Senior citizens from Beijing's Chaoyang district make dumplings on Nov 6. [Photo by Zou Hong / Asianewsphoto] |
Senior residents from a community of Beijing's Chaoyang district made dumplings that were colored with vegetable juice, on Nov 6, to celebrate the "Start of Winter", the first solar term of winter in the lunar calendar.
It is a tradition for many people in North China to eat dumplings on the "Start of Winter" day, which falls on Nov 7 this year.