Monday, June 6, 2011

Dumpling Festival


Children make "zongzi", a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, at a folk custom museum in Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2011. Various activities, including making "zongzi", hanging artemisiae argyi and dragon boat race, were held across the country to celebrate the the traditional Chinese dragon boat festival.
Children smear artemisiae argyi water at a folk custom museum in Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2011. Various activities, including making "zongzi", a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, hanging artemisiae argyi and dragon boat race, were held across the country to celebrate the the traditional Chinese dragon boat festival.
Citizens taste artemisiae argyi wine at a folk custom museum in Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2011. Various activities, including making "zongzi", a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, hanging artemisiae argyi and dragon boat race, were held across the country to celebrate the the traditional Chinese dragon boat festival.
Children learn to make "zongzi", a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, in Zigui County of central China's Hubei Province, June 5, 2011. Various activities, including making "zongzi", hanging artemisiae argyi and dragon boat race, were held across the country to celebrate the the traditional Chinese dragon boat festival.
An aged woman makes "zongzi", a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, June 5, 2011. Various activities, including making "zongzi", a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, hanging artemisiae argyi and dragon boat race, were held across the country to celebrate the the traditional Chinese dragon boat festival.
A folk artist shows zongzi-shaped handicrafts at a folk custom museum in Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2011. Various activities, including making "zongzi", a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, hanging artemisiae argyi and dragon boat race, were held across the country to celebrate the the traditional Chinese dragon boat festival.

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