A chef makes yuanxiao, the sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour, at a yuanxiao store in Taiyuan, North China’s Shanxi province, Feb 15, 2011. People eat yuanxiao in China, typically to celebrate the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month (Feb 17 this year) and marks the end of the Spring Festival celebrations. [Photo/Xinhua]