Zongzi: Must-have food for Dragon Boat Festival
Updated: 2013-06-09 16:44
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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Students learn how to make zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves and stuffed with various fillings, at a local school in Rui'an, East China's Zhejiang province, June 8, 2013. Eating zongzi is a traditional custom duringDragon Boat Festival. The festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. [Photo/Xinhua] |
A seller arranges zongzi for sale before Dragon Boat Festival at a local market in Taipei, Taiwan, June 8, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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