Qingming Festival: What other traditional festival foods are ...

In East China's Zhejiang province, Qingming Guo, or Qingming Kueh, is a seasonal local delicacy made of glutinous rice mixed with a blend of ... ENGLISH.GOV.CN THESTATECOUNCIL THEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFCHINA App | 中文 | HOME STATECOUNCIL PREMIER:LiKeqiang VICE-PREMIERS:HanZheng,SunChunlan,HuChunhua,LiuHe STATECOUNCILORS:WeiFenghe,WangYong,WangYi,XiaoJie,ZhaoKezhi SECRETARYGENERAL:XiaoJie MINISTRIES PREMIER SPEECHES • QUOTES • NEWS • PHOTOS • VIDEOS NEWS TOPNEWS • INTERNATIONALEXCHANGES • POLICYBRIEFINGS • PHOTOS • VIDEOS • INFOCUS POLICIES LATESTRELEASES • POLICYWATCH • INFOGRAPHICS SERVICES INVESTMENT • DOINGBUSINESS • VISITCHINA • STUDYINCHINA • WORKINCHINA • LIVEINCHINA ARCHIVE WHITEPAPER • STATISTICS • STATECOUNCILGAZETTE • LAWS&REGULATIONS • CHINAABC HOME STATECOUNCIL PREMIER NEWS POLICIES SERVICES ARCHIVE HOME>> NEWS>> PHOTOS QingmingFestival:Whatothertraditionalfestivalfoodsaretherebesides'Qingtuan'? Updated: Apr04,202116:40    CGTN/CFP Qingtuan,or"greenriceballs,"areoneofthemostrepresentativeculinarydelicaciesonQingmingFestival,whichfallsonApril4thisyear. TheChinesepeoplemarkthefestival,alsoknownastheTomb-SweepingDay,bycommemoratingandpayinghomagetotheirancestorsbysweepingtheirgraves,offeringfoodandburningincense. RedbeanpasteisoneofQingtuan'smanyflavors.[Photo/CFP] LikeallChinesefestivals,foodisanimportantpartofthisoccasion.Peopleacrossthecountryenjoydistinctivefoodsonthisdaypertheirlocalcustoms. Qingtuanisconsideredasamust-eattraditionalfoodduringQingmingFestival. [Photo/CFP] Qingtuanareenjoyedacrossthecountry,butthereareothertraditionalfoodsthatpeopleshareonthefestival. Poetic'QingmingGuo' InEastChina'sZhejiangprovince,QingmingGuo,orQingmingKueh,isaseasonallocaldelicacymadeofglutinousricemixedwithablendofwormwoodpaste.ThematerialissimilartoQingtuan,butitlooksdifferent. Althoughhailedas"thefirstbiteofspring,"QingmingGuoisnotalwaysgreen;itcouldbeyellow,whiteorblack,dependingontheingredientswhichcouldincludepeanutsandblack-eyedbeans.Andtheirshapesareevenmorevaried. QingmingGuoisaseasonallocaldelicacyinEastChina'sZhejiangprovince. [Photo/CFP] Apartfromthesweetflavor,theycouldbestuffedwithdicedmeat,bambooshoots,mushrooms,redpeppers,driedbeancurd,picklesandotheringredients. PeopleinChina'sJiangnanarea,theregionsouthoftheYangtzeRiver,alsoeatQingmingGuoasaseasonalsnackinspring.Itcanalsobeusedasagiftortreatforfriendsandrelatives. Withahistoryofover1,000years,QingmingGuoisendowedwithdeepconnotations,andhasappearedinmanybeautifulpoemsfromancienttimestothepresentdaytoexpresspoets'homesicknessornostalgiaofspring. Sanzi,frieddoughtwist,isenjoyedbypeoplefromNorthtoSouthChinaontheQingmingFestival.Butthewayitisprepareddiffersindifferentregions. PeopleintheNorthmakeitusingwheat,whilethoseintheSouthusericeorvermicelli,andit'susuallyalittlesmaller.Afterbeingfried,itcanbestoredforlong,whichmakesitquiteconvenienttoeat,carryandpreserve. SanziispopularwithpeoplefromNorthtoSouthChina. [Photo/CFP] Time-honoredZituibunwithjujubes NamedafterJieZituifromSpringandAutumnPeriod(771to476BCE),thisbunismadewithflourandjujubes.QingmingFestivalisalsoamemorialdayforJieZitui,awell-knownpatriotichermitwhodiedinanaccident. Zituibunsareusuallymadewithflourandjujubes. [Photo/CFP] SomeZituibunsaredecoratedwithflowersandcolorfulanimalfigurinesmadeofdough.Theygettheirsweetnessfromjujubes.AsatraditionalfoodinNorthwestChina'sShaanxiprovince,itisnotonlydelicious,butalsorichinculturalconnotation. RELATEDSTORIES PeopleenjoyQingmingFestivalholidayinChina SalesofcolorfulbunssurgeaheadofSpringFestivalinNChina TibetanNewYearcelebrationsdrawtouriststoNWChina'sGannan VIDEOS NighteconomyshowcasesChina'sconsumptionpotential SERVICES CONTACTTHEPREMIER E-mailRESPONSES VIDEOS NighteconomyshowcasesChina'sconsumptionpotential SERVICES INVESTMENT DOINGBUSINESS WORKINCHINA STUDYINCHINA VISITCHINA LIVEINCHINA EMERGENCY CONTACTTHEPREMIER E-mailRESPONSES Copyright©www.gov.cn | Aboutus | Contactus RegistrationNumber:05070218 Allrightsreserved.Thecontent(includingbutnotlimitedto text,photo,multimediainformation,etc)publishedinthissite belongstowww.gov.cn. Withoutwrittenauthorizationfromwww.gov.cn,suchcontentshall notberepublishedorusedinanyform. Mobile