InPics | Dumpling-eating tradition observed during Chinese New Year-Xinhua
InPics | Dumpling-eating tradition observed during Chinese New Year
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-02-21 21:43:15
Diners enjoy dumplings at Laobian Dumplings, a restaurant chain, in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
SHENYANG, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- On the fifth day of the Chinese lunar new year, also known as "Powu," a dumpling-eating tradition is observed in many regions across China to ward off evil and disaster, embrace good fortune, and express hopes for the new year.
Zheng Chunxiang, the fifth-generation inheritor of traditional dumpling-making techniques at Laobian Dumplings, makes dumplings in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)Staff members of Laobian Dumplings make dumplings in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)A staff member of Laobian Dumplings makes dumplings in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)A staff member serves dumplings at Laobian Dumplings, a restaurant chain, in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)Zheng Chunxiang, the fifth-generation inheritor of traditional dumpling-making techniques at Laobian Dumplings, checks on steamed dumplings in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)A staff member serves dumplings at Laobian Dumplings, a restaurant chain, in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)■
