Chinese New Year feast中国新年大餐

Dean

Food is always one of the highlights of any holiday. There's turkey at Thanksgiving, chocolates at Easter, but what do the Chinese eat during the Spring Festival?

A typical Chinese New Year feast has a very long menu, including at least a dozen dishes.

The foods are all about symbols, which reflect prosperity, good luck and health.

A whole fish or a whole chicken is a nod to togetherness and abundance.

Sixi Meatballs, four oversized balls of pork, represent four seasons and are expected to bring good luck for the coming year.

And Jiaozi is a must for any Chinese New Year feast.

The crescent-shaped（月牙形）dumplings represent wealth and prosperity（富裕）because of their resemblance to ancient Chinese money, gold ingots（元宝）.