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custom of eating Yuanxiao originated during the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the fourth century, then became popular during the Tang and Song periods. The fillings inside the dumplings or Yuanxiao are either sweet or fillings are made of sugar, walnuts, sesame (芝麻 ), osmanthus flowers (桂花 ), rose petals, sweetened tangerine (橘子 ) peel, bean paste, or jujube paste (棗醬 ). A single ingredient or any bination can be used as the salty variety is filled with minced meat (肉末兒 ), vegetables or a mixture. The way to make Yuanxiao also varies between northern and southern 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 North China, sweet or nut173。meat stuffing is the usual fillings are pressed into hardened cores, dipped lightly in water and rolled in a flat basket containing dry glutinous rice layer of the flour sticks to the filling, which is then again dipped in water and rolled a second time in the rice so it goes, like rolling a snowball, until the dumpling is the desired size. The custom of eating Yuanxiao dumplings tradition encourages both old and new stores to promote their Yuanxiao all try their best to improve the taste and quality of the dumplings to attract more customers. 1. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The custom of eating Yuanxiao dates back to the fourth century. B. Sugar, rose petals and minced meat are all fillings of Yuanxiao. C. Sweet Yuanxiao are usually made in southern China. D. People in northern China usually make Yuanxiao by