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1、吃元宵，話元宵 The15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthistheChineseLanternFestival.ThefirstlunarmonthiscalledYuan-monthinChina，andintheancienttimespeoplecallednightXiao.Meanwhile，the15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.SothedayisalsocalledYuanxiaoFestivalinChina.AccordingtotheChinesetraditio
2、n，attheverybeginningofanewyear，whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky，thereshouldbethousandsofcolorfullanternshungoutforpeopletoappreciate.Atthistime，peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandgetalltheirfamiliesunitedinthejoyfulatmosphere. Besidesentertainmentandbea
3、utifullanterns，anotherimportantpartoftheLanternFestival，iseatingsmalldumplingballsmadeofglutinousriceflour.WecalltheseballsYuanxiaoofTangyuan.Obviously，theygetthenamefromthefestivalitself.ItissaidthatthecustomofeatingYuanxiaooriginatedduringtheEasternJinDynastyinthefourthce
4、ntury，thenbecamepopularduringtheTangandSongperiods. ThefillingsinsidethedumplingsorYuanxiaoareeithersweetorsalty.Sweetfillingsaremadeofsugar，walnuts，sesame，osmanthusflowers，rosepetals，sweetenedtangerinepeel，beanpaste，orjujubepaste.Asingleingredientoranycombinationcanbeused
5、asthefilling.Thesaltyvarietyisfilledwithmincedmeat，vegetablesoramixture. ThewaytomakeYuanxiaoalsovariesbetweennorthernandsouthernChina.Theusualmethodfollowedinsouthernprovincesistoshapethedoughofriceflourintoballs，makeahole，insertthefilling，thenclosetheholeandsmoothoutthed
6、umplingbyrollingitbetweenyourhands.InNorthChina，sweetornon-meatstuffingistheusualingredient.Thefillingsarepressedintohardenedcores，dippedlightlyinwaterandrolledinaflatbasketcontainingdryglutinousriceflour.Alayeroftheflourstickstothefilling，whichisthenagaindippedinwaterandro
7、lledasecondtimeinthericeflour.Andsoitgoes，likerollingasnowball，untilthedumplingisthedesiredsize. ThecustomofeatingYuanxiaodumplingsremains.ThistraditionencouragesbotholdandnewstorestopromotetheirYuanxiaoproducts.Theyalltrytheirbesttoimprovethetasteandqualityofthedumplingst
8、oattractmorecustomers. 中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)讀寫
