The Jiaozi, or Chinese dumpling, is the traditional Chinese food with a history of more than 1,000 years in China. In ancient times, people always ate dumplings on Chinese New Year’s Day.
In Chinese culture, Jiaozi symbolizes wealth or riches as the shape of Jiaozi resembles that of ancient gold and silver ingots, which were used as money in ancient China. What’s more, people eat it with the wish for a year of abundance as its shape also resembles that of the crescent moon.
Ancient Chinese placed actual coins in it and they believed that whoever found the coins would enjoy prosperity and good luck in the coming year.
Nowadays, it becomes a kind of food which is popular all the year round. It is also widely popular in East Asia, North America, etc.
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