Culture Insider: 8 things you may not know about Start of Winter

Updated: 2014-11-05 17:39

(Chinaculture.org)

Eating tuanzi in Wuxi

On the first day of Start of Winter, people in Wuxi have a custom of eating tuanzi, a kind of traditional Chinese food made with rice. At this time, the autumn grain crops have just been sold on the market, and the tuanzi made by the newly-harvested crops tastes delicious. Most rural residents make tuanzi by themselves, while urban residents buy ready-made tuanzi. The tuanzi stuffing can be sweet bean paste, radish or lard.

Tuanzi.[Photo/thmz.com]