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Dumplings are not only a delicacy, but also a representative of Chinese cuisine. Every part of it contains Chinese culture, and it is a must-have for every family, even on the night of the 30th of March, expressing people's desire and aspiration for a better life.

Origin

Dumplings evolved from wontons. In the long process of its development, it has been called by many names, and in ancient times it was known as "Jiewan", "Bianshi", "Dumpling Bait", "Fanjiao In ancient times, it was known as "Jiewan", "Bianshi", "Dumpling Bait", "Fanjiao", etc. Three Kingdoms period called "crescent-shaped wontons", the North and South Dynasties period called "wontons", the Tang Dynasty called dumplings "supine crescent-shaped wontons", the Song Dynasty is called "angle", the Ming and Yuan Dynasties, the "angle", the "angle", the "angle", the "angle", the "angle", the "angle", the "angle", the "angle", the "angle".

Dumplings originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and were first created by Zhang Zhongjing, the "Sage of Medicine", a native of Nanyang, Henan Province, in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, dumplings were used for medicinal purposes, and Zhang Zhongjing wrapped some cold-removing medicinal herbs in the dough to cure illnesses (mutton, pepper, etc.) and avoid frostbite on the ears of his patients.

Dumplings originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and were first created by Zhang Zhongjing, the sage of medicine. Dumplings are characterized by thin skin and tender filling, delicious flavor, unique shape, and never get tired of eating. Dumplings are made from a wide variety of nutrients, and the steaming method ensures less nutrient loss and conforms to the Chinese food culture of color and flavor.

Dumplings are a time-honored folk food popular among the general public, and there is a popular saying that "it's not as good as dumplings". Dumplings have become an indispensable delicacy during the Chinese New Year festivities.

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Zhang Zhongjing Invented Dumplings

Dumplings were originally called "Jiao Er", and are said to have been invented by Zhang Zhongjing, the sage of Chinese medicine. The story of how he made a soup that dispelled the cold has been passed down in folklore to this day.

There is a popular saying that "dumplings are as good as they are delicious".

Zhang Zhongjing (张仲景) was a native of Nanyang (present-day Nanyang, Henan Province) in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Since his childhood, he studied hard on medical books and learned from the best, and became the founder of Chinese medicine. He wrote "Treatise on Miscellaneous Diseases of Typhoid", which is a collection of the great achievements of medical practitioners, and has been regarded as a classic by successive generations of medical practitioners. Zhang Zhongjing famously said, "To advance is to save the world, to retreat is to save the people; if you cannot be a good prime minister, you should also be a good doctor."

Zhang Zhongjing was not only an excellent doctor, but also had a high moral character, treating both the poor and the rich, and saving countless lives.

The story goes that when Zhang Zhongjing was the governor of Changsha, he often treated the people. One year, when the local plague was prevalent, he built a cauldron at the entrance of the government office and saved people's lives by giving them medicine, which was y loved by the people of Changsha. After Zhang Zhongjing returned home from Changsha in time for the winter solstice, he walked to the bank of Baihe River in his hometown and saw many poor people suffering from hunger and cold, and their ears were frozen.

It turned out that typhoid fever was prevalent at that time, and many people died of the disease. He felt very hard in his heart and was determined to save them. When Zhang Zhongjing returned home, there were so many people seeking medical treatment that he was busy, but he always remembered the poor people with frozen ears. He followed the example of Changsha, and asked his disciples to set up a medical hut and a cauldron in a vacant lot in Dongguan, Nanyang, and opened the hut on the winter solstice, giving medicine to the poor to cure their wounds.

Zhang Zhongjing's medicine is called "Cold-removing Jiao Er Tang", which summarizes more than 300 years of clinical practice in the Han Dynasty, and its practice is to use mutton and some cold-removing herbs in the pot to boil and simmer, and then after cooking, these things are fished out and chopped up, and wrapped in dough to form an ear-shaped "Jiao Er ", boiled in a pot and distributed to patients begging for medicine. Each person has two ears and a bowl of soup.

People ate the soup to get rid of cold body heat, blood flow, two ears warm. The people ate it from the winter solstice to New Year's Eve, warding off typhoid and curing their frozen ears.

Zhang Zhongjing sheds medicine until the 30th day of the New Year. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people celebrated the New Year and the recovery of the rotten ear, so they made New Year's food after the appearance of the ear and ate it on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year. People called this food "dumpling ear", "dumpling" or "flat food" and ate it on the winter solstice and the first day of the new year to commemorate the day when Zhang Zhongjing opened the shed and cured the patients.

Zhang Zhongjing was born nearly 1,800 years ago, but the story of how he made the "Cold-removing Jiao Er Soup" has been widely circulated among the people. Every winter solstice and the first day of the Lunar New Year, people eat dumplings, still remembering the kindness of Zhang Zhongjing. Today, we don't need to use the ear to cure frozen ears, but dumplings have become the most common and favorite food.