10 Dragon Boat Festival delicacies
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Updated: 2019-06-08 08:00
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9. Sanzi 馓子
Sanzi is a kind of wheat-based food shaped like a fan. Eating sanzi at the festival is especially popular in Northwest China's Gansu province.
The fan-shaped food is made up of five layers, with each layer covered with sprinkles of pepper powder. The custom is said to trace back to the tradition of making and selling fans during the Dragon Boat Festival in ancient times.
