With the development of different social platforms, the relationship between mass consumers has become more and more close, and the differences between regions and regions have gradually emerged, and the differences in customs between the north and the south have been talked about. On February 11, the second day of the Lunar New Year, a reporter from Beijing Business Daily came to talk about how the New Year between the north and the south is celebrated.
Beijing Business Daily. Dumplings on the head, noodles on the second. There is an old saying in Beijing that not only the head is down, but the winter solstice is also the day when every family makes dumplings. When it comes to the Spring Festival, dumplings can be described as a regular visitor to the New Year, many families will not only make dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve, which means reunion and auspiciousness, but also eat dumplings on the fifth day of the first lunar month (breaking five) to welcome the beginning of the new year.
In the north, many people will choose to make dumplings with their families, and they are even more knowledgeable. In general, families in the north prefer to make dumplings at home rather than buy ready-made dumplings. From washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, simmering stuffing, mixing noodles, making agents, rolling skins and finally making dumplings in one go, the white and fat dumplings like ingots are neatly arranged, waiting to be put into the pot to add New Year's flavor.
In addition to dumplings for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, many people will choose to eat out during the Spring Festival, and all kinds of soup springs have become a good place to open their bellies and eat a big meal. There is a good place called Xishan Hot Spring in Haidian, Beijing, with swimming pools, water parks, all kinds of hot spring pools, etc., as well as bathing and other items. Not only that, the cafeteria in Xishan Hot Spring makes many consumers linger, crayfish, oysters, Peking duck, salmon, boiled... The food in the restaurant is simply dizzying, not to mention the assortment of fruits, drinks in a large freezer, and a scoop of ice cream to round off the meal.
Beijing Business Daily. More than 1,200 kilometers away in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, the "New Year's flavor" has also arrived early. The market is bustling with marinated Shanghainese fried fish, colourful eight-treasure rice and sausages hanging high. Compared with the enthusiasm for making dumplings in the north, spring rolls and wontons are indispensable on the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner table in the south.
Vegetable lard, bean paste, black sesame seeds, and fresh pork minced to make a filling, wrapped in a thin spring roll dough, spread, twisted, wrapped, neatly placed on the board, containing our expectations for spring and the coming year. Although dumplings are not made, the southerners are indispensable on the table for Chinese New Year's Eve. Unlike the round skin of dumplings, the wonton skin is mostly boxy and angular. The wrapped wontons are like gold ingots, which also means that the wealth of the coming year is rolling in and rising step by step.
Similar to the custom of visiting temple fairs in the north during the New Year, people in the south will also choose to visit the lantern festival and garden during the Chinese New Year. The Golden Dragon celebrates the New Year, and the lantern festival in the Year of the Dragon is naturally dominated by the dragon element. The flying dragon hanging in the air, as well as the cute ** dragon statue, are reflected in the lantern festival and the garden market.
As a traditional Chinese festival, the Spring Festival has always had an irreplaceable place in the hearts of Chinese. Although the customs are different, whether in the north or in the south, it is the common wish of the Chinese people to reunite with the whole family, eat a sumptuous meal, and look forward to a better year in the coming year, with the expectation of reunion and harvest.
Beijing Business Daily reporter Zhang Tianyuan Qiao Xinyi.