This is how Guilin, Guangxi celebrates it: Winter Solstice was the first year of the year in ancient times. On this day, the most common food custom in my country is eating dumplings. Secondly, there is also the custom of eating wontons during the Winter Solstice. As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin'an people ate wontons on the Winter Solstice. At first, it was to worship their ancestors, and then it gradually became popular. There is a folk saying of "Winter Solstice Wontons and Summer Solstice Noodles".

Some families also make rice dumplings, make glutinous rice cakes to eat, and make rolls

Eating glutinous rice balls is also a traditional custom during the Winter Solstice, which is especially popular in Jiangnan. "Tangyuan" is a must-have food during the Winter Solstice. It is a round dessert made of glutinous rice flour. "Yuan" means "reunion" and "completeness". Eating glutinous rice balls during the Winter Solstice is also called "Winter Solstice Tuan". There is also a folk saying that "eating glutinous rice balls makes you one year older".