Seven foods for Qingming Festival - Chinaculture.org

Qingtuan, or green rice balls, are widely consumed in China's Jiangnan area - the region south of the Yangtze River - around Qingming Festival. SiteMap | AboutUs | ContactUs | 中文 Home News Events Policies Trends CultureA-Z SpecialReports Photo Video Home>>Photo SevenfoodsforQingmingFestival Updated:2019-04-0607:05:00 (chinadaily.com.cn) Print Mail Large Medium Small Shareon Editor'snote:QingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,isatraditionalfestivalwhereChinesepayrespectstotheirancestorsandthedead.Peopleindifferentregionsofthecountryconsumedifferentfoodsonthedayaccordingtolocalcustoms. Fromgreenriceballsandomeletstofrieddoughtwistsandpancakes,hereareseventraditionalfoodspeopleeatonthespecialday. [Photo/Xinhua] 1.Greenriceball青团 Qingtuan,orgreenriceballs,arewidelyconsumedinChina'sJiangnanarea-theregionsouthoftheYangtzeRiver-aroundQingmingFestival.Theseasonaldelicaciesareusuallymadefromglutinousricemixedwithpoundedmugwort-anediblewildherbthoughttopreventtoxicinsectbites. 2.Sanzi馓子 InbothnorthernandsouthernChina,itisanage-oldtraditiontoeatsanzi,orfrieddoughtwists,onTomb-SweepingDay.However,thesanziinNorthandSouthChinaaredifferentfromeachotherintermsofsizeandmaterial.Northernpeoplepreferlargeronesmadefromwheat,whilepeopleintheSouthenjoysmalleronesmadefromrice. 1234Next MostPopular ThisWeek Photo BloomingspringtulipsbrightenupGansu ChineselanternslightupHastings,NewZealand 'ChineseBridge'ChineseProficiencyCompetitionforForeignCollegeStudentsUKRegionalFinalheldinLondon    News CulturalExchange Exclusive HotIssue Industry Events MajorProjects EventListing Calendar Policy Trends CultureA-Z Calligraphy&Painting Language&Literature Music&Dance Opera&Drama FolkArt Film&TV Architecture&Garden Food&Health Philosophy Handicrafts Festivals&Customs Clothing&Ornaments Myths&Legends WorldHeritage IntangibleCulturalHeritage SpecialReports Photo&Video Photo Video Services Institutions Troupes Museums CultureSectionsofChineseEmbassies ChinaCulturalCenters