Zhaoqing is located in the west-central part of Guangdong Province and is known as the old capital of Lingnan. The local steamed dumplings are an authentic specialty of Zhaoqing.

It is said that the people of Zhaoqing began to make steamed bread in the Qin Dynasty, when Emperor Qin Shi Huang was in power, there was a lot of heavy taxation and labor, and the farmers suffered a lot. At that time, farmers for the convenience of field work, they use bamboo leaves or mango leaves wrapped in rice, boiled and carried as dry food, which is the earliest steam. To the Han Dynasty, Zhaoqing's urban and rural residents have been in the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival wrapped steam and dumplings custom, has been inherited to date. Nowadays, Zhaoqing steam has become a household name in the vernacular places, as a traditional product, as the Spring Festival to visit relatives to pay a visit to the necessary gifts, which means a good meal and good luck in the coming year. This shows that, unlike zongzi, it is not used to commemorate Qu Yuan, but is an auspicious food for people who wish to live a prosperous life.

Wrapped steam was also served as tribute, the Southern Qi book records: in the emperor's imperial food, there is "wrapped steam" this dish. The emperor was very favorite: "I eat this is not enough, can be four pieces of broken, the remaining right when the evening meal."

The Qing Dynasty poet Wang Shizhen poem praised Zhaoqing city and countryside on New Year's Eve boiled steam feast: "New Year's Eve smoke caged purple strata, home dust steamer incense.

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