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or any bination can be used as the filling . The salty variety is filled with minced meat, vegetables or a mixture. The way to make Yuanxiao also varies between northern and southern China. The usual method followed in southern provinces is to shape the dough of rice flour into balls, make a hole, insert the filling, then close the hole and smooth out the dumpling by rolling it between your hands. In North China, sweet or nonmeat stuffing is the usual ingredient. The fillings are pressed into hardened cores, dipped lightly in water and rolled in a flat basket containing dry glutinous rice flour. A layer of the flour sticks to the filling, which is then again dipped in water and rolled a second time in the rice flour. And so it goes, like rolling a snowball, until the dumpling is the desired size. The custom of eating Yuanxiao dumplings remains. This tradition encourages both old and new stores to promote their Yuanxiao products. They all try their best to improve the taste and quality of the dumplings to attract more customers. 漢文帝時為紀念“平呂”而設 另一個傳說是元宵節(jié)是漢文帝時為紀念“平呂”而設。人們就這樣保住了自己的生命及財產(chǎn)。大家聽了都點頭稱是,便分頭準備去了。嚇得不知如何是好,過了好久,才有個老人家想出個法子,他說:“在正月十四、十五、十六日這三天,每戶人家都在家里張燈結(jié)彩、點響爆竹、燃放煙火。天帝的女兒心地善良,不忍心看百姓無辜受難,就冒著生命的危險,偷偷駕著祥云來到人間,把這個消息告訴了人們。Origin There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival. But one thing for sure is that it had something to do with religious worship. One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven in ancient times. The belief was that the God of Heaven controlled the destiny of the human world. He had sixteen dragons at his beck and call and he decided when to inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence(瘟疫)upon human beings. Beginning with Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the country, all subsequent emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year. The emperor would ask Taiyi to bring favorable weather and good health to him and his people. Emperor Wudi of the Han