Traditional food of Spring Festival: Tabing

STORY: Traditional food of Spring Festival: Tabing DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of making and eating tabing pastry (courtesy of Songjiang Convergence Media Center) STORYLINE: Tabing, a traditional cake made of glutinous rice flour, is a local delicacy in east China's Shanghai. Tabing basically consists of a large variety of glutinous rice flour-based and deep-fried type snacks. Some have sugar or meat, some have vegetables or beans as stuffings. People in Shanghai eat tabing to celebrate festivals, especially the Chinese New Year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

Taste the flavor of spring with a bite of Qingtuan

STORY: Taste the flavor of spring with a bite of Qingtuan DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: NINGBO, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): GUO YUQI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YE SANJUAN, Villager STORYLINE: Smash juice out of leaves, mix the sticky rice and wrap the stuffings, then you have a savory green rice ball, or Qingtuan. STANDUP (English): GUO YUQI, Xinhua correspondent "One of the ingredients of Qingtuan, the wormwood, grows well in the season of rains and greens. Qingtuan has become a special food of the day and signifies the peak of spring. Today I'm at Ninghai in east China's Zhejiang to join a family where different generations are gathering together to make the food and celebrate the day." In China, the Qingming Festival is for families to visit their ancestors' tombs and make ritual offerings. The steamed Qingtuan is not only the carrier of craftsmanship but also the ceremony for thousands of families to convey their sincere feelings of