Chinese snacks you’ve never seen! With best wishes for the New Year(8)

（People's Daily Online） 15:38, February 04, 2013

Photo shows the rice cakes made by people on Xiaonian, the 23th day of the 12th month on lunar calendar, in Shandong province. Local people use wheat or glutinous rice to make the cakes and dressing with dates on the top. (Xinhua/ Dong Naide)

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the 23rd day of the 12th month is Xiaonian Festival. Xiaonian, literally means "small new year”. This year, it falls on Sunday, February 3rd. On this day, people clean their houses, decorating it with paper cuttings, pictures and festive mascots and do their New Year shopping. The Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 10 this year, is traditionally the most important holiday for Chinese people. People prepare food and snacks for the coming Spring Festival since the day of Xiaonian.

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