It was first invented as a medicine by Zhang Zhongjing, the sage of Nanyang Dengzhou, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and is a traditional specialty food loved by the Chinese people. Dumplings are a staple food and local snack in northern Chinese folklore, as well as a New Year's festival food.
There is a folk song that says, "When it's cold, eat dumplings to celebrate the New Year." Dumplings are usually boiled in water and filled with dough.
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Eating dumplings is a folk tradition unique to the Chinese people at the Spring Festival, which is very popular among the general public because of its meaning of "changing the year of the year". Dumplings have become an indispensable delicacy during the Chinese New Year festivities.
In the folklore of many Han Chinese regions, eating dumplings on New Year's Eve is a feast that cannot be replaced by any delicacies from the sea.
The New Year's Eve dinner has the tradition of eating dumplings, but the custom of eating dumplings varies from place to place. Some places eat dumplings on New Year's Eve, while others eat dumplings on the first day of the year. Eating dumplings is a unique way to express people's desire to pray as they leave the old and welcome the new. Dumplings are the same sound as the New Year's Eve, when the old year meets the new year.