8 things you may not know about Start of Winter

Updated: 2016-11-07 05:00

(Chinaculture.org)

8 things you may not know about Start of Winter

Chinese pumpkin.[Photo/xiziwang.net]

Eating Chinese pumpkins

In Tianjin, on the first day of Start of Winter, people eat dumplings stuffed with Chinese pumpkins (wogua). It is a common vegetable in North China. Generally, the pumpkins are bought in the summer and stored until the Start of Winter when they are taken out.

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