As the Dragon Boat Festival or Duanwu Festival approaches, a Party branch and a resident work team of Shuipan Mingcheng Resettlement Site at Donghe Neighborhood, Jishou City organized the relocated people to participate in a Zongzi-making contest. The activities, which involved making, eating, and exchanging Zongzi, were organized with the aim of fostering stronger bonds between the cadres and the residents. The photo shows people attending a Zongzi-making contest. (Photo/Peng Jing and Chen Yongjun)

Zongzi is a traditional food that holds an iconic status among Chinese people. It is widely enjoyed by Chinese people as a special delicacy during the Dragon Boat Festival. It is a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves.

As the Dragon Boat Festival or Duanwu Festival approaches, a Party branch and a resident work team of Shuipan Mingcheng Resettlement Site at Donghe Neighborhood, Jishou City organized the relocated people to participate in a Zongzi-making contest. The activities, which involved making, eating, and exchanging Zongzi, were organized with the aim of fostering stronger bonds between the cadres and the residents. The photo shows people attending a Zongzi-making contest. (Photo/Peng Jing and Chen Yongjun)

Zongzi is a traditional food that holds an iconic status among Chinese people. It is widely enjoyed by Chinese people as a special delicacy during the Dragon Boat Festival. It is a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunantoday