As festival approaches, Zongzi hits Yunnan markets

As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, Zongzi is readily available at the Yunnan markets. In the honor of the ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan, the festival is one of the four traditional Chinese festivals in a year, with the must-eat food being Zongzi. It’s a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves.

Zongzi is on sale at a wet market in central Yunnan’s Kunming city.

Zongzi is on sale at a wet market in central Yunnan’s Kunming city.

Zongzi is on sale at a wet market in central Yunnan’s Kunming city.

A colored Zongzi is produced by folks in Jiangchuan district, central Yunnan’s Yuxi city.

A colored Zongzi is produced by folks in Jiangchuan district, central Yunnan’s Yuxi city.

Sources: Yunnan Daily and Yunnan Net; Trans-editing by Wang Shixue