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Updated : 2017-04-04

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24 Solar Terms: 8 things you may not know about Clear and Bright

A staff from a snack shop makes Qingtuan in Lin'an city, Zhejiang province, March 30, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]

Feasting on Qingtuan

In the lower reaches of the Yangtze River region, qingtuan or green cake is very popular snack on Tomb-Sweeping Day. Qingtuan is a kind of round green cake. In order to make the cakes, people mash barnyard grass to squeeze juice from it and mix the flour and juice to a paste. Then they inject black bean filling into the paste and steam them. Pretty and delicate, Qingtuan have a mellow taste and special flavor. Qingtuan are also sacrificed to ancestors on Tomb-Sweeping Day.

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