1, eating rice cakes: it flourished in the north of Ming and Qing dynasties. For example, wanping county, a suburb of Beijing, recorded in Shen Bang's Miscellaneous Notes of Wan Department during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, paid a New Year's call as a "flat food, and served a long life". Eating rice cakes on New Year's Day was popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially in the south. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Volume II of "A Brief Introduction to the Scenery of the Imperial Capital" recorded that on New Year's Day of the first month, "I was excited to wash, eat jujube cakes, and eat rice cakes every day". In Jiajing, Hebei Province in the north, Wei County Records said that local people ate "steamed mutton cakes". The rice cake has the meaning of getting taller every year. Eating rice cake on New Year's Day means that life is getting better and better, which means that the days are getting more prosperous.

2. Eat jiaozi: jiaozi is a must-have food on New Year's Day, with a history of more than 1,800 years, which means "making friends at a younger age". Jiaozi is the representative of Chinese cuisine.

3. Drink Tu Su. Tu Su wine is a kind of wine to drink on New Year's Day, so it is also called New Year's wine. Tu Su is a kind of house in ancient times. Because it is brewed in this house, it is called Tu Su wine. Among the few famous historical and cultural wines in China, Tu Su liquor stands out from the rest, and its cultural connotation is unparalleled.

4, eat soup cake: in ancient times, all wheat flour products were boiled with water. Soup cake is noodles. Noodles and other foods were popular on New Year's Day in Song Dynasty.

5. Sending greeting cards: According to relevant historical records, during the Tianshun period of the Ming Dynasty in China, New Year cards appeared among the people. On New Year's Day, it is the time to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year. Friends and relatives give each other New Year cards to wish a happy New Year. During the Ming Dynasty, some people printed beautiful and exquisite plum blossom patterns on stationery two inches wide and three inches long, and wrote their names and addresses neatly, and sent them to relatives and friends for blessings.