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Can you smell the freshness of reed leaves in the air? This year's Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 14, the 5th day of the 5th month on the lunar Chinese calendar. On the day, Chinese people enjoy Zongzi – sticky rice and fillings wrapped with leaves of reed or bamboo into a pyramid shape, as well as dragon boat racing. Have a look at some interesting Zongzi.
Basket-shaped Zongzi in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 24, 2020. /CFP
Colorful Zongzi on show in Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province, May 31, 2021. /CFP
"The Largest Zongzi in Chongqing" on display in a scenic zone, which is made of sticky rice, peanuts, red beans and mung beans weighs 500 kilograms, and is 1 meter in diameter and 2.2 meters tall, in Fuling District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2020. /CFP
A box of Zongzi wrapped in an infinite stone- themed package from Wufangzhai, a time-honored brand of Zongzi, appeals to young people in Jiaxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 14, 2018. /CFP
A 20-meter-long Zongzi, equivalent to a seven-floor building, made by villagers in Qiaoxi Village, Lishui City of east China's Zhejiang Province, June 12, 2018. /CFP
