Culture Insider: 9 things you may not know about Start of Spring

Updated: 2016-02-04 10:25

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Culture Insider: 9 things you may not know about Start of Spring

Spring cake. [Photo/IC]

Biting the spring

In many parts of China, people observe the custom of "biting the spring" on the first day of Start of Spring. They eat spring pancakes, spring rolls, or a few mouthfuls of carrots.