Dumplings are shaped like ancient gold ingots, symbolizing attracting wealth and good fortune. The Chinese character for dumpling, “jiao”, sounds similar to the character for “exchange”, carrying the auspicious meaning of transitioning between the old and new years. Every New Year’s Eve and the first day of the Lunar New Year, families sit together kneading dough, rolling wrappers, filling and folding dumplings. Skillful hands wrap hopes for the new year into plump dumplings, with laughter and warmth filling every home.

From northern regions to cities and villages across the country, dumplings have long been an indispensable food on the Spring Festival table. Whether classic meat or vegetable fillings or distinctive local flavors, freshly cooked dumplings are delicious, with thin wrappers and rich fillings. Families sit and eat together, warming both stomach and heart. This is the unique warmth of the Chinese New Year and a cultural sentiment rooted in the hearts of the Chinese people.

Small dumplings connect family love and homesickness, inheriting folk culture. Amid laughter and delicious tastes, people celebrate the Spring Festival with dumplings, wishing the whole family health, success, and national peace in the new year, and opening a bright new chapter in reunion and harmony.