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Lantern Festival celebrated with lights, rice dumplings in Taiwan and China
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lantern Festival celebrated with lights, rice dumplings in Taiwan and China

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of people in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on glutinous rice dumplings. At the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in northern Taiwan, thousands lined up in the rain to light up and observe wish lanterns. People in China also celebrated the Lantern Festival, although no …

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Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings

Associated Press  

NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan — Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on glutinous rice dumplings. At the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in northern Taiwan, thousands lined up in the rain to light up and observe wish lanterns. People in China also celebrated the …

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Across China: Low-sugar, low-calorie glutinous rice dumplings prove new Lantern Festival trend
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Across China: Low-sugar, low-calorie glutinous rice dumplings prove new Lantern Festival trend

China Daily  

SHENYANG -- In Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, the bustling Chinese Lantern Festival market features a new taste in 2025: low-sugar, low-calorie tangyuan, or glutinous rice dumplings. "After indulging in rich foods during Spring Festival, I wanted something lighter for the Lantern Festival," said Wang Xiao, a local resident shopping for tangyuan. Online platforms are Time-honored brands like Shen Dacheng …

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Dragon boats and dumplings
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Dragon boats and dumplings

China Daily  

Recipe Savory dumplings 500 g glutinous rice, soaked overnight 200 g split mung beans, soaked 350 g belly pork 20 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked 20 dried chestnuts, soaked 10 salted egg yolks, cut in half 1 tablespoon oyster sauce 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce 1 teaspoon five-spice powder 40 pieces of large bamboo leaves, washed and dried Cut belly pork …

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Expats experience traditional Chinese culture in Ningbo town
3 years, 10 months ago

Expats experience traditional Chinese culture in Ningbo town

China Daily  

An expat learns how to make zongzi, or glutinous rice dumplings, in Jiulonghu town in Ningbo's Zhenhai district on May 16. The expats deepened their understanding of traditional Chinese culture after enjoying dragon and lion dances, as well as learning how to make zongzi, or glutinous rice dumplings, and sachets in the town. Expats learn to play traditional Chinese music …

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Top 10 local Ningbo snacks
4 years ago

Top 10 local Ningbo snacks

China Daily  

Ningbo-style pastry is one of 12 types of famous pastry in China. Many of these delicious Ningbo favorites can be found at Zhaodayou Restaurant, a well-known restaurant for local Ningbo snacks and cakes. Dragon and Phoenix Golden Cake Dragon and Phoenix Golden Cake is one of the top 10 local Ningbo snacks, and particularly well-known throughout East Zhejiang province. Eight-Treasure …

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Dragon Boat Festival arrives
4 years, 9 months ago

Dragon Boat Festival arrives

China Daily  

Tasty rice dumplings with local variations in fillings have been a tradition of China's Dragon Boat Festival for centuries. The Duanwu Festival, otherwise known as the Dragon Boat Festival, was established in remembrance of Qu Yuan, a ministerial scholar and patriotic poet of the state of Chu during the Warring States period. Traditional celebrations of the Dragon Boat Festival include …

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New Yorkers celebrate Dragon Boat Festival with fervor & color
6 years, 9 months ago

New Yorkers celebrate Dragon Boat Festival with fervor & color

China Daily  

People learn how to make Zongzi, or rice dumplings, at a workshop in a restaurant in Manhattan, New York City, the United States, on June 16, 2018. A famed restaurant in New York City turned itself into a workshop over the weekend for learning to make rice dumplings to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday that commemorates …

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New York restaurant turns into workshop for DIY rice dumplings to mark traditional Chinese festival
6 years, 9 months ago

New York restaurant turns into workshop for DIY rice dumplings to mark traditional Chinese festival

China Daily  

NEW YORK - A famed restaurant in New York City turned itself into a workshop over the weekend for learning to make rice dumplings to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday that commemorates the death of an ancient patriotic poet Qu Yuan. It was Jasmine's second time to offer locals such classes since its opening in 2016, …

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New Yorkers celebrate Dragon Boat Festival with fervor & color
6 years, 9 months ago

New Yorkers celebrate Dragon Boat Festival with fervor & color

China Daily  

People learn how to make Zongzi, or rice dumplings, at a workshop in a restaurant in Manhattan, New York City, the United States, on June 16, 2018. A famed restaurant in New York City turned itself into a workshop over the weekend for learning to make rice dumplings to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday that commemorates …

New York City Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Rice Dumplings
New Yorkers celebrate Dragon Boat Festival with fervor & color
6 years, 9 months ago

New Yorkers celebrate Dragon Boat Festival with fervor & color

China Daily  

People learn how to make Zongzi, or rice dumplings, at a workshop in a restaurant in Manhattan, New York City, the United States, on June 16, 2018. A famed restaurant in New York City turned itself into a workshop over the weekend for learning to make rice dumplings to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday that commemorates …

New York City Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Rice Dumplings
中国过年吃的吉利食物 你知道都有什么寓意吗？
7 years, 1 month ago

中国过年吃的吉利食物 你知道都有什么寓意吗？

China Daily  

过年当然少不了各种美食，你知道过年为什么要吃饺子和春卷吗？为什么过年吃白菜馅饺子比吃酸菜馅饺子吉利？今天我们就来揭示这些吉利食物的寓意。 Fish — an Increase in Prosperity 鱼——越来越富足 In Chinese, "fish" sounds like 'surplus'. 年夜饭上要选用什么鱼取决于发音是否吉利。 Crucian carp: As the first character of ‘crucian carp' sounds like the Chinese word 吉, eating crucian carp is considered to bring good luck for the next year. 鲤鱼：鲤鱼的“鲤”和“礼”谐音。所以中国人认为过年吃鲤鱼象征着盼望好运。 Catfish: The Chinese for “catfish” sounds like 年余 meaning ‘year surplus'. 鲶鱼：“鲶鱼”和“年余”发音相同。所以吃鲶鱼是希望一年有富余。 Eating two fish, one …

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Hechi prepares for Spring Festival through age-old customs
7 years, 1 month ago

Hechi prepares for Spring Festival through age-old customs

China Daily  

A woman makes rice dumpling on Feb 9 in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The Little New Year, which falls on the 24th day of the 12th month of the lunar year, was celebrated on Feb 9 this year in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The Little New Year serves as a primer for the upcoming new year, and if …

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Are robots ready for dumpling challenge?
7 years, 9 months ago

Are robots ready for dumpling challenge?

China Daily  

Renowned food company Wufangzhai wants to boost productivity and efficiency by using machines to wrap its famed dumplings, igniting debate about whether technology is making humans redundant. Hu Jianmin is known as the "chief hereditary craftsman" of wrapping rice dumplings, a skill that was in 2011 listed as a national intangible cultural heritage, alongside the creation of qipao dresses and …

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Are robots ready for dumpling challenge?
7 years, 9 months ago

Are robots ready for dumpling challenge?

China Daily  

Renowned food company Wufangzhai wants to boost productivity and efficiency by using machines to wrap its famed dumplings, igniting debate about whether technology is making humans redundant. Hu Jianmin is known as the "chief hereditary craftsman" of wrapping rice dumplings, a skill that was in 2011 listed as a national intangible cultural heritage, alongside the creation of qipao dresses and …

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Studying the evolution of sticky rice dumplings
7 years, 9 months ago

Studying the evolution of sticky rice dumplings

China Daily  

Every major festival in China has its dedicated food speciality, and for the Dragon Boat Festival in the fifth lunar month, it has to be rice dumplings, or zongzi. North of the Yangtze, they prefer them sweet and simple, while southerners in Shanghai right down to Guangdong like their rice dumplings stuffed full of savory delicacies. The North's famous sweet …

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The Gossiping Gourmet: Din Tai Fung worth the wait
10 years, 5 months ago

The Gossiping Gourmet: Din Tai Fung worth the wait

LA Times  

A truffle and pork xiaolongbao is displayed during a media preview at the Din Tai Fung at South Coast Plaza in August. In 1993, Din Tai Fung was voted one of the 10 best restaurants in the world by the New York Times. Din Tai Fung is a very attractive restaurant with glass cases filled with lovely pieces of various …

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Dragon Boat treat more modestly priced this year
10 years, 9 months ago

Dragon Boat treat more modestly priced this year

China Daily  

Beijing's anti-corruption effort helped the traditional Dragon Boat Festival this year come back to its roots, with prices of such traditional festival food as zongzi - glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed leaves - returning to a more affordable level. But on May 29, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection added a "Clean Dragon Boat Festival Holiday" section to its …

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Hotel listing: Shanghai
12 years, 9 months ago

Hotel listing: Shanghai

China Daily  

Taiwan tantalizes Les Suites Orient presents a new menu, featuring the famous Taiwanese beef noodles and shaved ice in five flavors at the hotel's Cafe Dongxi restaurant. Head down to Heavenlies at the Westin Bund Center Shanghai, which offers six different seasonal fruit ice teas: green apple, mango, lychee, strawberry, peach and cherry. Traditionally, the celebration includes eating rice dumplings, …

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