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What is the moral of "circle"

Round means round, which means harmony, right? China people pay attention to the outside circle and the inside, which means to have a harmonious mentality and get along well. Compared with a square, it means artificial, and a circle means natural, which means beautiful environment and close to nature. There is also a circle that means reunion and family happiness.

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Something that symbolizes reunion.

Tangyuan and moon cakes

Tangyuan, one of the representatives of traditional snacks in China, is a spherical food made of glutinous rice flour. There are usually fillings, which are cooked and eaten with soup. At the same time, it is also the most distinctive food of the Lantern Festival with a long history.

According to legend, Tangyuan originated in the Song Dynasty. At that time, Mingzhou (now Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province) began to eat a novel food, which was filled with black sesame seeds and lard, added with a little sugar, and wrapped in glutinous rice flour. After cooking, it tastes sweet, delicious and interesting. Because this glutinous rice dumpling floats and is heavy when cooked in a pot, it was originally called "floating Zi Yuan" and was later renamed as jiaozi in some areas. However, jiaozi symbolizes better family reunion. Eating jiaozi in the new year means family happiness, so it is a must-have food for the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month. In some areas in the south, people will also get used to eating glutinous rice balls during the Spring Festival instead of jiaozi.

Moon cakes are one of the traditional cakes in China with a long history. People eat moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon cakes are round and shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony. Ancient moon cakes were eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty. It was popular in the court in the Northern Song Dynasty and later spread among the people. At that time, it was commonly known as "small cake" and "moon group". In the Ming dynasty, it became a common dietary custom of the whole people. Mooncakes have been integrated into local food customs and developed into Cantonese, Beijing, Suzhou, Chaozhou and Yunnan mooncakes, which are deeply loved by people all over the country.

20 17 12 1 The Standard English Name of Moon Cake was officially implemented.