According to "Guang Ya" written by Zhang Yi, a native of the Three Kingdoms Wei Dynasty, there was a food called "wonton" shaped like a crescent moon at that time, which was basically similar in shape to today's dumplings. By the Northern and Southern Dynasties, wontons were "shaped like a crescent moon and were eaten all over the world." It is speculated that after the dumplings were cooked at that time, they were not taken out and eaten separately, but mixed with the soup in a bowl and eaten, so people at that time called the dumplings "wontons".

About the Tang Dynasty, dumplings had become exactly the same as today's dumplings, and they were taken out and eaten separately on a plate. In the Song Dynasty, dumplings were called "Jiaoer", which is the etymology of the word "dumplings" in later generations. In the Yuan Dynasty, dumplings were called "Bianshi". "Wanshu Miscellaneous Notes" published during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty records: "New Year's Day greetings... as a plaque."

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Dumpling banquet:

Using dumplings for banquets has been around since the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago. At that time, Chang'an, the capital, was the economic and cultural center of the Tang Dynasty. In the peaceful and prosperous times, people had higher and higher demands on life, and food culture also developed accordingly. In the Tang Dynasty, a high-level banquet was popular in Chang'an City called the "Shaowei Banquet". This was a sumptuous meal presented to the emperor after the ministers of the imperial court were promoted to official positions.

In a food list of the "Shaowei Banquet" that was preserved in the Tang Dynasty until today, this food list is equivalent to today's recipe. In this, we found a dish called "Twenty "Four Gas Wontons". Dumplings of different shapes and contents are made according to the twenty-four solar terms. Therefore, we believe that today’s dumpling feast may have had its prototype in the Tang Dynasty.