The Feast of the Winter Solstice or Dong Zhi brings a new meaning this year for Gim Wong Siang Loo Enn Tang and his wife because he was the first born to his daughter.
"We now have a family member and Dong Zhi is particularly meaningful for us today. I will definitely inculcate the values of the festival with my daughter as she grows," said Wong, 34, The Malay Mail
Director of photography on the stock photo agency, said he has never stopped, Dong Zhi, 22 December each year to celebrate instead.
One of the main festivals celebrated by the Chinese community, the date of its origin back to the philosophy of yin and yang balance and harmony in the cosmos. Which is traditionally held in China during the early winter as a reminder that one year had passed and we look forward to the next.
"This is a Chinese tradition to preserve and transmit to future generations," said Wong. Each year, absolutely, he and his mother-Kam Swee Leong, 62, invites parents to a dinner steam.
"It is a time for us to come together for dinner at the Chinese New Year Reunion (CNY). In fact, some say old Dong Zhi is more important than CNY.
"After dinner we enjoy the taste yuan (glutinous rice balls), we have."
Wong's family is proud of colored balls house rice since the start of the rice flour, mix, knead the dough, and add the red bean paste and black sesame filling.
A sweet syrup is then in boiling water, boiled pandan leaves, sugar and ginger.
With working hours and busy lifestyle, decided three brothers from Sungai Siput, Perak, to improvise when it comes to preparing the dessert, sticky rice ball for Dong Zhi is.
Chin Wai Chow, 33, Lee Sim Chow Chow and Lee 30 San, 28, who worked in Kuala Lumpur for seven years, said he wanted to get ready-made dumplings of glutinous rice Tang yuan a year now supermarkets and kitchen. They said they wanted to eat, even on ordinary days.
"Never lose Dong Zhi. This year I wanted it to be something special and decided together and draw our own glutinous rice balls ... but the rice was prepared in advance, of course," said Lee San
She said it was fun and exciting "work together" for the yuan peg, and expressed their desire to enjoy the delicious desserts together.
"We now have a family member and Dong Zhi is particularly meaningful for us today. I will definitely inculcate the values of the festival with my daughter as she grows," said Wong, 34, The Malay Mail
Director of photography on the stock photo agency, said he has never stopped, Dong Zhi, 22 December each year to celebrate instead.
One of the main festivals celebrated by the Chinese community, the date of its origin back to the philosophy of yin and yang balance and harmony in the cosmos. Which is traditionally held in China during the early winter as a reminder that one year had passed and we look forward to the next.
"This is a Chinese tradition to preserve and transmit to future generations," said Wong. Each year, absolutely, he and his mother-Kam Swee Leong, 62, invites parents to a dinner steam.
"It is a time for us to come together for dinner at the Chinese New Year Reunion (CNY). In fact, some say old Dong Zhi is more important than CNY.
"After dinner we enjoy the taste yuan (glutinous rice balls), we have."
Wong's family is proud of colored balls house rice since the start of the rice flour, mix, knead the dough, and add the red bean paste and black sesame filling.
A sweet syrup is then in boiling water, boiled pandan leaves, sugar and ginger.
With working hours and busy lifestyle, decided three brothers from Sungai Siput, Perak, to improvise when it comes to preparing the dessert, sticky rice ball for Dong Zhi is.
Chin Wai Chow, 33, Lee Sim Chow Chow and Lee 30 San, 28, who worked in Kuala Lumpur for seven years, said he wanted to get ready-made dumplings of glutinous rice Tang yuan a year now supermarkets and kitchen. They said they wanted to eat, even on ordinary days.
"Never lose Dong Zhi. This year I wanted it to be something special and decided together and draw our own glutinous rice balls ... but the rice was prepared in advance, of course," said Lee San
She said it was fun and exciting "work together" for the yuan peg, and expressed their desire to enjoy the delicious desserts together.
