Eating jiaozi on New Year's Day is because jiaozi has a good moral and symbolic meaning. Eating jiaozi is one of the traditional cultures in China since ancient times. Therefore, eating jiaozi has become a major feature during the festival.
In ancient times, jiaozi belonged to the food eaten after the Chinese New Year sacrifice. The ancients paid attention to wrapping when they were old and paying attention to eating when they quit. In other words, at the turn of two years, it is of special significance to usher in a new year and bid farewell to the old one.
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Jiaozi has been used for banquets since 1000 years ago in the Tang Dynasty. Chang 'an, the capital at that time, was the economic and cultural center of the Tang Dynasty. In times of peace and prosperity, people's requirements for life are getting higher and higher, and food culture has also developed. In the Tang Dynasty, there was a high-class banquet in Chang 'an, called "Shao Weiyan", which was a sumptuous banquet dedicated to the emperor after the official position of the court minister was promoted.
We found a menu of "Roast Tail Banquet" preserved in the Tang Dynasty, which is equivalent to today's menu. In this menu, we found a dish called "Twenty-four Gas Wonton".
Jiaozi is packaged into different shapes and contents according to the 24 solar terms. Therefore, we believe that today's dumpling feast may have taken shape in the Tang Dynasty.