The folding method of origami dumplings is as follows:

Material preparation: a rectangular paper with an aspect ratio of 2:1.

1. First fold a cross.

2. Fold each of the four corners toward the center line.

3. Fold each of the left and right corners toward the center line.

4. Turn over and fold each of the four corners toward the center.

5. Fold it like this.

6. The two corners on the left and right are folded toward the center.

7. Turn it over and fold it along the center to make sure the center line is positioned.

8. Open it up. Fold it as shown in the picture, and the seam in the center should be basically the same.

9. The following folded in the same way.

10. Open, and then the center to support.

11. If you want to use it as a gift box, this is the time to put gifts. Just like this as shown in the picture.

12. Then tuck one corner into the slit of the other. The cute little dumplings are folded like this.

The origin of zongzi:

The zongzi is one of the traditional Chinese Han traditional festival food, it is the use of japonica rice, glutinous rice and other staple materials, wrapped in bamboo leaves, lotus leaves and other plant leaves, after steaming, boiling, baking and other ways of cooking and become. With its delicate, fragrant and glutinous taste, and moderate saltiness and sweetness, zongzi is one of the traditional Chinese delicacies.

There are different legends and historical records about the origin of zongzi. One theory is that the zongzi originated from the ancient dragon boat racing activities, and another is that the zongzi originated from the ancient sacrificial activities.

According to traditional cultural and historical records, zongzi first appeared in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods as a kind of sacrificial offerings for ancestors and gods. According to the Zhou Rites, during the Zhou Dynasty, nobles would sacrifice to their ancestors and gods during the Dragon Boat Festival and use zongzi as offerings.