or savory stuffed rice dumplings wrapped in plant leaves. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, there is another belief that people eat zongzi …

Beijing restaurants unveil culinary fusion delights of zongzi
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing restaurants unveil culinary fusion delights of zongzi

China Daily  

Cantonese restaurant Xin Ming Yuen and Japanese cuisine restaurant ITO in Beijing have joined forces in a unique collaboration, introducing a zongzi gift box featuring three distinct flavors. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, restaurants are abuzz with creativity, concocting new variations of zongzi, the traditional Chinese sticky rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves, to enchant their customers with novel …

Beijing restaurants unveil culinary fusion delights of zongzi
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing restaurants unveil culinary fusion delights of zongzi

China Daily  

Cantonese restaurant Xin Ming Yuen and Japanese cuisine restaurant ITO in Beijing have joined forces in a unique collaboration, introducing a zongzi gift box featuring three distinct flavors. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, restaurants are abuzz with creativity, concocting new variations of zongzi, the traditional Chinese sticky rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves, to enchant their customers with novel …

Chinese New Year 2024: Traditional dishes to savour this Year of the Dragon
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese New Year 2024: Traditional dishes to savour this Year of the Dragon

Hindustan Times  

Chinese New Year marks the beginning of a new year according to the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. The second new moon after the winter solstice marks the first day of the Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year: Traditional dishes to celebrate the Year of the Dragon Nian gao Nian Gao Niangao or Rice Cakes are a popular dish in the …

Dragon boat festival tantalizes the taste buds
2 years, 6 months ago

Dragon boat festival tantalizes the taste buds

China Daily  

Mugwort is hung on the door of a resident's home during Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. At this time every year, Zhang buys freshly made pork zongzi, the staple food for Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival, which this year fell on …

Dragon boat festival tantalizes the taste buds
2 years, 6 months ago

Dragon boat festival tantalizes the taste buds

China Daily  

Mugwort is hung on the door of a resident's home during Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. At this time every year, Zhang buys freshly made pork zongzi, the staple food for Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival, which this year fell on …

Dragon boat festival tantalizes the taste buds
2 years, 6 months ago

Dragon boat festival tantalizes the taste buds

China Daily  

Mugwort is hung on the door of a resident's home during Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. At this time every year, Zhang buys freshly made pork zongzi, the staple food for Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival, which this year fell on …

How many flavors of homemade zongzi in Quzhou
3 years, 6 months ago

How many flavors of homemade zongzi in Quzhou

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2021-06-15 Zongzi with various types of stuffing satisfies Quzhou locals' appetite for spicy food. And last but not least, Dragon Boat Festival – or Duanwu Festival – has zongzi, or sticky rice dumplings. The Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar is all about expelling disease, avoiding disaster, …

Zongzi more than just a summer holiday treat
3 years, 6 months ago

Zongzi more than just a summer holiday treat

China Daily  

How to hold a reed leaf was just one of the things I learned one evening in my mother-in-law's kitchen in rural Zhejiang province, as she schooled me and my husband Jun in a delicious family tradition. Our new creations landed in my mother-in-law's bamboo steamer, transforming them within minutes into that distinctive holiday snack known as zongzi, or rice …

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