The method of making hand-made origami rice dumplings is as follows:

1. Fold both sides of a square piece of paper in half toward the center line.

2. After opening, fold two triangles on both sides, and then fold them back in half.

3. Next, fold the triangles in half toward the center, and then tuck them into the paper below.

4. Next, fold it into a crease like a square in the middle.

5. You need to prepare three pieces per day, and you can choose the color according to your preference.

6. Insert one corner into the other. Then insert another one, and insert two or three together.

7. Do the same on the other side, and a simple and beautiful rice dumpling is completed.

Zongzi, also known as Zongzi in ancient times, is a food made of steamed glutinous rice wrapped in Zongzi leaves. It is one of the traditional festival foods of the Chinese nation. Originally used as a tribute to ancestors and gods, it is said that the rice dumplings were passed down to commemorate Qu Yuan, who threw himself into the river.

There are many kinds of rice dumplings. In terms of fillings, in the north there are Beijing date rice dumplings stuffed with jujubes; in the south there are mung beans, pork belly, bean paste, eight treasures, ham, mushrooms, egg yolks and other fillings. , among which Guangdong bacon rice dumplings and Zhejiang Jiaxing rice dumplings are the representatives. In 2012, Zongzi was selected as one of the delicacies in the series "The Story of Staple Food" in the second episode of the documentary "A Bite of China".

Due to different regions, the materials and even the leaves of the rice dumplings are very different. Even the shape of the rice dumplings is also very unwise. For example, in the early days, it was popular to sacrifice horns to the sky, so the Han Dynasty During the Jin Dynasty, the rice dumplings were mostly made into an angular shape and were used as one of the items for worshiping ancestors. In addition, there are generally various shapes such as equilateral triangles, equilateral squares, pointed triangles, squares, and rectangles.