Eating jiaozi in Chinese New Year means happy reunion, good luck and making money.

jiaozi has become an indispensable dish in the Spring Festival. Because jiaozi is shaped like an ingot, it means to eat jiaozi to make money and treasure in the Spring Festival. In addition, jiaozi's homonym "Jiaozi" means "New Year's Eve", so jiaozi was handed down in the Spring Festival.

When wrapping jiaozi, people often wrap Jin Ruyi, sugar, peanuts, dates and chestnuts into stuffing. Those who eat the best and sugar will have a sweeter life in the coming year, those who eat peanuts will live a long and healthy life, and those who eat dates and chestnuts will have a baby early.

The origin of jiaozi

jiaozi was originally named Jiao 'er, which was invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a Chinese medical scientist. In order to help the poor people treat frostbitten ears, Zhang Zhongjing made a noodle bag for cold food into an ear-like soup, and later people imitated the method of making Jiao 'er and made food, which is now jiaozi.

jiaozi originated in the era of Zhang Zhongjing, and "jiaozi", also known as "Jiaozi" or "Jiaoer", means the alternation of the old and the new, and it is also a must-eat feast. Anyway, in order to get rid of the bad luck for a year, you should have a "jiaozi" on New Year's Eve. People from afar will travel across mountains and rivers to their hometowns to eat jiaozi with their families for the winter festival, to show that they have a happy home.