Students at Zhengzhai Town Central Primary School in Pujiang gather pengcao to make special dumplings for Qingming Festival. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]
Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional Chinese festival in which people pay respects to their ancestors and the dead. People in different regions of the country eat different foods to celebrate the day, according to their local customs.
To people in Pujiang town, Jinhua, Zhejiang province, qing ming guo, or dumplings made from weeds named pengcao, are eaten by blending weeds paste and glutinous rice powder together.
They feature stuffing such as pickles and tofu or brown sugar and sesame.
Students put the dough with stuffing into the mold. This kind of dumpling is usually eaten in the shape of triangles and circles. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]
Student representatives visit Song Lian's Tomb to pay their respects to ancient sages with chrysanthemums and hand-made dumplings. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]
